Another technique Kubrick uses is a repetition of location. All his movies feature a scene in or just outside of the bathroom as well as corridors and halls. the camera tracks down the symmetrical halls. these are the examples below.
This is a scene from 'Full Metal jacket', a film that shows over-the-top training that Marines depicted in the film go through. The scene depicts Pvt. Pyle's 'major malufunction' after being mistreated by many other marines and drill sergeant. It shows what Kubrick is trying to say: when man is pushed too far, the man tends to overload. And the scene is set in the bathroom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Xek7IQhlw. That scene showed one of the Kubrick's trademark where he shows the film's violent and shocking scenes in the bathrooms.
the next scene is extract from 'The Shinning' which i will not spoil it for you but you'll have to see it for yourself to understand. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFVyAjj3Bs0
The scene you just saw was set in the hallway with parallel and symmetrical walls. This close-tracking through the architecture leads the audience into feelings of claustrphobia and disorientation, as the close walls all look alike. Anticipation is also built. What will be at the end of the lengthy hallways?
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