What Stanley Kubrick Thought of Stephen King's The Shining – We Minored in Film
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Stephen King famously hates Stanley Kubrick’s film version of The Shining. But, how did Kubrick feel about King’s original novel? “That’s what’s wrong with [Stanley Kubrick’s] The Shining, basicallythe movie has no heart; there’s no center to the picture. I wrote the book as a tragedy, and if it was a tragedy, it was because…
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Am I the only person who actually despises the Stanley Kubrick version of The Shining? I thought the miniseries was better. It actually followed a story that made sense. - Quora
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Why Does Stephen King Hate Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'?
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