Redeeming Jack Torrance

First part in a series that will compare films to the novels the preceded them. Part 1 of this series compares Stephen King's masterpiece "The Shining", with the film that was created by Stanley Kubrick in 1980. Was the story that King tried to tell accurately portrayed in the film? Was the character of Jack Torrance evil? Which character was hotel really after? All questions which are explored in the first part of this series, Comparing Books to Film.