Played a little clever, did not complete the task.

Hilma 2022-03-21 09:01:52

If you shoot according to the plot of the novel, the length of the movie is not enough, at least one season of American drama. In the choice of adaptation, the biggest regret is to abandon the plot of Danny's "Doctor Eternal Sleep". In the novel, because of the identity of "Doctor Eternal Sleep", Danny has a big move until the decisive battle is released, which is very enjoyable. Not in the movie, unfortunately.

Of course, "a movie is a movie, and a novel is a novel", but that makes "Doctor Sleep" awkward as a movie title. Moviegoers who haven't seen the original will feel that the title misses the point, and those who have read the original will feel that the title is not worthy of the title.

Then there's the speculative re-enactment of the Kubrick scene, which is useless to please the audience with a cheap tribute. I guess Danny and his dad didn't want that.

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Extended Reading
  • Wilfrid 2021-12-01 08:01:29

    There is really no need to expect much of this classic sequel. The narrative following Stephen King’s original worldview cannot satisfy Kubrick’s "The Shining" fans. Various representations and interpretations can only bring demystification and flickering away. Some hazy charm. However, the film did give a lot of sincerity. Many shots were completely reproduced according to the 1980 version of The Shining. Danny was shot with a low camera behind him. Overlook Hotel Ivan sat in the position of Nicholson back then. The sense of fate was dreaming back to the old. Day; but it’s a pity that the most amazing passages of this film are those re-enacted or tribute to the Kubrick Shining. Even the main line of the whole film (the story of a witch who chases and kills a child) gives me the feeling of watching a children's fantasy adventure or a black fairy tale, and there is no new breakthrough in audiovisual language. However, watching this film, on the contrary, can make people reminisce about the charm of Kubrick's adaptation, which is a surprise.

  • Priscilla 2022-03-24 09:01:49

    It was quite fun to watch. After the first ten minutes of cosplay with a little discomfort, I felt okay. One of the interesting things about this movie is that it looks like a well-made horror drama, and it doesn't feel much cinematic.

Doctor Sleep quotes

  • Grampa Flick: We are the True Knot, and we endure.

    Grampa Flick: [Rose chanting her True Knot foreign language] We are the chosen ones.

    Grampa Flick: [Crow Daddy, Diesel Doug, & Apron Annie chanting their own foreign language] We are the fortunate ones.

    Grampa Flick: [Short Eddie, Barry the Chunk, & Silent Sarey chanting their own foreign language] What is tied, cannot be untied.

    Grampa Flick: [when the wind was blowing] Here is a woman. Would she join us? Would she tie her life to our life?

    Short EddieBarry the ChunkSilent Sarey: Yes.

    Rose the Hat: [quietly] Say "yes".

    Snakebite Andi: Yes.

    Rose the Hat: [holds a bottle] This one's special. Her name's Violet. There is not much of her left. And she tastes...

    [opens up the can]

    Rose the Hat: ...like flowers.

    [blows the dust inside of her mouth, then gasps silently, kneels down on her, then breathes in]

    Rose the Hat: Breathe deep.

    [Andi exhales and then blows the dust inside her]

    Rose the Hat: There, embrace it.

    [Andi gasping when wheezing]

    Rose the Hat: Embrace it.

    Snakebite Andi: [gasping loudly then groaning, but still wheezing when Apron Annie and Silent Sarey pushes Andi's stomach while screaming] NO!

    Snakebite Andi: [screaming continues] NOOOOO!

    Snakebite Andi: [Shrieking out loud] AAAAAAH!

  • Bradley Trevor: Are you gonna hurt me?

    Rose the Hat: Yes.

    Bradley Trevor: No!

    [Rose unbuttion Bradley's baseball uniform]

    Rose the Hat: Pain purifies steam. Fear, too, so, you understand.

    [Rose stabbed Bradley's belly]