No.15
No.15 tours The Gold Ballroom and much like The Colorado Lounge, includes the adjacent hallway. It’s here that we begin to see signs of Jack’s bitterness with sobriety, meet Halloran, and see Danny connect back with his parents.
American History/Culture
The Gold Room symbolizes the wealth and showiness of the upper echelon of American society.
Domestic abuse
Jack introduces Wendy as ‘Winnifred’ and greets Danny as ‘Dan’. Shows disconnection from who his family actually is and presents them as he believes is the best light.
“We don’t drink”, a nod to Jack’s bitterness in his sobriety, a reflection “Here’s to 5 miserable months on the wagon”, No.47 as well as The Incident described in No.7
Having Danny brought in, after being described as being found outside, shows how distracted Wendy and Jack are as parents. It also reflects No.82, No.84, No.86 and No.88
As Danny is brought in, he walks right past Jack and stays with Wendy.
The Maze
Kubrick as Unreliable Narrator:
Having Jack introduce Wendy as Winnifred and Danny as Dan continues the message to the viewer that Jack’s perception isn’t to be trusted.
No.5
No.45
No.50
The scene is similar to No.11 but in reverse. Ullman, Wendy, Watson, and Jack walk towards the camera in the adjacent hallway of The Gold Ballroom and turn right. The camera passes through the wall, a black column.
The camera pans from left to right, fixing on a composition that is a signature of Kubrick’s: A triangular composition with Watson in the center and Jack and Ullman on either side. Wendy and Halloran are reflecting each other.
The Gold Room
Ullman
Jack
Wendy
Watson
Danny
There is no additional sound to this scene.