“Eyes Wide Shut” - Why NO ONE Understands The REAL Theme

The 1999 occult classic Eyes Wide Shut was directed by Stanley Kubrick and was sadly his last film. Kubrick died after production wrapped up and there are rumors the final edit was not done by him, but rather, the studio. There have been rumors about what exactly was left out and if the movie truly presented the movie as Kubrick wanted.

The production of the movie is the longest for any film in history, at 400 days. Production of the film took place in England, despite the fact that the story is based in New York.

The production of the movie was so long that Harvey Keitel, the original actor who was to play the character Ziegler, left England. He allegedly claimed that production took too long. Kubrick was notorious for filming scenes over and over again.

Keitel was replaced by Sidney Pollack who also served as a Producer and did a superb job.

There is nothing random in this film, everything, every image, every symbol, is intentional. If you are a student of the occult, Kubrick crammed so much into this 2 and a half hour film.

The main theme? What was Kurbik trying to tell us? That, I will leave open to your own interpretation as I present to you different images in the movie and discuss their significance.

One thing I will say regarding the theme is that Tom Cruise, who plays the character Dr. Bill Hartford has his eyes wide shut, hence the title. He exists in his own Truman Show. He lives in a world where everyone is let in on a secret, except him. Everyone he interacts with is in some way part of the secret society, only he doesn’t realize it. This includes his own wife and daughter.

If you are going to be using my video as a companion to Eyes Wide Shut as you watch it, I will ask you to turn the movie on now. Currently it is available on Netflix and Amazon Prime with a special subscription.