The fans of The Shining celebrate a unique moment as the iconic Overlook Hotel Ball turns 100. The 1980 horror film was adapted from the celebrated Stephen King novel of the same name released three years prior. Directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd, the film centers around the Torrance family during a snowy winter season when the patriarch Jack is hired as a caretaker for the secluded Overlook Hotel, which has a suspicious and repeated history.
While there are significant differences between the book and the movie that King mostly did not approve, The Shining is considered one of Kubrick's best works as it has been added to the National Film Registry and continues to be the subject of multiple film analyses and evaluations. There are certainly many unforgettable moments in the movie and the Overlook Hotel is spaciously aesthetic, but what stands out is the ballroom of the hotel and specifically a moment that takes place in it at the ending where a picture of the room reveals a surprising key moment in the film.
Per Comicbook, fans of The Shining have taken to Twitter to post a celebratory 100th anniversary in tribute to a specific ballroom event. Towards the ending of the film after Jack Torrance, played by Nicholson, freezes to death, and his wife and son escape from the hotel, the camera zooms into a picture on the wall and captures a special Fourth of July party in the ballroom that shows Torrance smiling in the midst of a crowd dated 1921, suggesting that Torrance is part of the hotel's mysterious and haunting history. Various posts from fans acknowledging the particular moment can be seen below:
The 1921 Overlook Hotel Ball is a classic moment in The Shining as it reveals an altering twist when viewers believe that all is resolved in the movie, which is what makes the film one of Kubrick's best works and one of the greatest films in history. It provides a different outlet on the events that happened in the movie and makes viewers question the actions of Jack Torrance. The fact that many fans identified the special centennial moment and celebrated it is a testament to the impact The Shining continues to have on viewers and artists.
Ever since its mixed release, The Shining has continued to garner many fans due to its style, originality, and memorable scenes. The film stands out from being a standard typical horror movie due to its gradual terror throughout the movie, rather than providing the viewer with immediate jump-scares. The Kubrick masterpiece clearly continues to stand the test of time and decades later, The Shining will have its own 100th anniversary that generations of fans will certainly celebrate.
Source: Comicbook