Characters: Watson
We’re not really given a ton of information around Watson, but in the book he’s a maintenance man (the caretaker!) that walks Jack through part of the history of the hotel and introduces the scrapbook. Watson’s family lineage is connected to the hotel, and it makes sense to see why Kubrick aligns Watson with the sepia photos (and Jack with the black and white ones).
The Boiler Room is associated with Watson (again, a note from the original book), but Kubrick never connects those spaces outright.
Instead, he has Watson visually reflect Jack. During The Interview, Jack is seated across from Watson, each man underneath respective photos. Their body positioning is the reflecting each others, and the actor Kubrick cast to play Watson has a voice similar to Jack Nicholson.
Styling, Clothing & Colors
Watson wears a variety of clashing colors and patterns in The Interview, and grey and white during The Closing Day sequences.
Visually signifying a variety of information and then a reflection of the black and white photos.
The Interview:
Colors:
black blazer
maroon socks
brown leather shoes
purple/blue striped & plaid tie
blue striped collared shirt
Mismatched patterns:
striped & plaid tie
striped shirt
in Image 125, we see his pants are also a separate pattern.
Closing Day:
Colors:
black
white
burgundy
Watson is actually a character in the novel. He’s a maintenance man (the caretaker!) that walks Jack through part of the history of the hotel and introduces the scrapbook.
In the film, he’s shown seldomly and heard even less.
In this image · No.5
Full Character: Watson
Characters: Watson
We’re not really given a ton of information around Watson, but in the book he’s a maintenance man (the caretaker!) that walks Jack through part of the history of the hotel and introduces the scrapbook. Watson’s family lineage is connected to the hotel, and it makes sense to see why Kubrick aligns Watson with the sepia photos (and Jack with the black and white ones).
The Boiler Room is associated with Watson (again, a note from the original book), but Kubrick never connects those spaces outright.
Instead, he has Watson visually reflect Jack. During The Interview, Jack is seated across from Watson, each man underneath respective photos. Their body positioning is the reflecting each others, and the actor Kubrick cast to play Watson has a voice similar to Jack Nicholson.
Styling, Clothing & Colors
Watson wears a variety of clashing colors and patterns in The Interview, and grey and white during The Closing Day sequences.
Visually signifying a variety of information and then a reflection of the black and white photos.
The Interview:
Colors:
black blazer
maroon socks
brown leather shoes
purple/blue striped & plaid tie
blue striped collared shirt
Mismatched patterns:
striped & plaid tie
striped shirt
in Image 125, we see his pants are also a separate pattern.
Closing Day:
Colors:
black
white
burgundy
Watson is actually a character in the novel. He’s a maintenance man (the caretaker!) that walks Jack through part of the history of the hotel and introduces the scrapbook.
In the film, he’s shown seldomly and heard even less.