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Hopelessness In The Shining

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In The Shining, we watch as Danny wanders through the halls of the hotel… Will he be confronted by a horrific scene at the turn he takes? Every turn he takes is another opportunity for our minds to wander into the great unknown. Every corner he takes is a new avenue of audience perception, approached with anticipation but nothing

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