Very Scary Sex Story

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2006)

Eyes Wide Shut is more of an educational experience than entertainment. There is no classic protagonist to win us over, nobody triumphs and nothing is resolved, except that evil wins the day.
Demonic worship clearly represents evil in this film. It is revealed midway with no forewarning. How this ties in to human sexual behavior is for the viewer to conclude. However, the storyteller pulls no punches as to his intention.
The enticement sparked in men when they see a beautiful woman (Kidman's nude expose) contrasted to men that hide their identity behind grotesque masks as they seek sexual gratification is just another take on a very familiar theme.
Maybe the incentive for this film was to reveal the exploitation of women by a monstrous cult. However, whether Kubrick knew of such a cult is inconsequential. That women are forced, even young girls, into sexual slavery is a sad reality that needs more exposure in an apathetic world steeped in depravity.
I don't know how Kubrick died. I believe the film was released after his death.