VERITAS with Mel Hostalrich Robert W. Sullivan, Esq. | Cinema Symbolism: Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies | Part 1 of 2
Sep 19, 2014
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Have you ever wondered why 007 is James Bond's numerical designation? Or where the name Luke Skywalker comes from? How about all those giant faces that pass judgment on General Zod and his lieutenants at the beginning of 1978's Superman? What's behind the symbolism of all those mirrors in Black Swan?
Cinema Symbolism: A Guide to Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies answers these questions; it is about occult, numerological, astrological, mythological, alchemical, Tarot, and kabbalistic iconography and symbolism contained within popular movies. Films analyzed include The Exorcist, Back to the Future, Star Wars (Episodes I-VI), The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Black Swan, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the James Bond movies, The Matrix, among many others.
"The esoteric symbolism surrounding the Overlook Hotel is this: it represents the dark side of the United States of America. It is explained that the Overlook Hotel was "built over an Indian burial ground" just as the United States was established on what was once native Indian land; the establishment of the United States allegorically and literally "buried" the Indian Nations. Symbolizing the United States it is opulent; "Four Presidents, movie stars. "All the best people," have patronized the Overlook according the hotel's manager Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson, 1917-2007). Likewise the specters that haunt the Overlook are extravagant and elegant yet demonic. Being the Overlook's only inhabitants during the film - serving as its winter caretakers - the family of Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), his wife Winifred or Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their son Danny (Danny Lloyd) are often seen wearing red, white, and blue clothing emblematizing the United States flag and American patriotism. There is an intentional overuse of red, white, and blue color schemes throughout the film, the most famous is when the Overlook's elevator doors open unleashing gallons of red blood down its corridors. Likewise the twin daughters of Delbert Grady (Philip Stone, 1924-2003) are seen wearing blue dresses with white knee high socks.
Cinema Symbolism: A Guide to Esoteric Imagery in Popular Movies answers these questions; it is about occult, numerological, astrological, mythological, alchemical, Tarot, and kabbalistic iconography and symbolism contained within popular movies. Films analyzed include The Exorcist, Back to the Future, Star Wars (Episodes I-VI), The Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Black Swan, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the James Bond movies, The Matrix, among many others.
"The esoteric symbolism surrounding the Overlook Hotel is this: it represents the dark side of the United States of America. It is explained that the Overlook Hotel was "built over an Indian burial ground" just as the United States was established on what was once native Indian land; the establishment of the United States allegorically and literally "buried" the Indian Nations. Symbolizing the United States it is opulent; "Four Presidents, movie stars. "All the best people," have patronized the Overlook according the hotel's manager Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson, 1917-2007). Likewise the specters that haunt the Overlook are extravagant and elegant yet demonic. Being the Overlook's only inhabitants during the film - serving as its winter caretakers - the family of Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), his wife Winifred or Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and their son Danny (Danny Lloyd) are often seen wearing red, white, and blue clothing emblematizing the United States flag and American patriotism. There is an intentional overuse of red, white, and blue color schemes throughout the film, the most famous is when the Overlook's elevator doors open unleashing gallons of red blood down its corridors. Likewise the twin daughters of Delbert Grady (Philip Stone, 1924-2003) are seen wearing blue dresses with white knee high socks.