another jack nicholson performance, and another tour de force. the scale of madness on display in kubrick's stephen king adaptation is awe-inspiring. i looked to "the shining" for academic reasons on this occasion, im looking at symetrical screening, and this is a great example of it. the camerawork, the framing and the editing of this film are incredible examples of the language of cinema, and display why kubrick was such a great filmmaker. the use of steadicam is especially of note, with kubrick being one of the earliest advocates of the device.
