Room 237

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, "The Shining" (1980).

What this film is not: a reveal of any deeper symbolism in "The Shining". The theories here rely on personal interpretations, and in some cases they are not relying on very much fact to build such opinions. The minotaur section in particular is a bit nutty, because it has us build a vision off of a minotaur that is not even there.

What this film is: a look at the theories of some very brilliant but clearly eccentric people. Despite the connections these people see in random numbers and images, Kubrick was not making a statement about American Indians, the Holocaust or the Apollo program, nor was he using "minotaur imagery".

So, if you are looking to find out more about the deeper meaning of the now-classic film, this might not be the place for that. Ask Jack Nicholson, or Vivian Kubrick, or someone who was actually on the set.