Pardon? That's like the opposite of what it was. She's terrified for almost two straight hours.
Just done watching it.
I often hear people saying that she was terrible in this, but I dunno, I thought she played her part really well.
Especially the last act when all shit hits the fan and the famous Johnny scene.
Anyway, happy halloween
I've never been able to unsee her as Olive Oyl, but I thought she did alright.
Shelley Duvalls role as Wendy Torrance in The Shining is certainly her most memorable, but it is also the part that nearly drove the actress over the edge. Director Stanley Kubrick, who is known for his excruciating attention to detail, reportedly nit-picked every single move Duvall made.
Remember the scene where she hits Jack Nicholsons character with a bat? Kubrick made her do it 127 times, a feat that is rumored to have broken the record for "most retakes of a single movie scene with spoken dialogue." The stress of the movie and its ever-changing script even took a physical toll on Duvall, who lost some of her hair and became violently ill during filming. - Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
Her innocence and naivety is the point of her character...her performance is great.There are a few scenes where she is definitely the weakest person on screen, particularly the early scenes in the Hotel when she just arrives, the way she acts out her character feels more like she's in an episode of I love Lucy than in a kubrick movie.
She does really well in scenes where she's panicking or unsure of what's going on.
Basically for the first half she's kinda really bleh and after the scene where Jack yells at her while he's typing she's generally pretty good.
Wendy is so innocent and naive that watching Jack torture her is just completely excruciating.
So no, Duvall wasn't bad. She was great.
Her innocence and naivety is the point of her character...her performance is great.
Apparently Stephen King can't stand her character:
"one of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film. She's basically just there to scream and be stupid."
Apparently Stephen King can't stand her character:
"one of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film. She's basically just there to scream and be stupid."
that was kubrick's point.
I bet they did several takes, and kept doing new takes until Kubrick was satisfied with her reading. Everything is an act.I don't think her performance is bad, I just think everyone else gave better ones for the first 30-40 minutes of the movie.
There are a few scenes where she feels like she's still reading off the script without actually being in character.
He's just bitter that Kubrick turned a mediocre pulp horror novel into one of the best horror movies of its time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CYGAydpoG1k#t=5752
How he acted towards Shelly.
She had the amazing horror face, but at the beginning of the movie when she's just playing regular mom, she was pretty bad.
Apparently Stephen King can't stand her character:
"one of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film. She's basically just there to scream and be stupid."
Since this thread exists I always had a question. Why is Jack Nicholson acting batshit insane before they even get into the hotel. Was that intentional or just jack being jack? Was he supposed to be depicted as a man teetering on the edge of sanity?
Since this thread exists I always had a question. Why is Jack Nicholson acting batshit insane before they even get into the hotel. Was that intentional or just jack being jack? Was he supposed to be depicted as a man teetering on the edge of sanity? Just his facial expressions and some of the things he was saying made him seem crazy. It must have been on purpose right? Otherwise I'm sure kubrick would have been like uhhh jack tone down the crazy this is the start of the movie.
Daniel B·; 135924976 said:Talking of The Shining, given today's super believable CGI, such as The Life of Pi's amazing Tiger, this is one movie that actually warrants a big budget Hollywood remake, unlike so many others (Robocop et al), as Kubrick's adaption failed to capture the wonder of the book. on several levels (IMO, Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duval were completely miscast as the main characters and their performances overpowered the magical story)
He's clearly an abusive husband.
Daniel B·;136779418 said:My opinion was so earthshattering that the thread was locked within around 5s of me posting (embarrassingly, I mispelt Jack's surname in the original post (corrected above), who I have great respect for, but I just didn't like him or Shelley in this).
Daniel B·;136779418 said:My opinion was so earthshattering that the thread was locked within around 5s of me posting (embarrassingly, I mispelt Jack's surname in the original post (corrected above), who I have great respect for, but I just didn't like him or Shelley in this).
oh ok. I never read the novel so I don't know these details. All I had was the movie to go off and I always assumed it was supposed to be a semi-normal guy who goes insane but I guess he was always crazy.He broke his son's arm in a rage according to the backstory when they first arrive at the hotel.
that you can just tellHe's clearly an abusive husband.
oh ok. I never read the novel so I don't know these details. All I had was the movie to go off and I always assumed it was supposed to be a semi-normal guy who goes insane but I guess he was always crazy.
I literally just watched it last night and didn't recall it -_-The arm breaking is mentioned in the film.