I guess people don't really get this film.

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 1999)

Anybody who badmouths this film obviously does not get the hidden message of it. These people are too busy looking at the quality of acting or how this film isn't close to the Stephen King novel. This is Stanley Kubrick's film not King's story, so you should know you are going to be getting not only an artistic horror film, but also you are going to find that there is some sort of unexplainable hidden message. Anyone expecting to see a horror film where all you have is a murderer (or two), and a bunch of dumb stupid 90's kids who get bumped off one by one, well then you are going to be disappointed because this is a Kubrick film not a Wes Craven film.
To get back to the hidden message: well I'll admit I didn't get it the first few times of seeing this film. I had to hear it from someone else (which is embarrassing because I usually look out for these things), and after watching the film a few times more, then it all started to fall in place. It is these types of films that make me love Kubrick for the genius he is. If you would like to know what the hidden message is, well it is about the White man and his terror on the country of the U.S. Just look for it.
Look for: the name Indian, the amount of Indian objects used in the film, the blood pouring out of the elevator and what it truly symbolizes, the original British edition poster that was released before the film was in the U.S., the maze being used in the film and not the book, the way Danny tricks Jack by retracing his steps and moving through the bush in the maze to hide, etc. (Remember this is only mine and few other people's beliefs in the film, hell we may be wrong).