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Originally Posted by Bob Gray
This is the one of the major issues that I have with the film. In King's book, the Overlook was the antagonist, it had a life of its own and it is what made Jack go crazy, it tried to possess Danny but couldn't so it went for Jack. In Kubrick's version, it seems as if Jack was crazy before he got to the Overlook and the seclusion is what put him over the top. The film takes away what the Overlook was, evil and crazy, it was a character all its own. Now don't get me wrong, I own a copy of the film, its great in its own right but I just have some big issues with it, I wish Kubrick would have realized the genius of making the Overlook the main antagonist.
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I completely understand your points and why you would be unhappy with the movie. But I love BOTH the movie and the book but for different reasons. I love Kubrick's vision of the film focusing on Jack's Insanity though still included the spirits of the Overlook and some breathtaking cinematography, performance from Jack Nicholson plus a sense of unease and dread that permeated through the entire film. I love how the book focuses instead on the Overlook, its history, the spirits and some of King's most creative writing. I just see them both as seperate entities.