NP Re: EYES WIDE SHUT

[davemarc]

Thematic Spoiler Warning

> From: Michael D. Workman <m-workman at nwu.edu>
> 
> To horn in briefly on this discussion: I have yet to see EWS, and
probably
> won't for awhile since I usually try to save the works of filmmakers whom
I
> respect for a rainy day. However, I would like to note that, given the
> apparent damnably "dumb" nature of this film, this perspective could very
> well have been within Mr. Kubrick's purview, given that the focal thrust
of
> EWS is sex. 

The thing is, that's arguable at best.  The hype was that the film was all
about sex--particularly some sort of sex between the principals--but for
many who've seen it, that turns out to have been hype.

To me, the film is much more about critiquing marriage, family, and home as
refuge.  The concept strikes me as being of great importance to Kubrick, as
indicated by his life and his work, esp. The Shining, A Clockwork Orange,
2001, and Lolita.  I think it's even in The Killing.

I don't think the film does this particularly well.  And, as I suggested
before, I doubt Kubrick was necessarily responsible for the final form of
the film.

d.