The Shining's Continuity Error Trick That Made Kubrick's Movie Even Better
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is considered among the greatest movies of all time, yet it seems to be plagued with continuity errors – but these were actually a trick by Kubrick that ultimately elevate The Shining. Many of Stephen King’s novels and short stories have been adapted to the big screen for years, and one of the most popular ones is Kubrick’s take on The Shining. Published in 1977, The Shining was the novel that established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre, and its success was such that it got a film adaptation in 1980.
The Shining follows Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who takes a position as the off-season caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies and takes his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), with him, in hopes to rebuild their relationship and reconnect. Jack also hopes to find the motivation he needs to work on a play, but when a snowstorm leaves them cut off from the outside world, and along with Danny’s psychic abilities, the supernatural forces inhabiting the hotel awaken and begin to mess with Jack’s sanity.
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Although Kubrick made major changes to the novel, to the point where Stephen King has famously criticized his version of The Shining, the movie now has a place in film history, and over the years, critics have praised Nicholson’s performance, Kubrick’s direction, and the movie's visuals, but there are some details that don’t seem to fit with the quality of Kubrick’s work. Various continuity errors all over The Shining have been pointed out over the years, and as Kubrick is famously known for being a
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