This was OK, but I had hoped for more. Perhaps because this is a more highly-known production on apps like hulu or netflix, they couldn't delve into as much.There are actually WAY better docs. on the moon-landing theory of the Shining on YOUTUBE!!! I have seen a couple of them that are quite long, but very interesting. When I first saw these, I thought like many people, "Oh man, what a bunch of nutty conspiracy crap. This is going to be stupid or hilarious." However, after a deep study of this film and of the moon landings, I am still questioning some things. The documentary I saw on Youtube brought up literally dozens of bizarre references to the Apollo mission and other cues that something was being conveyed subconsciously and directly about the faking of everything you watch on screen. I really don't know what to believe. 237 was mediocre, but other documentaries have actually heightened my curiosity about the moon landings. Another very possible theory is that, even if the initial moon trip wasn't faked, the govt. may have asked guys like Kubrick to film and photograph some faked sets for later photos and material, that would actually be exciting and viewable/audible for American audiences. His shots in 1969's Space Odyssey look absolutely incredible. It is hard to believe that they were shot in the 60s. I mean really awesome for the time period, shot on 70 mm film. It makes me wonder if the govt. WOULD INDEED go to a guy like Kubrick for help in some propaganda, technology, or news pieces they wanted done professionally. Who knows????It is very bizarre that the meticulous director would place so many references to the moon and the space program in a horror movie about a dude killing his family in a hotel. I mean, very strange. Every thing Kubrick did had a purpose, down to the last background and detail. Food for thought. Also, Kubrick died just as he was finishing Eyes Wide Shut, which was clearly a look at occult sex rings of the elite, similar to Rothschild mansion sex and masquerade affairs as photographed in the 70s. His films dealt with a lot of shady and occult or futuristic themes, and themes of the development and control of mankind. Nothing would surprise me at this point, so I remain open-minded and continue to research everything.Again, go check out some other works by Kubrick, and the Youtube specials on this theory, and you will get even more details than the 237 story.

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).Sometimes ridiculous interpretations and conspiracy theories about the meanings behind this amazing film. People get what they want out of it. The master Kubrick puts in many small nuances that keep people coming back, that is his genius. Watch it to the end to get the real meaning behind what Kubrick was after. BUT, you'll be tempted to turn it off when you hear from the nut job talking about the moon landing fake footage as related to the film. The most interesting work a guy did was running the film forward and backward superimposing them at the same time, really cool.

I don't regret watching this documentary. I think it's important to note this now, because much of what I have to say is pure criticism.Room 237 is a very poorly made documentary, featuring some very outlandish theories. I came across it after seeing it on a list of 'Must See' documentaries, and noticed a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. How it has been awarded that is beyond me.It's very difficult to keep track of who is saying what. The speakers are introduced with their name on the screen once when they first speak, and then never again. You don't see their faces at all (the entire visuals are clips from The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eyes Wide Shut etc), and their narrations segue in and out of each other with no real flow of ideas or themes, just in a sort of stream-of-consciousness manner, as if it were one person trying to put all their ideas down before they forgot without structure or editing.Early in the documentary I was skeptical, feeling that each speaker was just looking for what they wanted to find, often clutching at straws to make their point. I would grant a certain credence to a couple of the ideas raised (the notion of Kubrick being so meticulous makes you wonder whether some aspects were continuity errors or indeed planned, for example), however these people often take their ideas much too far, with little to no evidence to back them up. As time progressed, I found myself with my mouth agape at certain points; not in wonderment, but simply incredulous that some of these people had been taken seriously enough to be included in this documentary. From reading various other reviews, I believe it was Jay Weidner who claims that he has proof of Stanley Kubrick working with NASA to fake the moon landing footage. He goes on to claim that he's sure that he's being spied on by the government because of these views and what he has said. It would be easy to mock him for this, but that last part makes me worry for his mental health, since this could be an indicator of schizophrenia.As others have mentioned, the editing ranges from awful to non- existent. Interviewees lose track of what they're saying, one interviewee has his child shouting in the background, excuses himself, and you hear him get up, walk across the room and close a door. There is no room in a professional documentary for this kind of thing, it is utterly ridiculous that this wasn't edited out, and completely undermines any plausible credibility of the filmmakers.I said at the start that I didn't regret watching this documentary. It's made me think more in depth about the content of The Shining, and has encouraged me to watch it again and pay more attention to the finer details. It's worth watching Room 237 for that purpose, but for no other reason.

A documentary on the potential meanings behind Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, The Shining. We see five different theories being explored, with different ways of presenting the arguments, including clips from the film, re-enactments and narration.What a load of pretentious, paranoid crap. The people who came up with the symbolism must be very bored and have a lot of time on their hands because they're just seeing symbolism for the sake of it. Every single thing they come up with is ridiculous. If they weren't being dead serious, and clearly incapable of humour, you would think this is a comedy.