EYES WIDE SHUT
Cierra G. Rowe
June 16, 2018
Well well. Isn't this a hot little '90s number. Nothing like raunchy nights of the elite to kick off a movie date, accompanied by Orville Redenbacher and Nicole Kidman's nipples.
You could say that Eyes Wide Shut is a cinematic cup of coffee donning a sexy off shoulder gown, with an animal printed g-string underneath. You could say that its characters sway under the lurid lights in houses of facades wrapped tightly in a society of esteemed vulgarities. It seems that the masks are present even before you tell the servants ''Fidelio''.
While Alice waltzes around with an impeccably dressed creepazoid, giving him good looks that are sure to assist him in opening at least one of his eyes...
While Dr. Bill is eyed like a juicy steak by young models, all over him like lanugo hair...
and while they both engage in flirtatious, possibly encouraging behaviors during this dreamy, delectable party.....
I observe that all is not as it seems. The party itself is a mask. One giant costume; The elegance, the rich picturesque furnishings, the chilled guests and their fancy ensembles; all distractions from the true nature of things.
Keep an eye on the colors, dialogue and symbolism used throughout this film, as they're very cleverly placed and are there for a reason. Kubrick is trying to tell us something and I do assume that he is conveying a personal experience.
There are many things in this puzzling film to notice but I'd better be brief lest I trip and fall into the rabbit hole.
You could cut the tension in Bill and Alice's marriage with a knife. It's no question that there is a lack of passion. The spark is gone, replaced with event planners, distrust and routine.
Alice is unhappy.
It's Christmas Time. (hence all of the fucking lights.)
Everyone wants Bill.
Yes, he wants Bill too.
While Dr. Bill is eyed like a juicy steak by young models, all over him like lanugo hair...
and while they both engage in flirtatious, possibly encouraging behaviors during this dreamy, delectable party.....
I observe that all is not as it seems. The party itself is a mask. One giant costume; The elegance, the rich picturesque furnishings, the chilled guests and their fancy ensembles; all distractions from the true nature of things.
Keep an eye on the colors, dialogue and symbolism used throughout this film, as they're very cleverly placed and are there for a reason. Kubrick is trying to tell us something and I do assume that he is conveying a personal experience.
There are many things in this puzzling film to notice but I'd better be brief lest I trip and fall into the rabbit hole.
You could cut the tension in Bill and Alice's marriage with a knife. It's no question that there is a lack of passion. The spark is gone, replaced with event planners, distrust and routine.
Alice is unhappy.
It's Christmas Time. (hence all of the fucking lights.)
Everyone wants Bill.
We glimpse the city that he lives in, at night; with its cold sultry underbelly and vivid lights blurring as Bill's steps through this binary city are narrated by the eccentric piano with no fingers.
As Bill shimmies his way through glitterati turf, away from his monotonous marriage troubles and nearer to penetrating a secret society of mask wearing deviants, we are treated to an intriguing tale of uncertainty but sadly left hanging by a baffling, abrupt ending.
If you've yet to watch Eyes Wide Shut, for amusement's sake, give it a go.
If you've yet to watch Eyes Wide Shut, for amusement's sake, give it a go.
Cierra G. Rowe is a fine artist who enjoys writing.
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