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I wish I was joking. I have seen short clips of The Shining and heard about some plot points, but that’s about it. I decided to finally watch Stanley K’s movie myself and it turns out my friend was right. There were some scenes that played out exactly like what I wrote in my book.
Rottenvenom23
I mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
PhotoTopher
The subconscious is a hell of a thing.
thevortexmaster
Try reading the actual book then judge. The movies a bit different to which it also has a sequel which I actually like better
tripvt
If it was like the Kubrick movie, then it was not like the King novel. The two are very different, so you're good.
AnnieGoolahee
inboxmeyourairedales
Everything is derivative, including this comment.
1mshadowbanned
Weren't the book and the movie really different?
SteelPro43
Now I’m hearing that yes they were
OhGardino
Happens to all creative people. Congrats on finishing your book. Keep writing. And if you publish, let us know.
THESEVENSGUY
Art and literature are similar to me because we talk about the greats and I. 100 years we will still be talking about them and no new names-
THESEVENSGUY
Will be added to that list.
gbray0700360
SteelPro43
I can post a link to it if u need to be convinced
spottedfromadistance
Aren't there only supposed to be 7 stories in the world, or something along those lines?
BishopBerkeley
There's only one story. History.
BurtonTheZuge
I think that's more like overarching plots, though you might be thinking of the types of conflict. Man vs. supernatural, or man vs. man, and
BurtonTheZuge
the like. Generally, with stories, the uniqueness comes with the specific details, which branch out considerably farther. I imagine, from
BurtonTheZuge
what other commenters have said about that film, that the film was likely fairly generic for the genre, so this writers book was also likely
BurtonTheZuge
very generic for the genre.