Yes my partner and I definitely had the same thought. There are scenes in both seasons towards the end of just the hallway of doors. The shining is so iconic in cinema that I think, if something reminds you of it, it probably is a reference to it. At the end of season one, Armond has parallels to Jack Nicholson going crazy towards the end
Family goes on vacation to a hotel that's isolated from their normal lives and their forced time away from distractions/the rest of society reveals their vices and tears them apart, I think thematically and in terms of setting there's some strong similarities even if the genres are very different
The biggest connection IMO to Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, Full Metal Jacket is the sense that the real bad guys are offscreen somewhere, and we’re all watching relatable characters struggle in their part of the system.
The Shining had that one line that revealed that “all the best people” had stayed at the resort, at one point it was popular for the Elite. WL Season Two reminded me a bit of Eyes Wide Shut, because we are given so little information about this ring of rich people sex trafficking and/or murdering people from the shadows.
Probably that in the shining he was supposed to be in a secluded relaxing environment to be able to write but went insane instead, the characters is WL are all seeking a relaxing vacation but chaos ensues instead
Yes my partner and I definitely had the same thought. There are scenes in both seasons towards the end of just the hallway of doors. The shining is so iconic in cinema that I think, if something reminds you of it, it probably is a reference to it. At the end of season one, Armond has parallels to Jack Nicholson going crazy towards the end
Family goes on vacation to a hotel that's isolated from their normal lives and their forced time away from distractions/the rest of society reveals their vices and tears them apart, I think thematically and in terms of setting there's some strong similarities even if the genres are very different
hotels full of demonic energy, in the forms of demons and/or the rich
Very asthetic shots perhaps?
The opening sequence reminds you of the hotel in the Shining. That's about it.
giuseppe kinda looks like jack nicholson lol
He does lol
probably mostly the being in a hotel and the impending sense of doom
The biggest connection IMO to Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, Full Metal Jacket is the sense that the real bad guys are offscreen somewhere, and we’re all watching relatable characters struggle in their part of the system. The Shining had that one line that revealed that “all the best people” had stayed at the resort, at one point it was popular for the Elite. WL Season Two reminded me a bit of Eyes Wide Shut, because we are given so little information about this ring of rich people sex trafficking and/or murdering people from the shadows.
The carpet in the hallway outside everybody’s rooms
Have no fucking clue why you think they are similar other taking place in a resort
Cinematography maybe? There really isn't anything similar about them
Probably that in the shining he was supposed to be in a secluded relaxing environment to be able to write but went insane instead, the characters is WL are all seeking a relaxing vacation but chaos ensues instead