#jack is still an asshole but hes more of a conflicted asshole. wendy actually stands up to him and doesnt just spend the whole film crying

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watching the shining 1997 (the made-for-tv version which stephen king co-wrote) and its really good, i think i actually much prefer it to the kubrick version. significantly more slow-burn and focuses on actually telling the story, whereas the kubrick version i find is more focused on atmosphere at the great expense of having actually well-rounded characters and a proper plot (sorry). same reason i dont actually like the exorcist movie that much, even though its everyone and their dads favourite horror, ive always thought that it actually barely tells the story and rushes to the part where shes all grisly and tied to the bed way too quickly, at the expense of the all buildup and backstory that makes the book actually disturbing.