Unlike most great directors, Stanley Kubrick didn't specialise in a specific genre. But however different each of his films are they all have one theme in common, dehumanisation. All Kubrickian films are an examination of the human condition under certain circumstances and environments. This list explores the specific moments in his films where it is the most hard hitting with dehumanisation.
http://whatculture.com/film/15-dehumanizing-moments-stanley-kubricks-films
Monday 17 October 2016
Monday 10 October 2016
The Shining - Does Stephen King's Novel Answer Questions That Can't Be Answered?
http://whatculture.com/film/shining-stephen-kings-novel-answer-stanley-kubricks-riddle?page=4
The Shining has many ambiguities that contribute to the films overall horror effect, some of the mysteries of the film are sub plots from the original novel that Kubrick left out except for a small clue (eg, the man in a bear costume, the old woman in room 237, etc) he left those subplots unexplained to make it creepier.
To this day Stephen King still has much ambivalence to Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel for reasons such as what he cut out and how certain characters were written and fleshed out.
I haven't read the original novel but from what I've heard I think King and other fans alike are justified in hating the film because of its lack of faithfulness to the source material. That doesn't change my opinion on the film, I personally think that if a story is being adapted from another medium it should be able to stand on it's own and not just be viewed as a cinematic counterpart to the source material.
The Shining has many ambiguities that contribute to the films overall horror effect, some of the mysteries of the film are sub plots from the original novel that Kubrick left out except for a small clue (eg, the man in a bear costume, the old woman in room 237, etc) he left those subplots unexplained to make it creepier.
To this day Stephen King still has much ambivalence to Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel for reasons such as what he cut out and how certain characters were written and fleshed out.
I haven't read the original novel but from what I've heard I think King and other fans alike are justified in hating the film because of its lack of faithfulness to the source material. That doesn't change my opinion on the film, I personally think that if a story is being adapted from another medium it should be able to stand on it's own and not just be viewed as a cinematic counterpart to the source material.
Enemy Explanation
Enemy is one of a few Kubrickian film not directed by Stanley Kubrick, everything in the way it is edited, the lack of dialogue for most of the scenes and the confusing elements that are open to interpretation. However unlike something like The Shining where there are many interpretations that are plausible, Enemy has only one interpretation that is correct but it is very confusing to decipher from the film upon the first viewing. It wasn't until I saw the video I have linked below that I properly understood it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9AWkqRwd1I
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