Overlook Hotel, a nice and cozy place to stay for a vacation or a job, but, may drive you into madness. Where Jack Torrance ( Jack Nicholson) wife of Wendy Torrance (Shelley Duvall) and a writer takes a part time job to be the caretaker for the Overlook Hotel for a few months, where he can spend some time to himself and write. Wendy realizes over the months that Jack has changed in his attitude when he snapped at her when he was “working” on his writing. Wendy fears for her son, Danny ( Danny Lloyd) who has been experiencing odd occurrences with his imaginary friend “Tony”. As the Months go by, Jack starts to hallucinate events in the past of the man, Delbert Grady (Philip Stone) who killed his wife and two daughters and then shot himself …show more content…
This film is outstanding because the plot and story were were completely original from Stephen King’s mind. The characters did a superior job acting, but only one thing drew them back was the child, Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) made an ok performance but did do his part in the movie. The time that this movie was set in was the seventies and the character’s clothes portrayed the time zone. The music was very intense and precise to every little detail in the movie that gave it a slight startle every time something happens, the music was conducted by Gordon Stainforth. Some weak things about this film was that during some scenes in the movie, especially towards the end were some confusing plots that didn't seem to make any sense. For example when Wendy was running downstairs to go outside and find Danny it showed a man dressed in a costume that looked to resemble a dog, on top of what seemed to look like Delbert Grady, because it was only a short glimpse. And another example, when at the very end of the movie it showed a picture of the ballroom in black and white, of a party with Jack Torrance in the front. Jack said he had deja vu, but claimed to have never set foot in the hotel. Overall this film is excellent, and brought scares to people's faces and confused minds when the credits
Set in the turmoil of WW2, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a love of bitterness and sweetness book involving a Japanese girl, Keiko, and a Chinese boy, Henry. They strives to keep their relationship and deal with the consequences inflicted upon them by their parents and the war. As the story rolls along, many thoughts occurred that Henry and Keiko would be able to marry, but a twist happens, which results in their separation; unquestionably, Henry and Keiko moves on to have their own family.Therefore, does Henry gives up on Keiko too easily? Yes, Henry give up on Keiko too easily. Henry has his chance of going back to Keiko, but he let it slips by. He tries to forget about Keiko and moves on with his life. Henry thought that his decision is what seems right and the best thing to do. Although many readers may think that Henry does not give up on Keiko too easily as they got reunited at the end, but there were more than just the reuniting. This would eventually prove that Henry give up on Keiko too easily.
The main problem I had with the film was how much Lomax was in it. I understand that this film needs to have Dennis' child in order to help develop Dennis but it becomes old very fast and is almost distracting from the story as a whole. The beginning of the film is also fairly hard to follow and Garfield and Shannon's accents caught me a bit off guard though that feeling quickly subsided and from then on the film never looks back and constantly builds suspense with incredibile second and third
With the help of superb editing, sound, mise en scene, and cinematography, this film cannot be topped. The fist scene of the movie creates an atmosphere that helps the viewer know that he/she will enjoy this wonderful classic. Throughout the movie there are surprises and fun that makes this a movie that people will want to watch again and again. Gene Kelly said it best when he said, "Dignity, always dignity. " That is what this movie has from beginning to end, dignity.
This film had a clear plot from beginning to end. Although I broke down at the end, I felt that this film had a great message, To be who you are and do what you want.
...ological) structure. I loved the mix of comedy and seriousness used as well as the plot and quick pace keeps you wanting more. It was fun, pretty clean and a movie for everyone to watch and compared to the 1960 Ocean’s Eleven, the remake is by far better in every aspects.
The story of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” (Hoffman, 2012) focuses on a group of British retirees who decide to travel for their retirement to less costly and exotic Indian retirement community/ hotel. The group is lured by promotions for the recently reconstructed Marigold Hotel and are surprised when they arrive to find the hotel in disarray. Though the new surroundings is less luxurious than they had imagined, they are changed by their experiences.
The main characters in the film do an amazing job at adding depth and making the movie about more than just four kids going out one weekend to find the body of a boy that got hit by a train. The film does this by dissecting the uncertainties and fears of what it was like to be a twelve year old once more. It shines light upon the problems that often are overlooked in kids and creates an engaging plot throughout the
The story “The Blue Hotel,” by Stephen Crane, is the story of three travellers, a hotel owner, and his son. The three travellers come from very different backgrounds -- there is a cowboy, an Easterner, and a Swede -- but they all come to stay together in the same hotel. The Swede immediately thinks everyone is out to get him, he fears he will be killed. Because of this, the hotel owner Scully tries to make him feel at home, and brings him upstairs to have a drink. This does not have the intended effect and instead makes the Swede overconfident. His new attitude does not sit well with any of the others, and during a card game he accuses Scully’s son, Johnnie, of cheating. This, in turn, leads to a fistfight between the two men which the Swede wins. He decides to “celebrate” this win at a saloon, and as he tries to get others to join in his drinking he only ends up inciting violence from them as well, and he is killed. The central idea of “The Blue Hotel” is that alienation can result in dangerous consequences.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
To me this movie was pure comedy. Although it was meant to be horror it was comical to count how many times the horseman appeared. Every time he appeared it was the same fog and sounds as the headless horseman took out his sword to kill another victim. The movie seemed to rely on the fact that Johnny Depp is gorgeous. Tim Burton has directed most of my favorite movies. Most of them did not have gorgeous actors in them but they all had a good plot. This movie did not have a good plot. It had things in it that were completely irrelevant to the rest of the film. I did not feel for the characters, the main reason being they were in black and white. This made them seem cold and emotionless. The main character in the film, Ichabod Crane was very squeamish. If this movie was aimed to be semi-serious why have a main character in it who faints at the sight of blood. In my opinion this movie had poor graphics and was very predictable. I did not enjoy it at all and if you know what is good for you you won’t bother to see it either.
Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” presents the audience a twisted tale of a man named Jack Torrance and his wife Wendy and son Danny, who spend a few winter months in isolation as caretakers of the Overlook hotel. This is no typical horror movie. Viewers are slowly lead though a slow film journey following the Torrance family in their moments of horror and insanity with help from bizarre events connected to the haunted Overlook Hotel.
What is your reaction to the film? Elaborate on your answer - if you liked it, why did you like it, if you did not like it, what was it specifically that you did not like about the film? How does it compare to your experience watching contemporary films?
This isn't a movie you could ever label, it's not a movie you could ever judge by its cover. Beneath that rough exterior is a movie that reaches out to you, and shows you what is true and shows you what is real. This movie you could say is dark, you could say it's enlightening, but I hate to label something that passes beyond typical labels. Most movies have some background or history in another, but this movie holds no bases, it's a pure story of truth. This is not a movie you've seen before, not a type of movie you'll probably ever see again, and not a type of movie that you'll watch ever again. Yes I said it, you'll watch it once, and that'll be it. The movie is so much like life that it comes and goes through yours, and once its gone, you realize that you've got one in front of you.
...nfolding world of subconscious and learn new terminologies in dreams, give this movie a try. For others who simply like total destructions and fire, stay away from this movie. The movie could be too complex and simply impossible to understand.
The movie is relaxing to watch thanks to the scenery, but it’s slow and a bit boring. The film is over two hours long (2:20 or so) and it takes a while to get anywhere. This is disturbing because the plot didn’t seem to have as much importance as the camera angles, framing shots or dialogue. These aesthetics had more importance than in most other movies. It also had an unusual way of telling the story - done mainly by showing images to transfer the main message.