The Horror That Changed Cinema

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2019)

Soon "The Shining" will be forty years old, and yet its appeal remains as strong as ever. This is a film so unique in nature yet classic in plot, a film that will always be remembered; not just as one of the greatest horror masterpieces but as one of the greatest movies in history.
Jack Nicholson delivers a perfect performance as the iconic mad man Jack Torrance, out to teach his wife and troubled son a lesson in the harshest of ways. With an excellent script in hand, Nicholson filled shoes no other actor could have filled or should have filled if they were given the role.
What's most memorable to me about the movie is the constant suspense. Not for one minute of the 140 minute feature did I dare look away. My visual appetite was met with incredible and sometimes peculiar cinematography.
By the time the credits roll in, some loose ends are left to the imagination, but I think this is just how Kubrick wanted it - everything coming full circle, except for some odd bits and pieces here and there to give the viewer their own taste of the madness. It is then that we realise that there's a little bit of insanity in all of us.