Halloran drives to Durkin’s Garage.
American History/Culture:
Halloran drives a Pontiac
America’s absorption and reappropriation of Indigenous people, places, and things for their own gain.
Red and gold in the Master Charge logo
Same color choice within the Continental plane, both are actual brands for the time, but chosen for color.
Halloran’s Status:
Halloran has resources that are not available to the Torrance’s;
the money to pay for the immediate plane ticket, the social resources in outside care and friendship that can help you out.
Sexualized Imagery:
A man looks at a softcore pornography pin up calendar.
Domestic Abuse:
N/A
The Maze:
Kubrick as Unreliable Narrator:
Saturation as Indicator of Emotional Intensity:
Red and Bue, saturated
Ghost Story:
The Torrance’s problems are due to ghosts, not Jack.
Cabin Fever:
Halloran has access to freedom and travel, the Torrance’s are dealing with struggle because Jack does not.
No.2
The yellow bug driving to The Overlook
No.44
The car crash on the road mimics Danny playing with cars on the 2nd floor hallway. It’s a macrocosm of “things aren’t right here”.
Halloran as Spiritual Father to Danny:
Halloran has shown (and continues to show) how he acts out of care and protection for Danny.
Jack acts solely to harm Danny and protect himself.
No.17 Compared to No.9 (Where Halloran offers a treat and Jack offers nothing but snark when Danny tells him he’s hungry)
No.19 Compared to No.41- Danny is guarded but open, compared to No.41 where Danny is terrified.
No.49 Compared to No.50. Halloran acts out of concern, Jack acts out of defensiveness .
No.54 Compared to No.53 Halloran connects with the ranger, Jack connects with his rage-self.
No.56 Compared to No.55, Halloran reconnects with the ranger (and gives the viewer a time stamp in reality), whereas Jack disconnects the radio (and perhaps, his last remaining tether to reality).
No.78 Compared to No.79.
Halloran’s Status
He’s the Head Chef of The Overlook, but he’s treated like “the help” in The Closing Day sequences. Halloran is shown in a separate Miami condo, but he’s referred to as a “N*gger Cook” by Grady.
Speaks to American History and that black people have to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good.
Compare how Ullman speaks to Halloran in A17
Compare with A53 and how Grady and Jack speak about Halloran
No.15
No.16
No.17
No.49
No.60
No.53
No.78
This camera is inside the car with Halloran as he drives to The Overlook. A car crash with a red bug is shown.
