Throughout the movie, there was a constant state of lowkey lighting. Having the surplus of shadows and
darker colors helped to set the mood of suspense for the watcher, not knowing what is in the shadows
or behind the door. The lowkey lighting also set an eerie or mysterious mood. There was a combination
of diegetic and nondiegetic audio. In the case of diegetic audio, there was dialogue between the
characters, but there was also the extreme silence at some points to build suspense of the viewers.
On the contrary there was also non-diegetic audio to create suspense having the creepy music
foreshadowed something bad to come in the near future. Compared to other horror movies, the
suspense and jump scares in the movie were extremely well made due to the utilization of these mise
en scene elements.
darker colors helped to set the mood of suspense for the watcher, not knowing what is in the shadows
or behind the door. The lowkey lighting also set an eerie or mysterious mood. There was a combination
of diegetic and nondiegetic audio. In the case of diegetic audio, there was dialogue between the
characters, but there was also the extreme silence at some points to build suspense of the viewers.
On the contrary there was also non-diegetic audio to create suspense having the creepy music
foreshadowed something bad to come in the near future. Compared to other horror movies, the
suspense and jump scares in the movie were extremely well made due to the utilization of these mise
en scene elements.
Personally, my favorite part about the movie was the cast. I feel like the director chose the perfect actors
to fulfill the roles in the movie. Having Jack Nicholson play Jack Torrance was perfect because I feel he
naturally has a crazy vibe when you look at him and having to play the part of a man losing his mind was
on point. Also to me Shelley Duval has a great face of fear. In fact, the reason I watched The Shining
was because we analyzed the mise en scene elements in class. In that picture alone her face portrays
extreme fear. I also loved the scene at the end going back to the picture showing how Jack became a
part of the hotel. Another part of this movie that I enjoyed was the buildup and confusion. At the
beginning and well into the middle I was confused to as what was going on. For example the one scene
where Jack goes into the empty party room and sits at the bar and starts talking out loud, I was
extremely confused but engaged at the same time. Once the man appeared and started serving Jack
a drink I finally realized he was losing his mind and throughout the rest of the movie it showed how he
was going insane. I really enjoyed the buildup to show the extreme insanity and deterioration of Jack
to the point where he was chasing Danny around in the snow trying to murder him. The only part of
the movie I wasn’t too keen on was where they killed off Dick Halloran, the chef of the hotel. I felt like
he should have lived to help Wendy and Danny escape.
to fulfill the roles in the movie. Having Jack Nicholson play Jack Torrance was perfect because I feel he
naturally has a crazy vibe when you look at him and having to play the part of a man losing his mind was
on point. Also to me Shelley Duval has a great face of fear. In fact, the reason I watched The Shining
was because we analyzed the mise en scene elements in class. In that picture alone her face portrays
extreme fear. I also loved the scene at the end going back to the picture showing how Jack became a
part of the hotel. Another part of this movie that I enjoyed was the buildup and confusion. At the
beginning and well into the middle I was confused to as what was going on. For example the one scene
where Jack goes into the empty party room and sits at the bar and starts talking out loud, I was
extremely confused but engaged at the same time. Once the man appeared and started serving Jack
a drink I finally realized he was losing his mind and throughout the rest of the movie it showed how he
was going insane. I really enjoyed the buildup to show the extreme insanity and deterioration of Jack
to the point where he was chasing Danny around in the snow trying to murder him. The only part of
the movie I wasn’t too keen on was where they killed off Dick Halloran, the chef of the hotel. I felt like
he should have lived to help Wendy and Danny escape.
I agree that the extreme silence at some points created a dramatic and suspenseful effect. It really makes you pay attention to the emotions of the characters. I also agree with you that Jack Nicholson did a great job as he seems to naturally have psychotic tendencies.
ReplyDeleteI love how you talked about the audio in the movie. A part of the movie that should not be overlooked. I also really enjoyed the subjective part because it shows you cared about the movie.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great review! Really strong connections to class, especially with the MES terminology and the literal connection to that MES assignment. The objective paragraph uses many specific examples from the film, so consider how some transitions might have helped you to move from one idea to the next. The subjective is strong too because it justifies what YOU would have preferred/liked without making it about the movie itself. Glad you liked the movie! I still remember my mind being blown at that last shot when the Jack is in the hotel picture. Title works, but is a bit generic-- would have liked to see it a bit more tailored to this review. Great work!
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