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Sorry this is so late getting to you but you're welcome! :D

Anyway, since I notice no one's posted in so long and the last comments were about my essay I've decided to bump it, to mention that...

I'm glad. :D And you're welcome!



I've actually now added a paragraph addressing that. Basically it says that the inevitability of what happens (in both versions) works better in the film...

I'm glad to hear my essay helped you in your assessment! :)

And yeah--even in the car drive to the hotel, he shows that. His reaction to Danny saying he's hungry is patently unsympathetic:...

Thank you very much for your reply! :D

Yeah, I know it's long, which is a deterrent, but I can't help it--that's how I do things. Would you believe I actually left out a LOT with that essay? ...

Um.... Spam much? :P

It's all right--I know it can be intimidating, being that long.... :)

But yeah, I did see evidence of that, and consider it important to the particular story that Stephen King was trying to tell...

Did you read my above essay?

I touched upon his addiction and how it colors his behavior in the book. Granted, I neither am nor have been an alcoholic (nor have had one in the family) but I could...

So, any other comments to make, by you or anyone else...?

Thank you for your comments! :)

And no, it doesn't take anything away--the book definitely gets into Danny and his gifts a LOT more than the film does--but I still disagree that the novel was...

Heh....

Does anyone have anything constructive to say about my essay? I'm really curious to know what everyone thinks.... :)

Here it is at last! My apologies for its length and crudeness, but I hope at least the insights are worth putting up here....



The Shining vs. The Shining

Mention The Shining and any...

Me too! :)

Haven't gotten back to it yet, but I will shortly, and then once I've got it the way I want it, I'll post it for all to see!

The Shining essay update:

Not yet complete, but nearing the end of my first draft! :D

If I don't finish and post it tonight, I should definitely be able to do so by tomorrow!

Be warned,...

Me too. And if and when I do write it, I'll be happy to post it on these forums. :)

I think the answer to your question would be "yes and no"....

I WANT to write an essay about it, but I don't really have the time (and won't until sometime after Thanksgiving)....

But the ideas...

I. Introduction--The Shining vs. The Shining

II. Similarities between King's and Kubrick's versions of The Shining--the general plotline that services both the novel and the film, and possible...

Seriously, though, does that deserve its own thread? And if so, where might I post it?

I. Introduction--The Shining vs. The Shining

II. Similarities between King's and Kubrick's versions of The Shining

III. Differences between King's and Kubrick's versions of The Shining

IV....

I love both the novel and the movie--in fact (this is just me), but I'm glad I enjoy both, as it means I can compare and contrast the two with each other. I consider The Shining to be a prime...

Possibly, but I doubt he ever will. Even if he did, he'd have to work double time to put Kubrick's rendition out of people's minds, faithful or not.