Psychology In The Shining

Many horror and thriller films focus on the field of psychology, but fail to execute the realness of mental disorders. The Shining, written by the well known author, Stephen King and adapted to the big screen from director Stanley Kubrick. The movie does an excellent job showing real emotions and violent actions in psychological horrors. The film, The Shining is about a husband and a father, Jack Torrance who later becomes the antagonist. Torrance is issued the winter caretaker for the Overlook Hotel in Colorado because during winter, the hotel is empty from guests and hotel employees. Torrance is a writer and wants to be secluded to himself while writing his new novel. The hotel manager warns Torrance during the interview for the winter caretaker job and informed him about a
Torrance suffering from alcoholism causes him to lash out in full anger and physically abuse his son, Danny Torrance and emotionally abuse his wife, Wendy Torrance. Torrance’s son, Danny has the ability called the shining, which he can read other minds and see spirits that others may not see. Danny as well talks to his imaginary friend, Tony that lets him have the ability to see the past, present, and future. Along with Torrance’s son, Jack Torrance is the main focus on the field of psychology in the film. His mood throughout the film changes from emotionless to full rage. The character undergoes schizophrenia and displays the actual symptoms of the disorder such as delusional thinking when Torrance talks to the spirits, his behavior being disorganized, and having difficulty concentrating when he tries to focus on writing his book. Although no one can read anyone’s mind, Danny deals with the troubles of his father abusing him and Torrance’s behavior slowly progressing more and more