Room 237 - Movie Review

Room 237 - Movie Review

Room 237 is a subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick's film The Shining. The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments. Together they'll draw the audience into a new maze, one with endless detours and dead ends, many ways in, but no way out.

Review Opinion
By POWReviews - Mar 22, 2013 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror

Room 237 is a look into "the tide of terror that swept America" that is Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. The Shining is one of my favorite movies. It's a movie that I think about all the time, and of course I'm not the only one. We've all heard the outrageous theories, but Room 237 takes these theories and shows you a side to the classic horror that you always knew was there. The veil is lifted as we are given five very different insights to the film from five different people who all watched the same movie, but experienced something different. Now, Room 237 is more about what went into the making of The Shining than the story itself. Don't expect the questions you always had about the movie's twists and turns to be answered here. Instead, after seeing Room 237, you will go back and watch The Shining with a completely different mindset. Some revelations in Room 237 may not correspond with you immediately, but you are guaranteed to have at least one revelation stay with you and tantalize you as its meaning becomes more and more clear. Overall, Room 237 is a must-see for anyone who is a fan of The Shining or the film industry in general. Either way, Room 237 will demand repeat-viewings as soon as the credits roll, and may even spook you as much as The Shining first did.



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TheSuperguy
TheSuperguy - 3/22/2013, 5:58 PM
This sounds great! The Shining is one of my top 10 films, always loved how a lot of plot points were left ambiguous.
POWReviews
POWReviews - 3/23/2013, 4:42 AM
If you're a fan of The Shining, I definitely recommend it! Thanks for reading!
dezdigi
dezdigi - 3/23/2013, 10:15 AM
Is it on Netflix yet? Amazon Instant?
Nick56
Nick56 - 3/26/2013, 4:48 PM
The movie was awful. The faceless interviews were making something out of nothing and had theories so thin its like they weren't even there, the entire movie was oddly shown in clips - half of which weren't even from The Shining.
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 3/31/2013, 7:32 AM
The only thing I didn't like about Kubrick's adaptation was how he left out so many aspects of the book that made the story so epic. The TV-movie adaptation written by King himself was a much, much better adaptation of the story, and Steven Weber is simply a fantastic actor. But, I cannot tell a lie: 'The Shining' is a pretty badass movie. It is definitely one of my all time favorite horror movies ever. I am going straightaway to watch this documentary now. :)
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