User blog comment:HumboldtLycanthrope/The Shining and Room 237/@comment-26141044-20160515202434

Theory-wise, I find that people over think the movie WAY too much. I don't believe it's as dense as most people make it out to be at all. The movie, to me, was made for people to think in certain scenes "Man, there has to be something more to that", when in reality, there isn't a real meaning behind it. Lots of directors and writers do the exact same tactic, solely to get people thinking and talking. Which is really brilliant.