![]() Even some direct sequences are recreated almost shot for shot, including the aerial perspective as Dan and Abra approach the Overlook Hotel to lure Rose the Hat there. ![]() The film is photographed and edited in a very particular manner, full of grand shots from above and with plenty of slow dissolves serving as many of the transitions between scenes.ĭoctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan mimics this style in the sequel, ensuring that it can be seen as a continuation of the original from a metatextual filmmaking perspective. The Shining wasn't the first time his films had flirted with horror (with the earlier 2001: A Space Odyssey featuring one of cinema's most chilling villains in the robotic HAL), but it did become his first real foray into the genre. The Shining was directed by Stanley Kubrick, who is typically held up as one of the best directors of the 20th century. ![]()
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