No.18
No.18 is another swift scene that contains visual information, foreshadowing an important hallway, and drops a reference to ghosts.
American History/Culture
7-Up:
The stacks of 7-UP are at once a color reference and a reference to its creation. 7-UP used to be a mood-stabilizing soda as it contained lithium citrate. It was used to counteract a night full of drinking and advertised as a hangover cure.
The Maze
Kubrick as Unreliable Narrator:
Jack as a hotel worker much like the men we see doing their job.
Watson as Jack’s shadow self
Kubrick has the characters walk past, and then in front of, the camera— causing Watson to eclipse Jack as the characters walk off.
Euphemism & Idiom:
The pipes are red, white, and blue and black
Euphemism: Red, white and blue are signifiers of America
Idiom: Black and Blue is a signifier of bruises, being beaten up.
Ghost Story:
“Just like a ghost ship, huh?”
The camera follows the characters as they walk down The Green Hallway.
The Green Hallway is shown connected to The Lobby and the West Wing Living Quarters.
Ullman
Jack
Wendy
Watson
There is no additional sound to this scene.