![]() I always have.” Although King said he admired Kubrick as a filmmaker, he felt that “he didn’t have the chops for this particular thing.” The world renowned author said that Jack’s character arc in The Shining wasn’t really an arc at all-"it’s a flat line. In an interview with The New York Times, Stephen King was quoted saying, “Let’s put it this way, I dislike the film. ![]() But sadly, Stephen King’s The Shining was not received well and was even ridiculed (retrospectively). Perhaps King chose to work with Mick Garris because he trusted his stories with the filmmaker since he had already proven he could make a great adaptation based on King’s novels. And of course, Stephen King wrote the script. The series was directed by Mick Garris-who co-wrote the fan-favorite Halloween film Hocus Pocus, and he also has directed several other Stephen King adaptations. The miniseries was released on the television network ABC, 17 years after Kubrick’s 1980 film was released. RELATED: Did Bad Marketing Kill The Success Of This M. Because of this, Stephen King wanted to make a show that explored his story in the way he imagined it. In Kubrick’s film, the hotel only elevates Jack’s natural tendencies for anger and aggression. But in the novel, it is the hotel that causes Jack to become crazy and violent. In the film, Jack shows signs of being abusive and crazy even before going to the hotel. The biggest reason would have to be the treatment of Jack’s character. There are many reasons why Stephen King didn’t like Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of his novel. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |