The Wendy Theory is Bad

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0:00 - Introducing
2:40 - Unpacking
8:10 - Unraveling
14:13 - Questioning
23:43 - Confronting

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In this video essay, I respond to "The Wendy Theory", a popular fan interpretation of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining which argues that Wendy Torrance is the true villain of the story, popularized by Youtuber "Rob at the Movies". My goals are not only to debunk "The Wendy Theory", but also to explore film and media interpretation more broadly.

The Wendy Theory Link:    • The Wendy Theory - This Finally Expla...  

Filmography: https://letterboxd.com/pgcooper/list/...

See also:

"The Birth of a New Avant-Garde: La Caméra-Stylo." Alexandre Astruc. 1992.
"A Dialectic Approach to Film Form." Sergei Eisenstein. 1949.

Music Featured:

"No. 8 Requiem" by Esther Abrami
"Love Him" by Loyalty Freak Music
"The Plan's Working" by Cooper Cannell
"Marxist Arrow" by Twin Musicom
"The Wind" by Komiku
"Martian Cowboy" by Kevin MacLeod
"Both Flanks" by Small Colin
"Setup with an E" by Small Colin
"Measured Paces" by Kevin MacLeod
"Strange Stuff" by Matt Harris
"The Six Realms" by I Think I Can Help You
"Northern Lights" by Chris Haugen

Marxist Arrow by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

Martian Cowboy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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