The core position of the movie is that man has become arrogant and over confident.
What is wrong with room 1408.
The beginning of 1408 s end is the same in both the theatrically released cut and the director s cut which contains the originally planned conclusion.
Everything wrong with the room in 8 minutes or less duration.
Enslin is broken and beyond skeptical about the paranormal activities his investigations have all but proven don t exist.
He is forced to face his greatest fears and weaknesses.
Of course he does.
I don t think it was ever explained to viewers how or why room 1408 was cursed.
In the end he is left with only two options stay in room 1408 and be tortured for eternity or take the easy way out and kill himself.
The choice is yours either you be victim or fight and make the opponent victim.
The varying shades of john cusack are one of hollywood s most endearing assets.
He comes face to face with his own demons.
The only wrong thing about room 1408 in the movie 1408 is your mind.
Everything wrong with the wicker man in 16 minutes or less duration.
They simply try to play with your mind and inner mind psychology.
It is the third tale in the audiobook collection blood and smoke released in 1999 in 2002 1408 was collected in written form as the 12th story in king s collection everything s eventual in the introduction to the story king says that 1408 is his version of what he calls the ghostly room at the inn his term for the theme of haunted hotel or.
Yes you read it correct.
Because this movie was based on a short story by stephen king you might read that story for possible clues to this.
The room tries to get mike enslin to commit suicide but he refuses turning the tables by managing to light the cursed location on fire and burn it down much to olin s delight.
The hotel manager mr.
You achieve what you believe in.
In room 1408 he is tortured by the images in his own mind.
As we all could see mike as a gentleman with fearless soul who opts to stay in hotel number 1408 for a night to prove there exists no paranormal activities.
Room 1408 has been responsible for at least 42 deaths 12 of them suicides and at least 30 natural deaths all over a span of 68 years.
He is truly a man who has lost his faith.