#Man on the moon movie explained movie#

#Man on the moon movie explained movie#

The Shining is based on a book by Stephen King but Kubrick changed a lot of details when he made the movie and one of those elements is the appearance of the dead twins. The dead twins The dead twins apparently signify NASA’s failed Gemini mission. It is also assumed that Overlook Hotel represents America with its long brutal history. This is taken as a nod to the ‘Eagle’ which was the name of lunar landing module that carried Apollo 11.

The manager who meets with Jack has an American flag on his table with an eagle looking over them. In the beginning of the film, we are told that Overlook Hotel stands on an Indian burial ground. The Overlook Hotel The Overlook Hotel, where the events of The Shining take place, is seen as the representation of America. In the 2012 documentary Room 237, these clues were deeply examined by Jay Weidner. Since Stanley Kubrick had already shot 2001: A Space Odyssey, it was believed that he was hired by the American government to shoot the ‘fake landing’.īut how does The Shining come in the picture?Ĭonspiracy theorists believe that there are multiple clues in the Jack Nicholson starrer that point to the fact that Kubrick shot the moon landing and this was his way of confessing it. And with The Shining, they believed they got their answers.