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This was so horribly bad

posted 11 years ago by gloops_new_account
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Mother of God. This might be one of the worst things I've ever seen put to film. Based on this film I learned that the Shining was about the Holocaust, the slaughter of Native Americans, and the faked moon landing, oh and Kubrick used a paper tray to give Mr. Ullman a penis in freeze-frame. UGH

[–] arkid77 11 years ago

Your meant to find it amusing but I guess that didn't work for you

[–] gloops_new_account 11 years ago

The morons presenting these "theories" were dead serious. Not only that it was just an overall boring documentary.

[–] Geeky Randy 10 years ago

by gloops_new_account » Mon Apr 21 2014 09:05:49
IMDb member since November 2009

The morons presenting these "theories" were dead serious.

Yes, but was the director or producer? Likely not: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/03/interview-room-237-director -rodney-ascher.

The director's interpretation is quite sound, in my opinion:

My personal take on it is, for one, I don’t think it's nearly as visionary as any one of these folks have found. I just see it as sort of a story about juggling the responsibilities of your career and family and as cautionary tale of what may happen if you make the wrong choice. And even maybe looking at the ghosts as these figures that represent fortune or prestige or things that you might be chasing at the expense of paying proper attention to your family.

Basically, to me, Room 237 is almost a satire on over-analysis or a criticism of film-criticism. Furthermore, it presents the idea that interpretation does not necessarily need to start with the work's creator… be that, in this instance, Stanley Kubrick or even Stephan King.

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[–] robertolshn 10 years ago

The movie is about the fact that these people have all these theories, it's about the fact that Kubrick's movies have caused these kind of people such obsession. It's about the lengths they'll go to to try and prove their theories and how seriously they take them no matter how ridiculous they are. The people who made the documentary don't agree or believe in these theories, they have made a movie about the people who believe them. You either understand that, or you don't. It's pointless to write a review of this movie if you believe it supports the theories. Pointless and dumb.