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The 25 Most Misunderstood Movies Ever Made
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Latest fan thoughts about The Shining I've heard recently:
Additionally, a pretty accepted idea AFAICT is that Jack is a child and domestic abuser before going to the hotel. Many of us may have seen the shorter "European cut" (myself included), but the longer "US Cut" includes a scene that makes it explicit that Jack had hit Danny before (see comparisons here). Also, it's pretty easy to frame the film as a pretty cutting metaphor about domestic abuse (beyond the fact that Jack is literally trying to kill his family) ... the way that Wendy is taking care of everything like a stereotypical house wife while being trapped in a grand expensive hotel that has literally deathly cold outside barring her escape.