> Kubrick’s version of the story features clear themes that Jack both physically and sexually abused Danny which were not present in the novel. I've always been baffled that people don't catch this. Maybe it's because, having read the book, I see the *tremendous* differences. The "Shining" in the book is essentially psychic powers.... but in the film, it appears to be a mark of someone who was sexually abused. Little Danny and the old nigger have this in common. Old magic negro seems to identify that Danny is being abused by his father, and tries to comfort him and eventually attempts a rescue. Then there's the far more subtle shit in the movie- in the very first scene we see of Jack, waiting in the lobby for his job interview, **he's reading a PlayGirl magazine.** Not Playboy. He's literally looking at gay porn. And then it's repeatedly implied that he did something to Danny. When Danny has his encounter with the "old woman ghost", it's more likely that he was imagining this- he was dissociating himself during the abuse. The scene right before this ends with Jack sitting creepily next to Danny on a bed, stroking him and telling him how much he loves him. And then Danny walks, dazed and beaten up, into the room with his mother. She all but flat out says "You fucked our son again?!" when she confronts Jack over Danny's injuries. Kubrick was a jew. But he seemed... like he was a sort of outlier. I believe "Eyes Wide Shut" was a sort of.... documentary. And is it a coincidence that he dies not long after EWS? Maybe, he was a fat addict getting older, so maybe it was a natural death... But with everything that came to light with Podesta (who seems to be completely fucking forgotten for some reason) and Epstein, the events in EWS don't seem as far-fetched.