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The ritual sequence was probably one of the most trippy sequences ever. Combined with colours surrounding the place, the mystery of the masks and general atmosphere. Generally, this movie contains some of the best colouring i've seen on a movie, very hypnotic & mysterious, not even mentioning the great music.
Regarding "the scene", I don't think Dr. Bill was shocked because she had fantasies. It was the way she laid it out that floored him. She expressed, in no uncertain terms, and in detail, that she had basic desires that could level him and blow up their lives. It's one thing to acknowledge that it exists, but to hear her describe it, using the very commanding traits you cite, basically alerted him to just how vulnerable he and his marriage were.
I think that Tom Cruise was a perfect protagonist for this role,the same way that Ryan O' Neal was perfect for Barry Lyndon.They are both not really charismatic as actors and their performances are skeletal and almost nonhuman,which is exactly what Kubrick intended.
She has a hard time believing a man could be so clueless about a woman's desires, I have a hard time believing that a woman would have a hard time believing that.
It's not a valid review if you're burned out from watching it multiple times! I felt the same disappointment when I re-watched American Beauty, doesn't bear up when rewatched. You owe it to the film to recall how it affected you the FIRST time you saw it.
I wouldn't say that he couldn't comprehend Alice's fantasy. In fact quite the opposite, all of the close ups of Bill are there to ensure that he's fully comprehending it...it's just that he can't believe it, or doesn't want to believe it, because of who he is and his sense of status. He's a wealthy, respected New York Doctor with a beautiful wife and daughter...he's overconfident and comfortable in his role and the point of Alice's confession...just like her dream later on when the night ends...is to shatter all of that. To laugh in his face, to bring him down a notch because he's a bit too smug for his own good.
Hmm. I think you're missing an entire aspect of the film: the way society and power functions. While featuring erotic themes, I think the film ultimately explores how power organizes, and how that organization constructs society; while not organically, but because of human nature. In other words, hidden desires and sexuality are the themes that govern people; therefore power is derivative of these core desires -- the Greeks would refer to eros or pathos, etc ....
I highly disagree with Eyes Wide Shut being a victim of Kubrick's cult status and would actually go so far as to say it's his best work by a long mile, even though that's arguable considering the subject being Kubrick. And I also highly disagree with you when you said it tangles the themes it touches only on the surface, since there's a lot to analyze and talk about here.
Tom Cruise: Born on the Fourth of July IS a film where the cracks of veneer open on his character, Ron Kovic. Paralyzed from the waist down from a bullet that severed his spinal chord in Vietnam, Cruise turns himself inside out as Kovic!
I made it through most of the review. I’m surprised you didn’t mention that there’s high significance in this film not just because of the relationship between Tom and Nicole...but the Erie truth imbedded in the film about these sex parties they have in these huge mansion party’s owned by the elite. For example, the mansion the movie was shot at was a real Rothschild mansion. These party’s really happen, there were pictures leaked online showing just how creepy they really are. There’s also speculation that much more sinister things happen at these elite party’s. I think the director wanted to, not just tell a story about a husband and wife, but also to OPEN the audience’s eyes to a world they had no idea happened behind closed doors at these elite gatherings. We would know more about the story but 30 minutes were cut from the film without explanation, and unfortunately stanley kubrick passed away during editing....
I just saw your more recent review and this one still stands on its own quite well. I like all your old reviews for that matter. Also I love how you talk to your future self at the end, knowing that you will revisit the film and likely reevaluate it once again. So cool how you came full circle 5 years later.
How can you say Tom's performance doesn't say enough? Bill is almost as if the audience is the protagonist of the movie and gets involved in these crazy situations. This is not a cheap Netflix film about sexuality, some erotic scenes, moanings and call it a day. This movie is about the role of women in society I would say, or at least in the society Bill lives in. The reason he uses his doctor credentials so much is because he has a high status but is nothing compared to the people having the secret ritual.
It wasn’t just that Alice had a meaningless desire to have sex with someone else. It was that she said she was fully willing to abandon bill and everything they’ve went through. It throws him in a loop because it makes him rethink the sincerity of there entire marriage. That his wife, the person who should give him undying comfort and support would have such vengeful thoughts. Is this just normal and something to ignore, or should this be something of concern and that should be talked about?
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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are perfect casting for this, they basically play themselves lol
The ritual sequence was probably one of the most trippy sequences ever. Combined with colours surrounding the place, the mystery of the masks and general atmosphere. Generally, this movie contains some of the best colouring i've seen on a movie, very hypnotic & mysterious, not even mentioning the great music.
