A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they'll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out.... (Full plot summary below)
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A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining (1980). The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they'll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out.
Leave your thoughts about Room 237.
| Electric SheepMark StaffordAscher does his damnedest to make it visually and aurally interesting, and lets his chosen voices speak without judgement. |
| Screen InternationalMark AdamsA delightfully odd film, but also an enjoyable one for film fans. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA diverting excursion for lovers of Kubrick's films...even if, at over a hundred minutes, it does go on a bit long. |
| RedEyeMatt PaisThe thrill's in the thinking about little pieces of cinematic language as words contributing to a two-hour essay. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendricka journey down a rabbit hole worth taking, as the film immerses us in alternately fascinating, compelling, absurd, and frightening theories about what, exactly, The Shining is (or might be) about |
| CinemalogueTodd JorgensonThis geek gossip is made even more captivating by the fact that nobody will likely ever know whether any of it is true. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthUnique and at times profound, it's a reminder of how much Kubrick left for us to appreciate in his work, and how the greatest films always leave something more to be discovered with each viewing. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversAscher's unique and unforgettable film is a tribute to movie love. I couldn't have liked it more. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanFor film buffs who love to debate cinematic subtext, the documentary is both exciting and riveting. It's also just plain fun. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenTells us more about 'The Shining" than we ever thought possible, though not a single interpretation voiced in this doc could be accurate. |
