Should you watch Room 237?
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Room 237
Documentary · 2012
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
The sides of Room 237
- Five fans and their theories about The Shining
- Voices over clips from Kubrick's film
- Minotaurs, moon landings and hidden messages
Room 237 is good for you if…
- you like hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew.
- you want to watch The Shining again right after.
- you enjoy theories that get stranger the longer they go.
Room 237 is bad for you if…
- you need every theory to hold up against the evidence.
- you want to see the people talking, not only hear their voices.
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