The Kitchen is a dense space. We first meet Wendy and Danny in the Boulder Apartment kitchen. Hear Halloran warn Danny about the dangers of the hotel at a similar kitchen table set up in the Overlook. We witness Wendy cooking dinner while listening to violent news stories. We experience a domestic abusive situation, and see Jack limp through the kitchen en route to commit murder.
The Kitchen settings feature symbols of distraction, danger, violence, generational issues, naivety, denial, transformation, duality, doubling, the maze, american history (in the tools shown, the conversations had)
Scenes with The Kitchen:
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The Kitchen in the kitchen tour.
Full Setting: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a dense space. We first meet Wendy and Danny in the Boulder Apartment kitchen. Hear Halloran warn Danny about the dangers of the hotel at a similar kitchen table set up in the Overlook. We witness Wendy cooking dinner while listening to violent news stories. We experience a domestic abusive situation, and see Jack limp through the kitchen en route to commit murder.
The Kitchen settings feature symbols of distraction, danger, violence, generational issues, naivety, denial, transformation, duality, doubling, the maze, american history (in the tools shown, the conversations had)
Scenes with The Kitchen:
We meet Wendy and Danny sitting at the kitchen table talking about going to the hotel. They watch Roadrunner cartoons off screen.
Wendy washes dishes wearing a red house dress, a blue checked pinafore, and an indian beaded belt.
Wendy and the Dr. sit in the living room, the kitchen clearly on display, while Wendy talks about the Incident.
Wendy, Danny, and Halloran tour the Kitchen.
Wendy catches Halloran in a lie, Danny and Halloran connect telepathically,
Danny and Halloran talk about their shared gifts, the history of the hotel, the dangers within it.
Wendy prepares dinner while watching television. She listens to the news about a missing woman on a hunting trip with her husband, a serial killer, and an impending snow storm.
Wendy drags an unconscious Jack to the pantry for protection. We witness a fight.
Jack limps through on route to kill Halloran.
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The Kitchen in the Boulder Apartment is styled similar to the kitchen shown in Summer of 42 (No.40), creating a deeper rationale for being shown the film.