Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Esoteric Analysis
Jay Dyer - Jan 25 2011
Eyes Wide Shut is a film that failed to live to the expectations of many. It was supposed to be an edgy thriller that made statements about upper echelon decadence, while also utilizing the real world sex life of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a kind of doorway bridging the gap between reality and fantasy – something that does come up in other Kubrick films, such as 2001: A Space Odyssey. In this Kubrick film, however, we have a statement about who runs the “show.” The show is both the film itself, as well as reality, and Kubrick wants viewers to realize that reality is run by our present showmasters of the videodrome. The viewer is supposed to reflect upon the decadence of the Eastern elite establishment, but also notice that viewing the film itself is homage to present social hypocrisy, since the film is a wannabe voyeuristic step into the sex lives of others. In this regard, it functions as an initiation. None of the other analysts and commenters have really noticed this. Virtually every review I have read sees it as some elaborate “MKULTRA/Illuminati” mind control thing (as is supposedly everything on those sites), while other reviews from professors and academia see it as a social or psychological commentary.
I think it has elements of all this, but the real goal is, I believe, an initiation process.
Tags: Eyes Wide Shut, Initiation
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January 27th, 2011 at 6:26 am
I only know that when kubrick was assasinated i had just rented clockwork orange.
October 20th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/world/europe/dominique-strauss-kahn-says-lust-is-not-a-crime.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
December 25th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
Moving on slightly off topic I happen to be a huge fan of Eyes Wide shut and I rank it as probably my favourite film of all time. I have looked at a huge range of analysis of the film and I have even written about it myself and for your benefit I have compiled for you the best analysis of the film I have found for you to have a look at if you are interested (trust me some of the stuff will blow your mind and will probably make EWS more of a masterpiece than ever before)
1) Here is a link to collective forums where they discuss some basic visual themes: http://www.collativelearning.com/mybb_1401/Upload/showthread.php?tid=1252
2) This is the big one a shot by shot analysis of the film by juli kearns and is probably the best on the Internet check it out: http://www.idyllopuspress.com/meanwhile/5311/eyes-wide-shut-1/
3) Finally this analysis covers the conspiracy aspects of the film:
http://kentroversypapers.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/eyes-wide-shut-occult-symbolism.html?m=1
4) Tim krieders brilliant short analysis:
http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/amk/doc/0096.html
5) Finally this is a dedicated kubrick fan site covering some articles on Eyes Wide Shut: http://kubrickfilms.tripod.com/id56.html and
http://www.jeffreyscottbernstein.com/kubrick/visualaids.html