Room 237 - Symbolism, Interpretation and Intention in Kubrick's Shining

Theories that the true sense of horror generated by The Shining in fact stems from the intended subliminal imagery meticulously placed by Kubrick throughout the film referencing the genocide of the American Indians and the Holocaust.  If it is true that direct reconstructions of historical monstrosity become in someway a parody and lean towards fabled production, devoid of any authentic terror connection, then The Shining is a true masterpiece in that it is able to replicate the individual experience of the horror of war.



Points to review:



Mythology: The Labyrinth and The Minotaur

Nomos and Polis: The nomad and the state, Moon landings and secrecy.

The Grid, The Hotel and Psychoanalysis: Zizek.

Intention and Interpretation: The gaze of the object.