Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

avik-basu1889 'Room 237' is an intriguing watch. Not because the theories and claims are convincing or anything. As a matter of fact pretty much every theory/claim presented in the documentary is nothing short of ludicrous or astronomically far-fetched. However, the film fascinated on some level because it is a representation of unrestricted obsession. These are people who have pretty much dedicated their lives to 'solving' the hidden meanings in one particular film. I believe one of the greatest potential evils that a human being can encounter is apathy. 'Room 237' on some level is a statement against apathy which I can't help but admire.

catebaum After spending time with Jan Harlan at a conference, and hearing from his own mouth what garbage all these theories are, as well as from Leon Vitali, who was on set with Kubrick the whole time during the filming of The Shining, it is very clear to me that none of the people involved in this film have anything to add to Kubrick's legacy except rumors and lies about Kubrick's works. Most of them don't understand the technical aspects of filmmaking, not even perspective or depth of field, nor do they understand allegory, and they seem to think they have uncovered sinister secrets that are simply storytelling vehicles that even a child can put together. A hateful gang of talentless bores with no creative knowledge trying to make money off of a genius, but can't even come up with decent study notes, even when their heads are bashed together by this director, who, as a director should have had some respect for Kubrick and his family. I was incensed and disgusted by the whole thing. A completely useless film, in fact worse than useless in that it makes a ridicule of Kubrick. and no, it's not ironic. If anyone wants insights into The Shining, better watch Making The Shining by Vivian Kubrick instead.

Mark An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).Sometimes ridiculous interpretations and conspiracy theories about the meanings behind this amazing film. People get what they want out of it. The master Kubrick puts in many small nuances that keep people coming back, that is his genius. Watch it to the end to get the real meaning behind what Kubrick was after. BUT, you'll be tempted to turn it off when you hear from the nut job talking about the moon landing fake footage as related to the film. The most interesting work a guy did was running the film forward and backward superimposing them at the same time, really cool.

matt_hehe This film is an epic thesis on storytelling, adaptation, and film-making. If you have read the King novel, then you know that a key component to the story is the Minotaur theme. It's not an accident that Kubrick invented a hedge maze scene for the final act... the book manifests Danny's clairvoyant visions of his mad father as a Minotaur stalking him in some contrived labyrinth of hallways in the Overlook hotel.So, that said; the moon landing stuff is trash, but nonetheless entertaining; Any claims about Kubrick being involved in some sort of conspiracy have been more than debunked. However, we know that Kubrick is always trying to tell us more than what's on screen...The theory that Kubrick's The Shining is a metaphor for the genocide of American natives seems absurd at first, but I believe it is absolutely borne out by facts raised in Room 237. It is verifiable that King was not pleased with the screenplay adaptation, and the film actually expresses this by emphasizing the *yellow* bug that is trashed roadside, instead of the red bug in the book. But if we take out the moon landing crap and assume that Kubrick is approaching this project from the native American angle, so many pieces fall into place.Room 237 exposits this concept ad nauseam, but let's simply consider the most iconic scene of the film, where Jack is taunting Wendy as she threatens him with the bat: the camera takes great care to ensure that the aboriginal tapestry that serves as decoration for the great hall stays framed as Jack ascends the staircase (where the shot is a peculiar over-the-shoulder 1/3 take). So we're left to simply ask, *why* was this Kubrick's approach? (and this is exactly the type of question that Room 237 engages emphatically) All of this is to say: Room 237 provides enough insight regarding the themes of the book (Minotaur/labyrinth) while illustrating Kubrick's own departure from the source text (aboriginal genocide). It is hard to reconcile the changes made from the book to film without these interpretations.again, CAVEAT:The moon landing stuff is bizarre; I think this can be explained by confirmation bias of those intrigued by Kubrick's proficiency in filmmaking, being contemporaries of breakthrough techniques used during the filming of 2001. It's unfortunate the filmmakers felt compelled to include this aspect, as it obfuscates what I consider to be serious narrative themes suggested by Kubrick.So, I'm proffering an 8/10, given that the viewer has both seen the original film and read the novel... And as someone who is a rabid fan of both, Room 237's peculiar allure has stayed with me for months after viewing.