When Jack Torrance is frozen, why is he looking up?
The Shining (1980) uses a lot of symbolism referencing heaven and hell. One example is the use of circular overhead chandeliers appearing like halos above characters' heads.
I'm wondering if there are any sources that say that when Jack Torrance is frozen at the end, he is looking upwards to symbolize the devil looking up at heaven?
Best Answer
Don't think there is one..
It is to make him look more sinister :)
If he was looking down he would look disappointed, if he looked straight ahead, he "might" look normal, but by looking up he looks like a psychopath.
Another note is the "Kubrick stare":
Kubrick used that effect to great ..effect.. to make his actors look mental. Apart from The Shining, it was used in A Clockwork Orange in the opening scene.
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