Eyes Wide Shut, just a great movie, or something more?

 Eyes Wide Shut: Kubrick's mistery

“Eyes Wide Shut” stands as the final film directed by Stanley Kubrick and is recognized for its intricate exploration of eroticism and psychological tension, cleverly presented beneath the surface of an ostensibly ordinary Christmas setting. While there has been ongoing speculation regarding Kubrick’s motives for creating this film, including claims related to his daughter’s association with Scientology and discussions about his sudden death soon after its release, these theories remain unsubstantiated, as neither Kubrick’s family nor official sources have provided confirmation. Central to the analysis of the film, however, is the argument that “Eyes Wide Shut” offers a deliberate and critical examination of the hidden morals and psychological undercurrents within upper-class society, using its enigmatic tone to provoke reflection upon what remains unseen beneath societal facades.

An interesting plot

Bill, a doctor, and Alice, played by Tom Cruise and his now ex-wife, Nicole Kidman, are going to a Christmas party. But when they’re there, they end up flirting with other people, how strange, right? That’s when things start to take a weird turn.

At home, they indulge in drugs. Intoxicated, Alice reveals she’s been fantasizing about cheating on Bill. This scene not only introduces personal betrayal but also highlights the underlying tension and dissatisfaction within their marriage, setting the tone for the psychological complexities that drive the film. When the scene is about to reach its climax, the phone starts ringing; one of Bill’s patients has died, and he has to rush to see the family. This abrupt interruption brings Bill back to reality, emphasizing the persistent intrusion of external responsibilities into his private life. From this moment on, we follow Bill’s odyssey on this strange night. As he ventures further, a series of events takes him to a gigantic mansion. Here, wearing a cloak and a mask, Bill is immediately aware that he is an outsider within the exclusive world of the elites. The people at the mansion are observing him closely and are quickly aware of the presence of an intruder. Nevertheless, they allow him to stay and witness their secretive rituals and orgies. These scenes serve as a pointed critique of the moral decay within upper-class society, exposing the disparity between public respectability and private transgression. Bill is made to feel powerless in the face of their collective authority and excess.

 

Just a shot in the dark? Or a warning perhaps? 

 Having recently rewatched this movie, I connected a few plot points with the recent, terrible news about Epstein's island and the files that have been released; the government let us see a speck of what goes on between the Elites of this reality. Their barbaric acts (sodomy, rape, pedophilia, human trafficking, cannibalism, etc.). We could compare ourselves to Bill, a simple viewer, who knows the truth, yet he can do nothing but live with it or forget it, because justice is never going to come for those who committed such crimes.

The names of those criminals are blacked out, covered in black ink, why? because:

--“If I told you who those people’s names are- I’m not going to tell you their names, you wouldn’t sleep so well at night.”--

 Is censorship really dead?

Kubrick died of an “unexpected heart attack”. “Eyes Wide Shut” is censored, twenty-five minutes cancelled, because of its “too scandalous” nature. A question lingers: were those frames really so unnerving? Or is there something being hidded from us?

 Was this genius trying to warn us? We can only but draw our own conclusions.