The darker side of human nature

Rating: Null/10 (8 August 1998)

This film, like most of Kubrick's works is a lot more complex than it appears to be at first glance. In "The Shining" Kubrick seems to be cultivating the theme of the darker side of human nature which runs throughout so many of his films and while watching this film I get the impression that Jack Nicholson is playing not someone who is possessed but someone who's darker side has been cultivated by the influence of evil in the hotel. The hotel itself seems to be playing a very important role in the film as is reflected with the superb cinematography, most of the shots being of a wide angle nature to show the hotel as an integral part to the story. Finally it is important to note that at the end of the film Nicholson dies away from the hotel, away from his point of strength strength and influence.