10 Movie Mistakes That Became Canon

Stanley Kubrick maintains a reputation as one of the most meticulous and detail-orientated filmmakers who has ever lived, such that any notable "mistakes" in his films are more often than not entirely intentional, well thought-out decisions.

Case in point, many have pointed out over the years that the iconic Overlook Hotel in The Shining doesn't make much sense in terms of spatial geography.

We get considerable glimpses of the hotel's layout throughout the horror classic, yet anyone who actually tries to map the Overlook will soon enough realise that, as seen in the film, there are doors that can't feasibly lead anywhere.

In the hands of a lesser filmmaker this might seem like a colossal oversight, but coming from the pathologically fastidious Kubrick? Not a chance.

Though Kubrick didn't ever confirm this himself during his lifetime, it's largely accepted among his fans that he chose to intentionally present the Overlook as incoherent and disorientating, to further generate a mood of eeriness and uncertainty.

It's absolutely effective in amplifying the film's already thick air of unease, and above all else, you won't find many people these days complaining about The Shining being a spatially confusing mess.