Spielberg paid tribute to a large number of classic films in the film, but Kubrick's "The Shining" is probably the most implanted. Why is this? ～～ ～～ ～～
In order to find the key second key in the Oasis game, the protagonists enter the cinema where Harvey is dating, where Kubrick's "The Shining" is being screened. This classic horror film is deeply embedded in the movie and spurts blood. The Red Room, the Ghost Sisters, Room 237, and the naked zombie are almost the same as the original. Not only that, Spielberg also arranged for the heroine Artemis to complete Harvey’s last wish at the ghost party and successfully obtained the key. Master Si used such a heavy space to pay tribute to "The Shining". Is it because he and Kubrick are good friends, or does "The Shining" have a special meaning? Let me speak slowly.
Although Spielberg and Kubrick are both master directors in Hollywood, they rarely interact with each other in different styles. Kubrick hated Hollywood’s drunken fans and flashy luxury, and often faced stupid reporters and various comments made him sick, so much so that in 1969 he moved his family to the suburbs of London and lived a life of idle clouds and wild cranes. Shit ignores. And Hollywood also described Kubrick as an indifferent, unhuman monster.
In 1977, Lucas's "Star Wars" was a big success after it was released. The film became the best-selling sci-fi film of all time. In the following year's Oscars, he won 7 technical awards. Kubrick was shocked by it and he couldn't wait to think about it. Shooting a sci-fi masterpiece beyond Star Wars, but limited by the technology at the time, a large number of special effects could not be realized, and the script was immature. He could only shelve this idea and prepare another movie.
Two years later, Spielberg went to Thorne EMI Films in England to check the studio he used to film "Indiana Jones". There he met Kubrick who set up the set for the film, and the two talked. Very happy, and the film Kubrick is shooting is "The Shining" (released the following year), this is the first time the two have met. In the next many years, the two met only a few times, and according to Spielberg's memories, Kubrick never talked to him about his movies.
One day in 1985, something that surprised Spielberg happened. For the first time, Kubrick asked him for his opinion on his film plan, which was "AI". According to Spielberg’s memories, “AI was not of great significance to me at the time, but the conception process of this play gave me a breakthrough in the relationship between Kubrick and I since the beginning of 1979. , I think this is the most important.” As the special effects technology at the time could not meet Kubrick’s requirements, the film continued to be shelved. In 1993, the release of "Jurassic Park" surprised Kubrick. That kind of realistic technology was what he dreamed of. After he was very unhappy to know that the technology was done by Lucas again, he gave Spielber Grid called, "You can direct "AI", and I will do the production for you." Spielberg was very surprised that "Kubrick, who has always been lonely, trusted me so much." But by mistake, until Kubrick died in 1999, and the film was not completed. "He left the first and third acts. The middle part is like a fragment of a dream. I have restored these fragments to their original form." In 2001, Spielberg finally finished filming this work, "Dedicated to the great Stanley Kubrick!" he said.
Time has not diminished Spielberg's nostalgia for his friends, and the friendship between the two continues. When a horror scene was needed in "Ready Player One", Spielberg remembered the day he and Kubrick first met. On that sunny afternoon, "The Shining" witnessed the beginning of their friendship.
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