{ "id": 29738, "date": "2025-04-25T00:33:11", "date_gmt": "2025-04-25T00:33:11", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/?p=29738" }, "modified": "2025-04-25T00:35:14", "modified_gmt": "2025-04-25T00:35:14", "slug": "el-resplandor-el-miedo-que-no-se-quita", "status": "publish", "type": "post", "link": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/?p=29738", "title": { "rendered": "THE GLOW, THE FEAR THAT WON'T GO AWAY" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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The Shining, a 1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick, was initially met with a lukewarm reception but has since become a classic of the horror genre. Decades later, the film continues to impact audiences, generating fear and tension. While its aesthetics and characters may evoke a bygone era, the underlying drama remains relevant. The film tells the story of a writer who, seeking privacy to finish a novel, agrees to manage a hotel during a harsh winter, isolating himself from civilization. His wife and son are with him; the son possesses the power of prophecy, thanks to an inner voice that warns him of the future. Possessed by a ghost from his past, the writer, played by Jack Nicholson, decides to kill his family. Is this premise compelling enough that, 45 years after its release, the film continues to captivate 21st-century audiences? What makes it so frightening? Why has THE SHINING become a cultural icon?<\/p>\r\n

One reason for the enduring relevance of THE SHINING is its subject matter. The film addresses the problem of domestic violence, in this case perpetrated by the father. The film's significance lies in its removal of the burden of scientific or rational explanation, replacing it with a fantastical and terrifying one that absolves the father of all guilt and, in turn, transforms him into a victim of ghosts. Then, through a process of identification and catharsis, the viewer understands that the aggressor in the film does not seek to do harm; on the contrary, he is a victim of a conspiracy from beyond. Thus, the abused child can also free themselves from the confusing feelings that, on the one hand, compel them to reject their father, and on the other, cry out for love. In other words, THE SHINING transcends time because the way it answers its questions is the one desired by a large part of the audience, who would like to love, not hate, the abuser simply because he is their father or mother. It's clear that films like this don't aim to educate; on the surface, they seek to entertain. But deep down, they offer an alternative explanation for tragic events, one that is understandable to viewers and even emotionally bearable. Is this right? What is its significance?<\/p>\r\n

\"\"\r\nFor the drama of abuse depicted in THE SHINING to work, it requires actors capable of physically conveying the emotions evoked by the situations that push the characters to the brink of madness, pain, and violence. Thus, Jack Nicholson, the actor who plays a father possessed by the spirit of another murderous father who lived some 60 years before him, effectively conveys the process of his transformation from a protective family man to a demented aggressor. His counterpart is the character of his wife, portrayed by Shelley Duvall, a woman with large eyes, a gaunt figure, and a vulnerability that evokes empathy. Both deliver performances that clearly define their roles within the script's structure and evolve credibly, carrying the narrative to its unexpected ending, which has already become one of the iconic moments in film history.<\/p>\r\n

THE SHINING is a cinematic landmark that touches popular culture. It has become a cult classic, a fact evident when someone who has seen it invokes its name whenever they recall a horror film that has impacted them. In other words, those who see it never forget it. Images like those of the two ghostly twins standing with large foreheads in the middle of a corridor, holding hands and dressed in 1920s fashion, leave a lasting impression on the viewer. Something similar happens with the blood gushing from the cracks of the closed elevator doors in the hotel where the possession story takes place. But above all the shots in the film, I'll mention two, so that when you see the movie you can judge for yourselves whether they are the ones that deserve the most remembrance: one would be the face of the father who has broken the wooden bathroom door with an axe, where his wife is hiding, and when the opening is large enough, he sticks his head in, smiling yet menacing, and announces that he has arrived home; The other shot, seen in the same scene, shows the axe breaking in the foreground and the mother, her face contorted with horror, in the background, gripped by panic and holding a large kitchen knife. These are icons of popular culture, because even for someone who doesn't know which film they're from, these shots are etched into their mental collection of terrifying images.<\/p>\r\n\"\"\r\n

So, to answer the question of why THE SHINING remains relevant, it must be said that its enduring appeal stems from the fact that what it depicts could happen anywhere, at any time in history. This, combined with the quality of its visuals, generates the panic that characterizes the film's audiences. It should also be noted that the use of the narrative technique of Gothic horror\u2014that is, horror that deals with haunted places\u2014frees all those involved from uncomfortable guilt and allows them to move on, experiencing catharsis and assuming that the monster they have nearby isn't evil and is merely possessed by a specter from the other world\u2026 Perhaps a visit to a psychologist would also be necessary. Finally, THE SHINING withstands the test of time because its images are so powerful and so well-crafted that they linger in the minds of a society steeped in cinema and film.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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EL RESPLANDOR es una pel\u00edcula estrenada en 1980 y dirigida por Stanley Kubrick, que fue recibida por el p\u00fablico con frialdad y que con el correr de los a\u00f1os se ha convertido en un cl\u00e1sico del g\u00e9nero de terror. Pasadas varias d\u00e9cadas, el filme sigue impactando a la audiencia, generando miedo y tensi\u00f3n en los […]<\/p>", "protected": false }, "author": 1, "featured_media": 29742, "comment_status": "closed", "ping_status": "closed", "sticky": false, "template": "", "format": "standard", "meta": { "inline_featured_image": false, "footnotes": "" }, "categories": [ 6, 282 ], "tags": [], "class_list": [ "post-29738", "post", "type-post", "status-publish", "format-standard", "has-post-thumbnail", "hentry", "category-a-proposito", "category-tinta-cinefila" ], "_links": { "self": [ { "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29738", "targetHints": { "allow": [ "GET" ] } } ], "collection": [ { "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts" } ], "about": [ { "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post" } ], "author": [ { "embeddable": true, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1" } ], "replies": [ { "embeddable": true, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29738" } ], "version-history": [ { "count": 0, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29738\/revisions" } ], "wp:featuredmedia": [ { "embeddable": true, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29742" } ], "wp:attachment": [ { "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29738" } ], "wp:term": [ { "taxonomy": "category", "embeddable": true, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29738" }, { "taxonomy": "post_tag", "embeddable": true, "href": "https:\/\/meyproducciones.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29738" } ], "curies": [ { "name": "wp", "href": "https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}", "templated": true } ] } }