What's the Difference between The Shining the Book and The Shining the Movie?

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	The Shining	50%
Released:	1977
Author:	Stephen King

	The Shining	50%
Released:	1980
Director:	Stanley Kubrick

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Jack Torrance	Jack Torrance Portrayed by: Jack Nicholson

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The motivation of the ghosts is to possess Jack Torrance to get him to kill Danny; if Danny dies in the Overlook, his "shining" ability will be absorbed along with all the other awful energies that are manifest there; the hotel itself is a sentient entity and so would become far more powerful and able to extend its powers beyond the confines of its grounds.	The motive is more ambiguous but seems to be to "reclaim" Jack , who is apparently a reincarnation of a previous caretaker of the hotel, as suggested by the 1920s photograph of Jack and Jack's repeated claims to have "not just a deja vu".
Danny is 5 years old and like to watch pbs shows like sesame street	Danny is 7 years old and like to watch cartoons.
Wendy is hair is blonde	wendy hair is black.
Danny likes to eat sandwiches and soup.	Danny likes to eat french fries and ketchup.
The yard has hedges shaped like animals.	The yard has a huge giant maze.

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Umm its SLEDGEhammer. And in the book, it was a roque mallet, not a slEdgehammer.
17 May 2013	Anonymous
I prefer the film. It seems like only King purists insist the book the better. I thought the fact that the movie didn't explain much added to the horror, whereas all the explanation in the book just made everything come across as sort of forced and cheesy.
10 Apr 2013	Anonymous
missing the biggest one.. Book: Room 217, Movie: Room 237.
31 Mar 2013	Anonymous
Most of the people who say that the film is "awful" are hardcore Stephen King fans. I have seen both the movie and read the book and they are completely different perspectives of the same story. This is because you cannot adapt a novel fully into a motion picture or a TV series without changing a few aspects, if you don't, you'll end up with a pitiful attempt of a movie or series; just look at The Shinning Miniserie. I myself enjoyed the movie, being a visual learner and an avid Kubrick fan but
11 Mar 2013	Anonymous
The movie version doesn't make any sense. I don't understand how the story can be interesting if he starts off crazy. What is happening at the hotel is so vague, it's hard to be frightened by it.
10 Jan 2013	Anonymous
The movie was so much better, first of all I think it was a good idea to make jack the only villain instead of the hotel.
23 Oct 2012	Anonymous
This may explain some things: http://youtu.be/nMEq6IjgR04
18 Oct 2012	Anonymous
I am fascinated that someone would say the movie was better. The movie was awful and completely destroyed the meaning of the book. The whole point was that Jack was a good man but his weaknesses were used against him by the evil of the hotel. The movie took all of that away and made Jack himself evil. It was stupid. Also, the mini series did not ruin it. The mini series is a far better adaptation of the book, following its meaning to a much, much higher level. The old movie is absolutely ridicul
25 Sep 2012	Anonymous
i like the movie better, the book was good, but the mini-series ruined it
18 May 2012	Anonymous
How the hell can anyone like the movie better than the book? One of the worst movie adaptations ever and just a terrible non scary movie in general
16 May 2012	Anonymous

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