The Shining
The Gold
Room Scene:
Before Jack enters
the gold room a close up of the billboard is used to show the viewer where Jack
is about to go, this must be important because when Jack usually enters a room
we are told where he is not shown. The billboard is mise en scene as when the
close up is shown we see a sentence that says “The Unwinding Hour.” Not only
do these words represent the fact that this is the scene where Jack’s mind
unwinds and his mental state is put into question even more than it already was,
but it is also written in the colour red. The connotation of red in this case I
believe to be danger, not just for Jack but for Danny and Wendy too as they
have to deal with the loss of his mind.
An eyeline match is used to introduce us to Lloyd which
shows us Jack nodding and smiling at him, this makes the viewer realise that
someone is there with him although it is believed to only be Jack and his
family in the hotel. Lloyd is revealed in low key lighting which shows him to
be a mysterious and a negative character, this is also hinted at through the
mise en scene of what he is wearing. Lloyd is dressed in a red blazer which I believe
is a way to show him as the devil this is a repetition way of showing the
convention of the devil being dressed in red. My beliefs were further proved
when Lloyd walks closer to the bar and into the high key lighting this reveals
who he is to Jack and also happens as he asks Jack what he would like, this
could be seen as the devil asking Jack what he would like in trade for his
soul.
Jack’s bourbon is green after it is poured rather than honey
coloured as it appeared in the bottle. A connotation of the colour green is
sickness and throughout this scene the green is spreading. The tables in the
background are green and then his drink becomes green. The originally gold
drink represents how the idea of getting your desire was good at first but it
can turn into sickness as soon as you get it. As Jack drinks the sickness has now
spread throughout his body where he has now lost his mind completely. Eyeline
matches are then used one after another to show Jack telling Lloyd of his
troubles with his family and to Lloyd listening to him. This is used to show us
Jack becoming more and more distressed and is telling anyone who will listen to
him.
Parallel editing is then used to show us Wendy running to
the gold room. This is used to make us see what is happening to Wendy while
Jack is in the bar. Wendy touches Jack’s shoulder and is then shown to be
wearing a green and white plaid shirt which shows the sickness of the green
taking over the purity of the white and that Jack’s illness is now beginning to
infect her too.
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