r/shittymoviedetails • u/Jonieeboii • Mar 28 '23

In The Shining (1980) Jack Torrence uses an axe to break down the door when he is being psychotic, although there is a door handle there. This is used to signify that he cannot "handle" the situation very well and just wants to be a little scary guy to Wendy Turd

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u/linklolthe3 Mar 28 '23

He can handle the axe!

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u/SatnWorshp Mar 28 '23

But you can't handle the truth.

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u/pocketchange2247 Mar 29 '23

He also hits the door and odd number of times, because he literally can't even.

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u/tbr6742 Mar 29 '23

He already told her he’s not gunna hurt her, just wants to bash her brains in.

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u/dern_the_hermit Mar 29 '23

Stanley Kubrick personally tortured, cooked, and ate fifteen babies to get the sweet, sweet adrenochrome necessary to think of this brilliantly subtle brilliant imagery.

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u/Thatsnicemyman Mar 29 '23

Immediately after this is the famous line: “Here’s Jack Torrance!”

It so scary.

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u/Jonieeboii Mar 29 '23

It's a Mandela effect in play here, I believe he says "It's a me, Jack Torrence" and little known fact, that's where Mario gets his inspiration from

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u/IllustratorMurky2725 Mar 29 '23

Didn’t she put the sliding lock on?

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u/beter-griffin Mar 29 '23

Why doesn't Jack just open the door? Is he stupid?

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u/Jonieeboii Mar 29 '23

no he just wants to be a little scary guy to Wendy

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u/neddog_eel Mar 29 '23

Got me haha

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u/thatloudblondguy Mar 29 '23

would you say that Jack couldn't handle the truth?