12 Questions on the film
1 Why exactly is this film (and the book it was based upon) called "The Shining"?
The name was inspired by a song by John Lennon, Instant Karma, one of whose lines says "we all shine on".
2 What exactly happened to Jack? Why is he in that picture at the end of the movie?
Jack has encounters with ghosts, who insist that he has always worked in the hotel and that he must kill his family to be able to have a higher rank in the hotel equipment.
The reason that appears in the picture, is why their soul has been trapped at the hotel. That all that are in the picture died there like similar to he, is to say they went crazy and killed others guests giving understand that the nearby that arrive them will happend to the same.
3 Who hurt Danny after his visit to room 237?
A ghost of a woman who had committed suicide in the bathroom in that room.
4 After saying that he would sell his soul for just one beer, Jack looks up and greets the barman Lloyd. Since this was Jack's first time at the hotel, how could he have known the barman's name?
Because the barman is a product of Jack's imagination.
5 Who or what is actually possessing the Overlook Hotel? Also, why do the said possessors want to drive Jack Torrance insane?
They are the souls that come from the old Amerindian cemetery, located under the hotel. Because they want me to kill Danny and stay with the child's ability.
6 What is the significance of the man in the Chipmunk costume with the man in tuxedo seen by Wendy in the bedroom ? What are they supposed to be doing?
That she also saw ghosts. He be having sex with a man.
7 "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is supposed to be scary, but I don't understand. Why is it scary and what does it mean?
8 Who is Tony?
Tony is the imaginary friend of Danny. Although in reality it is as he calls his power.
9 We see Jack in the picture at the end of the film which was painted in 1921 which I guess means that Nicholson was either possessed or reincarnated...but does anyone have a definite answer? Or does Kubrick just want us to decide for ourselves?
It is always the soul of the same person who reincarnated and returns to the hotel to kill.
10 Who is the old woman in room 237 and what is her significance?
Is one of the women who died. It may be Grady's wife and that room is where he killed her family.
11 Does Danny's ability to "shine" have any connection to Jack's insanity and the events that occur in the hotel?
Yes, because what attracts the ghosts of the hotel is the power of Danny. Jack is controlled by the hotel.
12 If Jack is a reincarnation, how does he not know Danny possesses the shining? The other ghosts, such as Delbert Grady, who have always been there, can see Danny's talent. If Jack has always been there, how come he can't see what Grady sees?
Because he not keep his totally memory , because you don't know how to use his power.
