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  1. theme (Kubrick comparison): David Fincher → Room 237. Fincher, like Kubrick, is a filmmaker whose myth invites assuming every detail is intentional.
    “you look at a movie like Room 237, that movie could only be made about Stanley Kubrick because people assume everything has intention.”
    The Big Picture · ‘The Killer’ Is Cold-Blooded Genius. And Something More · 1:10:18 · Adam Nayman (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (documentary about): Room 237 → The Shining. Room 237 is a documentary about the many readings of The Shining.
    “It's a movie about how many different ways this movie can be read, but it's just about it.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:48:29 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Room 237: The documentary's theories get boiled down: the moon-landing reading rests on Danny wearing a moon sweater.
    “Well, the kid wears like a moon sweater and you're like, uh-huh.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free) · 0:50:21 · Griffin Newman (0.45 sure it was them)
  4. theme (theme): The Shining → Room 237. Room 237 documentary argues there are no accidents with Kubrick, down to the carpet changing between shots.
    “That was one of the things in the room 237 documentary where they get into how there are no accidents with Kubrick and they talk about the carpet.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:14:28 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)