Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3
Its director stated on the record that "i thought it was one of the most ingenious and exciting stories of the genre I had read, It seemed to strike an extraordinary balance between the psychological…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White 4.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I thought it was one of the most ingenious and exciting stories of the genre I had read. It seemed to strike an extraordinary balance between the psychological and the supernatural in such a way as t…"Michel Ciment interview, Kubrick on The Shining, 1980 source ↗
- 2Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 3Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 82.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 51 — age-balanced
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Fandango At Home
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Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3 | 3 |
| 1975 | 4 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 10 | 4 |
| 1980 | 4 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 10 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 14 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 26 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 |
| 2026 | 4 | 26 |
| This title (1980) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (1980): advocacy 9 · explore Horror →
Cast & Crew
Brian W. Cook (director) · Michael Stevenson (director)
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