5 Movies That Prove Stanley Kubrick Is The Greatest Director Ever

3. The Shining (1980)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piQFD4gz9l8 The Shining is unlike any horror film that has ever been made. It doesn't rely on any of the cliche's of the genre but somehow manages to feel familiar enough to where it doesn't alienate more devoted horror fans or casual viewers. Kubrick has no use for any of the classic techniques like jump scares or dimly lit spaces to create fear in the viewer. Instead the director presents a sunlit version of hell that completely takes advantage of the films atmosphere. From the opening helicopter shots all the way to the close there is a sense of paranoia and unrest about The Shining that no other film in history can match. Kubrick takes full advantage of his space by creating a labyrinthine like set for the Overlook Hotel. There are doors that lead to nowhere, elevators that are structurally unusable, stairs that lead straight into rooms and walls that seem to shift without being noticeable. The set was built to create confusion and, unless you're paying close attention, the hotel seems normal but upon further inspection it reveals itself to be a deadly trap for whoever enters into it.