The Shinning Plot Synopsis
As Jack and Wendy move to a hotel in the middle of nowhere, they quickly realize that something is wrong. The isolation and eeriness of the place seems to have a negative effect on Jack, who becomes increasingly violent. Wendy and Danny try to make an escape after Jack completely loses his sense of sanity, but they are quickly stopped by the evil force at work.
Where is the hotel?
Jack arrives at Overlook Hotel, which is located in the Rocky Mountains. The hotel is incredibly remote and devoid of people. Upon his arrival, the manager, Stuart Ullman, informs Jack that the last caretaker of the hotel went insane and murdered his family. Later, he committed suicide. Jack doesn’t heed Ullman’s advice and continues to stay at the hotel.
How does their time in the hotel begin?
Since the get-go, the vibes in the hotel felt eerily depressing. Though Jack seemingly feigned cheerfulness, the rest of the family began feeling the impact of evil. Before long, Danny starts having unsettling visions, premonitions, and seizures.
Wendy is worried about Danny’s health and informs his doctor about the time Jack dislocated Danny’s arm after getting heavily drunk. Wendy is concerned that something like that could happen again at the strange place Danny lives. ..
Does Jack’s health deteriorate?
Jack is having a difficult time, and it’s visible through both his appearance and behaviour. He keeps growing strange. He has nightmares about hurting his own family. When Danny asks him if he has intentions of hurting them, Jack suspects Wendy must’ve poisoned his ears.
Wendy later finds out that Jack is working on a manuscript that is just one line on repeat. The line reads, “All work, no play makes Jack a dull boy.” ..
Wendy knows that Jack is likely to strike soon, based on his facial expressions. ..
Are there ghosts in the hotel?
Danny visits room 237 out of curiosity. But the poor boy can’t tell who did that. Jack also sees a lady ghost in one of the rooms – a pretty lady who turns into an ugly rotting old woman.
After a night of heavy drinking, Jack wakes up the next morning with a hangover and no recollection of what happened the night before. He goes to the bar where he last saw his friends and finds that they have all disappeared. The bartender tells him that he has been seeing people for the past few weeks and that they have all been asking for him. Jack is disturbed by this revelation, but decides to continue seeing them in order to find out what is going on. ..
Does Jack kill Wendy and Danny?
Wendy is certain that Jack is coming for her. She armed herself with a baseball bat and struck the man unconscious, locking him in the pantry. Jack was freed by one of the ghosts and frantically followed his family with an axe. Wendy helped Danny out of the hotel through the bathroom window.
Meanwhile, Jack tries to kill Wendy but she fights him off. Hallorann arrives just in time in his snow-cat and distracts Jack. In a sheer rage, Jack kills Hallorann.
Danny is followed by Jack into a large hedge maze – where Danny outsmarts Jack and escapes. Eventually, Wendy finds Danny, and they immediately leave in Hallorann’s snow-cat. At the same time, Jack dies of extreme cold. ..
What’s the truth about Danny?
Danny has telepathic abilities that Hallorann refers to as the “shining.” He has visions from the past and future. That’s why it wouldn’t be wrong to believe that Danny anticipated his father’s mental breakdown. It’s Danny who calls Hallorann to rescue his family through a telepathic SOS. The question that baffles us is whether Danny changed the course of evil with his powers.
In the last scene of the movie, we see Jack in a 1921 photo with Overlook hotel staff. Was he the one who caused the hotel to be haunted? And most importantly, did Danny know about his father’s previous life? If so, it would explain why Danny did what he did.
It’s possible that Danny deliberately led his father into the hedge maze – knowing he could not get out and would eventually freeze to death.
