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What do you think was the purpose of this scene?
Monday, November 17, 2014
The Shining
In the Shining there is great use of zoom and music to create the feeling of suspense. A scene that stood out to me with suspense was when Danny, the little boy, was on his tricycle going down the halls. He does this often but there is one scene where he stops after passing room 237. At the beginning of he scene there is no music expect for the sound of Danny's wheels on the floor. As he gets closer to the room the music builds very slowly. The camera follows him consistently from behind. Once he stops right at the door, the camera shows from his (low) angle the room number. The camera follows Danny as he does to the door and tries to open it. The music stays at the same tone and volume however a slight acceleration in almost a 'voom' sound when there is a vision of the two sisters in blue dresses behind the door. The Danny goes back to his tricycle and the camera stops following him as he speeds away down the hallway. This was very suspenseful for me because I also recalled before one of the workers warned Danny not to go there. Therefore, it was more interesting and suspicious as to what was in there. Creating a focus in curiosity for the audience while watching this specific part.
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What do you think was the purpose of this scene?
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What do you think was the purpose of this scene?
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I agree that this scene is frightening. A brilliant technique that Stanley Kubrick used was the rack focus/over the shoulder shot. He focuses on room 237, but blurs out Danny. I think the purpose of the scene was to show that there is something bad in room 237 and it is going to hurt Danny. Another scene that I thought was suspenseful was when Jack begins to ax through the door to the bathroom that Wendy is in. First the camera is shot watching Wendy and her emotions as the ax continues to chop through the door. Then it is shot from the camera looking at Jack and his emotions while he continues to chop through the door. This is scene is also scary because the viewer knows that Jack has an ax, he is capable of chopping down the door, and he wants to kill Wendy and his son.
ReplyDeleteThis was definitely one of the more suspenseful scenes in the film. I think the purpose of it is to prove just how curious Danny was to see why room 237 is such a big deal, and the fact that Dick Halloran told Danny specifically to stay away from the room made it more appealing to him. Being so bored in the hotel, he has nothing better to do anyway. You mentioned the use of music in the scene, so I wanted to point out another scene that uses music to create suspense. In the scene where Wendy is walking up to stairs with a knife in her hand, arms flailing, eerie voices that sounded somewhat like a choir were heard, and this made me wonder if Wendy was hallucinating and actually heard this music. At this point in the movie, the Torrance family realized that the hotel is possessed, and when Wendy makes it up the stairs, she sees the man in the bear costume with the other man, who look out the door to face her. As soon as she sees this, the music cuts to a non-diegetic sound, assuming that the first type of music could be heard by Wendy. The music stops for a moment when they look up, and continues when the camera quickly zooms in on the two. This startled me the first time I saw the movie because it was unexpected, making it more frightening.
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