Review of Room 237 (2012) by Chet K — 13 Oct 2012
A great piece of documentary filmmaking. On one level it reveals an intellectual, obsessive and insane fan-based subculture that is still prevalent 3 decades after the release of The Shining. Room 237 details 5 very varied, sometimes - possibly - outrageous yet always fascinating and often, probably too coincidental to not be true, interpretations of the film.
On another level this is not a documentary, it is a documentary film. What Rodney Ascher is interested in is experiential filmmaking. Rather than having a 'talking heads' documentary, his decision to compose the film only of cinematic imagery supplements the narration of the interviewees, creating an intriguing, haunting, funny and critical mood to the overall film, one that is true to The Shining.
This review of Room 237 (2012) was written by Chet K on 13 Oct 2012.
Room 237 has generally received positive reviews.
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