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๐ŸŽฌ |Venturing into Stanley Kubrick's cinematic universe. Unpacking masterpieces and exploring the man behind the lens. ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŒ’
Jul 29 โ€ข 9 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
When The Shining opened in 1980, it had a different ending. Days later Kubrick sent people into the theaters to physically cut it out of the prints. Here's the scene almost nobody saw๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป Image
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1/ You know the ending we have. Wendy and Danny get away. Jack freezes in the maze. Then the camera drifts down a hallway and lands on a photograph. July 4th Ball, 1921. Jack, front and center, decades before he was born.

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Dec 2, 2024 โ€ข 10 tweets โ€ข 4 min read
What did Kubrick want to tell us through his films?ย 

The hidden messages and symbols he used to communicate. ๐Ÿ—๏ธ
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A Thread ๐Ÿงต Image ๐ŸŒ€ In The Shining, the maze represents the Overlook Hotel's inescapable grip, a place of confusion and madness.