Dinner and a movie - The Shining

This piece was created from drawing inspiration from Stanley Kubrick's 1980's classic horror film, The Shining. There are a few different components included in this piece chosen to represent the film. There are two identical plates and glasses in this photograph which were used to signify the common theme of doubling pairs throughout the film. One of Kubrick's most prominent use of doubles in the film is the twins who ask Danny to "come play with us". The glasses are wine glasses, but they are left empty on purpose. In the film, Jack Torrence had a troubled past in regards to his relationship with alcohol and throughout the film he expresses how much he does not drink anymore. The knife was chosen to signify the theme of unsettling horror throughout the film. The twin plates have nearly an identical arrangement on them. Grenadine, a bright red rose flavored syrup was chosen to represent the use of red in the vast majority of the film. The matches placed over the grenadine syrup were arranged in a maze-like pattern to represent the use of mazes throughout the film. The matches were chosen to signify an important conversation the Jack Torrence has with the recently dead hotel owner who murdered his family. The owner says that his daughter tried to burn down the hotel with matches once, but "corrected her". There is two cherries placed in the center to represent Danny, who is the young boy we see throughout the entirety of the film.