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A detail in The Shining that you’ve never seen

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      60 is way more than most people, which is none :p so no need to worry :)

      60 is way more than most people, which is none :p so no need to worry :)

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          badum tsss...

          badum tsss...

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    Is there really something here or is the video maker just seeing pattern where there's none?

    Is there really something here or is the video maker just seeing pattern where there's none?

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      Eji1700
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      Hard to say. If anyone would do something like this, it's Kubrick, and it's not like Nicholson is an amateur. The arguments are pretty well laid out in the video, and while I think it stretches...

      Hard to say. If anyone would do something like this, it's Kubrick, and it's not like Nicholson is an amateur. The arguments are pretty well laid out in the video, and while I think it stretches some things (Kubrick telling him to look down is not the same as "look into the camera"), I could absolutely see this being intentional. Even if not, it's one more interesting little thing about a film already filled with them.

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        I'll also note that in many of Stephen King's stories, there is often a moment where the characters themselves show this almost-awareness that they're characters in the story. This has only really...

        I'll also note that in many of Stephen King's stories, there is often a moment where the characters themselves show this almost-awareness that they're characters in the story.

        This has only really been explicit in The Dark Tower series, but constant readers will pick it up everywhere once they start to notice it.

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    Thevliem
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    I didn't only miss this detail, i've never seen the movie

    I didn't only miss this detail, i've never seen the movie

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    1. vord
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      Read the book (though it is a big one), see the movie. It's a good tale to be told, though like most King adaptations Kubrick focuses more on the supernatural aspects than the specific character...

      Read the book (though it is a big one), see the movie. It's a good tale to be told, though like most King adaptations Kubrick focuses more on the supernatural aspects than the specific character elements.

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