Jake’s “shine” was a major plot point in the movie adaptation ofThe Dark Tower.
Theshine is basically a version of ESP, or psychic abilities.
Though Jake’s was stronger than Danny’s, they both had the shine.
Stephen King himself declared that everything that happens in his books happens on some level of the Tower.
Stephen King himself even appears inThe Dark Tower, and Roland and Eddie Dean speak to him.
While they may be from different realities, they all have the shine in common.
The shine, likeThe Dark Toweritself, tiesThe Shiningand most of Stephen King’s body of work together.
The film is based on the Stephen King book series.
Idris Elba, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, and Matthew McConaughey star in The Dark Tower, a Western Sci-Fi film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Released in 2017, The Dark Tower follows a young boy with visions of an apocalyptic future in which a powerful man, dubbed The Man in Black, lays waste to the universe. The film is based on the Stephen King book series.
Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall tells the story of the Torrance family, who move to the isolated Overlook Hotel so that father Jack Torrance can act as its winter caretaker. Stuck at the hotel due to the winter storms, the malevolent supernatural forces inhabiting the building slowly begin to drive Jack insane, causing his wife and psychically gifted son to be caught up in a fight for their lives when Jack is pushed over the edge.