Regarding "the scene", I don't think Dr. Bill was shocked because she had fantasies. It was the way she laid it out that floored him. She expressed, in no uncertain terms, and in detail, that she had basic desires that could level him and blow up their lives. It's one thing to acknowledge that it exists, but to hear her describe it, using the very commanding traits you cite, basically alerted him to just how vulnerable he and his marriage were.
You just secretly hate/hate on Tom Cruise
I think that Tom Cruise was a perfect protagonist for this role,the same way that Ryan O' Neal was perfect for Barry Lyndon.They are both not really charismatic as actors and their performances are skeletal and almost nonhuman,which is exactly what Kubrick intended.
Wrong. Few people understand the essance of that film. There's a good reason why Kubrick considered this his best work.
I like your videos, but I don't much dig the idea that a character HAS to learn something or gain something or change over the course of the movie.
She has a hard time believing a man could be so clueless about a woman's desires, I have a hard time believing that a woman would have a hard time believing that.
"They" killed Stanley over this film... "they" don't even bother to live in the shadows anymore.. "THEY" are here
It's not a valid review if you're burned out from watching it multiple times! I felt the same disappointment when I re-watched American Beauty, doesn't bear up when rewatched. You owe it to the film to recall how it affected you the FIRST time you saw it.
I wouldn't say that he couldn't comprehend Alice's fantasy. In fact quite the opposite, all of the close ups of Bill are there to ensure that he's fully comprehending it...it's just that he can't believe it, or doesn't want to believe it, because of who he is and his sense of status. He's a wealthy, respected New York Doctor with a beautiful wife and daughter...he's overconfident and comfortable in his role and the point of Alice's confession...just like her dream later on when the night ends...is to shatter all of that. To laugh in his face, to bring him down a notch because he's a bit too smug for his own good.
Hmm. I think you're missing an entire aspect of the film: the way society and power functions. While featuring erotic themes, I think the film ultimately explores how power organizes, and how that organization constructs society; while not organically, but because of human nature. In other words, hidden desires and sexuality are the themes that govern people; therefore power is derivative of these core desires -- the Greeks would refer to eros or pathos, etc ....
I highly disagree with Eyes Wide Shut being a victim of Kubrick's cult status and would actually go so far as to say it's his best work by a long mile, even though that's arguable considering the subject being Kubrick. And I also highly disagree with you when you said it tangles the themes it touches only on the surface, since there's a lot to analyze and talk about here.
Tom Cruise: Born on the Fourth of July IS a film where the cracks of veneer open on his character, Ron Kovic. Paralyzed from the waist down from a bullet that severed his spinal chord in Vietnam, Cruise turns himself inside out as Kovic!
I made it through most of the review. I’m surprised you didn’t mention that there’s high significance in this film not just because of the relationship between Tom and Nicole...but the Erie truth imbedded in the film about these sex parties they have in these huge mansion party’s owned by the elite. For example, the mansion the movie was shot at was a real Rothschild mansion. These party’s really happen, there were pictures leaked online showing just how creepy they really are. There’s also speculation that much more sinister things happen at these elite party’s. I think the director wanted to, not just tell a story about a husband and wife, but also to OPEN the audience’s eyes to a world they had no idea happened behind closed doors at these elite gatherings. We would know more about the story but 30 minutes were cut from the film without explanation, and unfortunately stanley kubrick passed away during editing....
I just saw your more recent review and this one still stands on its own quite well. I like all your old reviews for that matter. Also I love how you talk to your future self at the end, knowing that you will revisit the film and likely reevaluate it once again. So cool how you came full circle 5 years later.
Putting the words 'Stanley Kubrick' and 'half-baked' in the same review?
I really liked Eyes Wide Shut.
How can you say Tom's performance doesn't say enough? Bill is almost as if the audience is the protagonist of the movie and gets involved in these crazy situations. This is not a cheap Netflix film about sexuality, some erotic scenes, moanings and call it a day. This movie is about the role of women in society I would say, or at least in the society Bill lives in. The reason he uses his doctor credentials so much is because he has a high status but is nothing compared to the people having the secret ritual.
It wasn’t just that Alice had a meaningless desire to have sex with someone else. It was that she said she was fully willing to abandon bill and everything they’ve went through. It throws him in a loop because it makes him rethink the sincerity of there entire marriage. That his wife, the person who should give him undying comfort and support would have such vengeful thoughts. Is this just normal and something to ignore, or should this be something of concern and that should be talked about?