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The miniseries has some edges over the Kubrick film. While I love Jack Nicholson, he starts out too much on the edge. It makes the descent into madness less satisfying. Watching a crazy person go crazy is far less interesting than watching a nice guy lose it. Also, I like that the miniseries has more of a focus on Danny which is more of what the book's about. The novel's called the Shining, not Jack Goes Apeshit. The happier ending is sort of annoying, though. Kubrick has a place as a creator of high art, but he has no respect for source material. Personally, as a writer, I would hate to think somebody found my novel good enough to adapt, but not good enough to use. The miniseries is simply better heremeneutically.
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