Seminar Paper on The Shining
Date Submitted: 08/27/2004 10:54:00
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 4 pages (1166 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 4 pages (1166 words)
The Simpsons Halloween Special, The Shinning (Groening), is a take-off on Stephen King's movie version of Kubrick's The Shining (1977), with parody-like distortions, yet poignant reminders of painful, horrific scenes. There is, in the role of Jack Torrance, the axe-wielding Homer; in the role of Wendy, is his wife Marge, defending herself with a baseball bat, their sensitive telepathic son Danny has been upstaged by the wise-cracking Bart. Along for the ride come Lisa and Maggie …
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