Ullman, Film vs Novel

Ullman, Film vs. Novel

The comparison concerns how the hotel’s authority presents itself. In the film, Ullman’s professional reassurance makes the account of the Grady murders part of a job interview. His account of the hotel’s illustrious past later culminates in “all the best people.”

The source novel offers a fuller characterization. Here, the focus is the film’s combination of polite hospitality, authority, and the casual delivery of violence. See All the Best People and Mitigating Speech.