Room 237
Overview
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
Reviews (3)
Gareth Senior (Rated: 6)
An intruiging documentary. If you've loved & watched "The Shining" many, many times, this doc will still show you things you never noticed before.
The premise is that different theories about The Shining are examined. All of them start with an idea triggered by a single shot, but most fall apart ...
LastCaress1972 (Not rated)
"At the end of The Shining, he's reduced to a screaming ape, just like in the beginning of 2001 there are screaming apes." - John Fell Ryan
Astonishingly, the above statement, as bizarre, irrelevant and as bereft of any further analysis as it is (and I haven't taken it out of context; there reall...
j0ng (Rated: 6)
This is a pretentious film with assertions that are way out in left field. The reason I gave it this score is my love for the original movie itself.
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