The Shining- Scene repitition

Camilla Broccolo

3-25-14

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The Shining

In the movie The Shining, repetition is used a lot in the set up of the scenes and the architecture. In one of the first scenes which showed the family in the hotel, the repetition was evident.  The scene was of the family walking down the main hallway, the camera followed them on the side as they walked down the hall. As they walked, the scenery did not change much, but they passed many identical tall, towering windows, and desks with the same lamps with the same lamp shades.  It seemed as if this scene went on forever because of the little change in scenery.  Another scene where there was a lot of repetition was when Jack met Charles Grady in the bathroom, all the urinals, sinks and mirrors were all uniform and the same bright, unsettling, blood red.  The repetition and bright red colors were really just accentuated the intensity of the scene. Another thing I noticed was that much of the furniture used in the movie was very big in comparison to the actual character. For example, when Jack was sitting at his desk writing his “novel” we saw the low camera view of him at his desk and chair which made them look much bigger than a normal desk and chair look. Another thing was the huge windows which were as tall as the ceiling.  This was probably used to show the big, scary power that the hotel had over it’s caretakers, and how it would take over at some point.  

(intense colors and repetition)