tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767351775865621584.post7464782152946065685..comments2023-10-29T15:46:49.236+00:00Comments on Molly's Art Blog: Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining', 1980Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10912006967666578909noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767351775865621584.post-72635391251630154722011-01-16T22:17:19.787+00:002011-01-16T22:17:19.787+00:00interpretative 'wriggle room' - it's w...interpretative 'wriggle room' - it's what gives culture longevity - the ability of something to continue to mean something to different generations etc. Too many stories lack this - mostly because producers are frightened of ambiguity, because they mostly think their audiences are brain-dead.tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767351775865621584.post-70956220927981797582011-01-16T15:24:13.925+00:002011-01-16T15:24:13.925+00:00The Shining as Holocaust trauma re-visited; now th...The Shining as Holocaust trauma re-visited; now that's a fascinating reading of the film's text - and a new slant too. The Shining it a great example of the power of ambiguity because it encourages viewers to superimpose their own readings over the original narrative; in this sense, an ambiguous film mirrors much more the audience's experience above and beyond the definitive ideas belonging to the director.tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.com