~ Simply Kubrick

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2019)

Never failing to challenge the viewer in more ways than seemingly possible, Kubrick decides to achieve a hauntingly macabre filmic masterpiece - not by heading straight to the theatrical climax - but rather by taking a chilling and grim voyage backwards; going against all known conventions in cinema. In this he leads the viewer down a surreal rabbit hole, that not only refuses to lend a hand as to how one should interpret such dangerous notions, but actually severs the thought of a hand completely; making this one of many films where Kubrick bites the hand that feeds him, viciously attacking the comfort of the viewer - or better said by the soul proprietor that gave foundation to the story of The Shining, Stephen King, in reaction to such an unfaithful adaption - "I think he (Kubrick) set out to make a film that hurts people."
~ 98.6%