Jack Torrance, the “coolest” dad in The Shining is set in Denver, Colorado, around the 1980s. The film's main characters include Jack Torrance, a writer and former teacher, Wendy Torrance, Jack's wife, and Danny Torrance, Jack and Wendy's son. The story begins when Jack agrees to become the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel where he can also focus on his writing. However, Jack is told that there was an incident where a man killed himself and his entire family at the hotel. Jack says it wouldn't be a problem and that his wife wouldn't mind, but he never actually tells his wife. Meanwhile, Danny has an accident at home where he hurts himself while talking to his imaginary friend "Tony" and brushing his teeth. It is here that Wendy reveals to the nurse that there was an accident where Jack injured Danny's arm while he was drunk. Furthermore, he reveals that Jack has had problems with alcohol in the past but has stopped drinking since this incident. The Torrances finally arrive at the scenic hotel where they are given a tour while Danny goes to the arcade. Jack and Wendy are shown around the huge hotel, although they are told that the hotel is built on an Indian burial ground. Meanwhile, Danny has another accident while playing darts in the arcade and sees two mysterious twins. Danny then runs and finds his parents in the gold room. Danny and Wendy then take a tour of the kitchen with the hotel's head chef, Mr. Hallorann. Mr. Hallorann speaks to Danny telepathically through his mind to ask him if he wanted ice cream. The rising action begins when it is revealed to Danny that he has a talent called "The Shining". With this talent, Danny could not only communicate telepathically but also see memories of the Overlook Hotel itself. Mr. Hallorann warns him that there are bad things in the hotel. Danny asks what to be afraid of and asks specifically about room 237. Hallorann warns Danny to stay out of that room as it is dangerous. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay A month later, Jack begins to feel frustrated with his writing. Wendy tries to have a little conversation with him but Jack gets mad at her and tells her to leave him alone. He says he was interrupting his work. Meanwhile, Danny explores the hotel on his big wheel and meets the twins once again. However, this time he sees the twins' "death scene" and blood all over the hallway. Danny then goes to room 237 because the door was open. While this is happening, Jack wakes up screaming on his typewriter. Wendy runs to Jack and he tells her that he had a nightmare where he killed Wendy and Danny and tore them apart. Jack admits to Wendy that he is going crazy. Danny arrives in the room where Jack and Wendy are with marks on his neck. Wendy thinks Jack did it and accuses him of child abuse to his face. Jack continues to lose his mind and talk to himself. He eventually ends up in the Gold Room bar where he meets Lloyd, a ghost bartender. Jack asks him for alcohol and hallucinates himself drinking it. Jack complains about Wendy to the bartender and about his marriage in general. Wendy finds Jack and tells him there is a woman in the house strangling Danny. Jack investigates room 236 himself where he meets the same woman who ends up being an old lady and makes out with her. Jack returns to Wendy and lies that he didn't see anyone in the room. Wendy wants to leave the hotel to ask Danny for help, but Jack gets angry in response. Jack returns to the golden room where a ball is taking place. He meets the ghost of Mr. Grady, the man who killed himself and his family in that hotel. Grady tells Jack to kill thehis family and that Danny was being a bad boy by asking for help with his talent "The Shining". Meanwhile, Danny doesn't respond to Wendy, and refers to himself only as his imaginary friend Tony and starts saying "redrum". At the same time, Danny uses his brilliance to get help from Hallorann. Hallorann senses something is going on and eventually ends up returning to Colorado to check on them. As Wendy searches for Jack, she finds a stack of papers on the typewriter that repeat the same thing over and over again. Jack surprises Wendy by bursting through the door and tries to harm her. Wendy ends up hitting Jack on the head, causing him to fall down the stairs. Wendy drags Jack into the closet and locks him there. Wendy discovers that the two-way radio and snowmobile were rigged by Jack before the accident. Later, Jack talks to Grady again and Grady tells him he's not doing a good job, Grady opens the door and lets Jack out. Danny writes redrum on the door while Wendy is sleeping and wakes her up by shouting "redrum". Wendy sees the message in the mirror and realizes that it says "murder". Jack decides to break down the door, Wendy and Danny run to the bathroom where she only pushes Danny out of the window to escape but not herself as she couldn't fit. This is where the main conflict is most evident, which is Jack trying to harm Wendy and Danny. Jack breaks down the bathroom door and shouts "Here's Johnny", but leaves after Wendy stabs him in the hand and hears the sound of a snowmobile outside. This past scene is the climax as this is where Jack reaches his final breaking point and actually tries to kill his family. Hallorann arrives at the hotel to check on the family but Jack finds him and kills him by stabbing him in the back with an axe. Danny hides in the locker but runs away after hearing Jack. Danny then runs through the hedge maze with Jack still in pursuit. Meanwhile, Wendy finds Hallorann's corpse and begins seeing ghosts and dead people. Danny eventually loses Jack in the maze while Wendy sees blood coming out of the elevator doors. Wendy runs out and finds Johnny. This is where the action/conclusion of the fall begins as they now resolve the conflict and are safe from Jack. They both get on Hallorann's snowmobile and escape from the hotel and Jack. Jack is left frozen in the snow to die. The film ends by zooming in on an old 1921 photo of Jack and a crowd of people. The epilogue was supposed to show Jack freezing to death and Danny and Wendy making it out safely. In my opinion all the actors and actresses did a great job playing their parts in The Shining. Jack Nicholson did a superb job of showing the audience a man who had gone completely psychopathic. One of his favorite scenes and is probably the most famous is the one where he breaks down the door and shouts "Here's Johnny" to Wendy. Now, whenever I think of someone who is a psychopath, Jack Nicholson's face always comes to mind. Shelly Duvall also did an outstanding job playing Wendy. The particular scene that shows this was her reaction when Jack started breaking down the bathroom door. In this scene you can really feel Wendy's anxiety and fear, all thanks to Shelly Duvall's great acting. Also, my favorite part about Danny Lloyd, the Danny Torrance actor, was when he used the voice of his imaginary friend Tony. I especially liked the way he said "redrum" in the scene where he drew it in the doorway. I thought the plot of the film was unique, the thought of a dad turning on his family and killing them is a scary idea. Jack Torrance starts out as a normal dad trying to focus on his writing career. However, everything changes when he starts losing his mind because he can't write. His”.