The Shining

The Shining
Main roles in a film
Villian
Donor
Helper
Princess
Princess's Father
Dispatcher
Hero/Victim
False Hero


Preperation
A member of a family leaves (Jack Leaves)
Rule is imposed (A room is made out of bounds)

Complication
Someone interfers (Hallorann knows whats going on)

Transference
The villian stays the same but becomes more angry and confused (Jack)

Struggle
He attempts to kill his family and anyone that gets in his way (Jack)
Gets locked into a kitchen store room (Jack)

Return
He carries on his work trying to kill his family (Jack)
Tension is built throughout the return (Jack)

Recognition
Nobody ends up a hero, but the Victims escape (Mother and Son)
The villian is killed due to the cold.
The helper is also killed

In 'The Shining' we see the lead character Jack starting as quite a normal male figure leaving his home job and old lifestyle to move away for work at a hotel. The picture on the left is from the opening sequence of the film and already you can see different character roles that come true in the end.

The mother looks scared and anxcious as if she knows whats going to happen, the son has a mystified look on his face as if he either knows without knowing what might happen or is looking at his father with utter confusion to the events that follow. Jack looks quite evil, his eyes are very shrewd and with evil intentions.

This next picture shows what he had in mind, axe in hand with destruction on the brain, you can see a contrast in a before and after method from him looking quite calm to this.

The colors throughout the film are all quite dull and basic but that would be considered a theme of horror althought the most common colours are red and black.

The picture below shows the iconic shot from the film when Jack finally finds and confronts his wife.