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Thanks for the tag! Wow, you remembered this was my favorite film and tagged me?
Was drinking JD a conscious choice? I think enjoying this with JD on the rocks is perfect, since thatās exactly what Jack Torrance drinks in the Gold Room bar scene. Thereās a big debate in the whiskey world as to whether that āTennessee whiskeyā is a bourbon or not. Jack asks for bourbon, and Lloyd gives him Jack Danielās, which of course mirrors the 2 character names of Jack and Danny, whose real names mirror those as well (Jack Nicholson and Danny Lloyd). lots of fun with mirrors and twinning in this film (ever notice how the Torrance bathroom in CO mirrors the one in Room 237, with that same odd shade of green?)
I actually did. JD was 100% a conscious choice haha, although I'm a definitively casual/social drinker. My dad was an alcoholic so I was heavily put off from a young age of ever making it a regular thing.
The way Kubrick uses the vast space of the hotel to make us feel disoriented and trapped is masterful, the brightly lit sets are just gorgeous. Once you dive into the film with an eye for detail, thereās just so much to see.
You gotta check this out (provided it didn't already creep into your algorithm last year, lol). I'm not much for YT content creators and don't have any subs but this was incredibly fun and exceptionally well presented. There are so many design cues and details that inspired and were clearly used by Kubrick for the Overlook (built on sets across the Atlantic) that it almost looks like it could've been shot there. From an architectural standpoint on its own merit, the Ahwahnee is the crown jewel of national park lodges. The actual tour begins around the 10:40 mark.
Great Hotel, Isn't It? I'll be there in May.