I heard when making the movie there was no traditional lights on set and the only lighting used was the light shown on screen. Seems like it would almost need to be a Christmas movie just for the natural lighting concept to work.
Excellent connection with Christmas and saturnalia. I always thought too that like Christmas, infidelity and hedonism promises more than it can ever deliver on.
The winter solstice around December 22 (darkest night of the year), would be celebrated by pagan religions, and because religions push each other out of the way and take celebrations away from each other when they come into power, for Christianity the darkest nights of the year became the wise men following the star to Jesus birth, thus replacing saturnalia celebration with Christ-mass, and replacing the what celebrations and rituals people associate with the darkest times of the year. If u notice the use of Christmas lights in this movie, then I hope u are all able to keep your lights on.
I found the movie beyond creepy. It perverted the intended goodwill of Christmas and showed mostly people’s bad and crappy behavior when they sink into boredom and selfishness. Only one I felt sorry for was the kid
There is no goodwill associated with Christmas, just alot of delusional people... Because jo matter what anybody says or feels... Its a demonic pagan holiday, so there is no good that can really me associated with. Dont believe me though. We live in the information age. It is pretty easy to find out on your own.
First of all, the author set the novel at Easter time. The masks are part of carnival tradition.Mandy redeeming Bill at the orgy is an Easter reference. The Christians stamped out drunken orgies. I don't think the ritual has anything to do with Saturnalia. Christmas was about going to church and large family gatherings and special foods and meals. Nothing in Eyes Wide Shut is Christmas-y. Parents don't take their kid to the store to go Christmas shopping for the kid, for one thing. The rubbishy Christmas trees and lights are a mockery of Christmas, mostly.
Tom Cruise does a great job with such a ridiculous script! I found nothing mysterious in this film, only the willful mystification of a gullible audience, which is one of the hackneyed devices of Modernist anti-art. The film says less than nothing about men and women. You could learn more from an episode of 'Happy Days'. The audience is duped into thinking its getting high art, when its merely getting glorified trash. Is it not ironic that the last word uttered (by Kidman), in the last film of Kubrick is an expletive - that says it all. Kubrick may be a master of technique, but not of storytelling. Kubrick's films are designed to draw attention to themselves, rather than communicate anything of value to their audiences.
Very interesting analysis, I am just excited to put this movie into my Christmas rotation.
I heard when making the movie there was no traditional lights on set and the only lighting used was the light shown on screen. Seems like it would almost need to be a Christmas movie just for the natural lighting concept to work.
Good job ✨🌿
Excellent connection with Christmas and saturnalia. I always thought too that like Christmas, infidelity and hedonism promises more than it can ever deliver on.
Great Content! First time ive seen it was a few years ago. Movie was an absolute rabbit whole
Also worth bringing up The Killing in regards to George and Sherry’s domestic life
Excellent point.
This is great well done video of how Christmas is a Pagan holiday and nothing to do with the Monotheistic Judeo Christian religion
Christmas, literally Christ's Mass, has nothing to do with Judeo-Christian religion?
Interesting take!
Please can you explain how Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity?
I'm interested in knowing how you came to that conclusion.
The winter solstice around December 22 (darkest night of the year), would be celebrated by pagan religions, and because religions push each other out of the way and take celebrations away from each other when they come into power, for Christianity the darkest nights of the year became the wise men following the star to Jesus birth, thus replacing saturnalia celebration with Christ-mass, and replacing the what celebrations and rituals people associate with the darkest times of the year. If u notice the use of Christmas lights in this movie, then I hope u are all able to keep your lights on.
Hope we can see a new episode in 2024!
I found the movie beyond creepy. It perverted the intended goodwill of Christmas and showed mostly people’s bad and crappy behavior when they sink into boredom and selfishness. Only one I felt sorry for was the kid
There is no goodwill associated with Christmas, just alot of delusional people... Because jo matter what anybody says or feels...
Its a demonic pagan holiday, so there is no good that can really me associated with.
Dont believe me though. We live in the information age. It is pretty easy to find out on your own.
Always wonder what happened to this channel
Did anyone even say 'Merry Christmas ' once in the movie?
A few Festivus references
First of all, the author set the novel at Easter time. The masks are part of carnival tradition.Mandy redeeming Bill at the orgy is an Easter reference. The Christians stamped out drunken orgies. I don't think the ritual has anything to do with Saturnalia. Christmas was about going to church and large family gatherings and special foods and meals. Nothing in Eyes Wide Shut is Christmas-y. Parents don't take their kid to the store to go Christmas shopping for the kid, for one thing. The rubbishy Christmas trees and lights are a mockery of Christmas, mostly.
You lot dreaming up history on acid
Tom Cruise does a great job with such a ridiculous script! I found nothing mysterious in this film, only the willful mystification of a gullible audience, which is one of the hackneyed devices of Modernist anti-art. The film says less than nothing about men and women. You could learn more from an episode of 'Happy Days'. The audience is duped into thinking its getting high art, when its merely getting glorified trash. Is it not ironic that the last word uttered (by Kidman), in the last film of Kubrick is an expletive - that says it all. Kubrick may be a master of technique, but not of storytelling. Kubrick's films are designed to draw attention to themselves, rather than communicate anything of value to their audiences.