This scene begins with a cross dissolve from Jack's upper body to him walking down the corridor, during this dissolve you can see that Jack perfectly fits into the shape of the hallway, this shows that he belongs there and that the hotel is empty without him, this gives him a sense of importance within this scene and throughout the film. The actual walking of Jack could be seen as un-natural and wrong as it is very slow. After he slowly walks up the corridor he turns into the 'Gold Room', the camera then has to pass the pillar in order to see Jack again, in this short period of darkness the transition from reality to make believe could have taken place and by using this simple transition, it shows the audience that this has happened.
The mise-en-scene within the corridor is also cleverly done as the red sofas to the left show that even in this "special place" that shows no immediate threat or danger, there is the red sofas which shows that there is a potential for evil or even bloodshed. The door that Jack enters is made up of sections and the shape of these could be seen as an inverted cross which can be seen as a satanic and evil symbol and with this being on the door, it could show that whatever is inside, is evil.
When Jack enters the room the colour red is prominent which shows danger and essentially foreshadows the events to come. The lighting is very high key as he is walking to the bar and as the camera is tracking him, however, as he approaches the bar the lighting becomes quite low key which creates a mysterious and essentially eerie feeling for the audience; this could also foreshadow events to come. At the bar he asks for the
"hair of the dog that bit me"this is a colloquial expression in the English language predominantly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed with the aim of lessening the effects of a hangover, I don't think this relates to anything within the film, however, this could show that Jack is reluctant to go "crazy" as he is attempting to prevent it from happening, but by doing this he is just involving himself more and essentially making it worse.
During his time at the bar he is told that
"His money is worthless here", "It is not a matter that concerns you...at least not at this point" and "Drink up"These quotes show that the hotel is technically "playing with him" and are trying to shape him and push him to do what they want. Jack then changes from being curious and questioning why his drink is "free" to doing a maniacal grin and going along with it, this shows that the hotel has gotten to him and that he is essentially there puppet.
Throughout this scene a song is playing in the background, this song is 'Al Bowlly & Ray Noble Orchestra - Midnight, the Stars and You' this song could hint at what is going to happen as the final scene is Jack chasing Danny through the maze at night and the song essentially relates to that.
As Jack dances away from the bar he is bumped into by the waiter who spills some drinks on him, later on in the film you find out that the waiter is the original caretaker who killed his family, this "accident" could be seen as him sharing the madness with Jack as he spills the drink on both of them.
After the accident Jack pats the waiter on the back, this shows some sort of friendship forming between them, after this the waiter then goes on to say
"...you're the important one"This emphasises the point I made earlier about him belonging there and also shows that the hotel is attempting to "sweet talk" him into doing what needs to be done.
Throughout this scene the main camera technique being used is tracking as it follows Jack, this makes the audience feel involved with what is going on.
This scene is a follow on from the previous scene and it begins with Jack holding the door open for the waiter to come in, this could be seen as Jack allowing the hotel to take control of him and also foreshadows events to come; this is then backed up by the bathroom because this could be seen as iconography for Jacks mind, with the red being the evil and negative and the white being what's left of his decaying state of sanity.
Whilst Grady is cleaning up the spillage on Jacks clothes it is obvious that Jacks fingernails are strangely long, this shows that the deranged and animalistic side to him is starting to show or even take over. The mirrors also similar to the ones in the hall way on the other scene, resembles a form of alternate reality and gives the viewer a sense of an alternate reality and that what is being shown on screen may not be real.
After Jack questions Grady about his role as the caretaker, Grady then says
"...but you are the caretaker, you've always been the caretaker, I should know sir, I've always been here"This quote creates a very strange and creepy atmosphere for the audience as it makes them question what is going on and the basic storyline that they already heard from the hotel owner at the beginning, also by Grady saying that he's always been there it creates a sense of helplessness as if theirs no escaping. Grady also mentions that Jack has always been the caretaker, this makes the viewer think that this was inevitable.
Nearing the end of this scene Jack slowly begins to act more maniacal, this is as if the hotel is telling him how to act when Grady mentions the "Nigger cook" and that Danny is a "Naughty boy".
The way that Jack brings Wendy into the scenario is also quite odd and this shows that the hotel is trying to turn Jack against his family so that Jacks "duty" will be fulfilled.
Throughout this scene Jack has a very blank expression on his face, this could be seen as he is being brainwashed by Grady and in this weak mental state Grady drops hints on what he needs to do, like "correcting" Wendy and Danny.
The shining is similar to other films in the sense that it has creepy and maybe even classed as demonic children, these include 'The Exorcist' and 'The Omen', these films also include inverted crosses which is also included in the shining. All of these films are also set in quite an isolated are which is a recurring theme when it comes to horror films.
