The movie can be viewed in multiple ways.

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2006)

Replace the adults at the secret gathering with kids and you have a profound movie. Was Kubrick trying to expose pedophilia amongst powerful people? Who knows, but it makes the movie much more profound. It explains why Dr. Bill's life is threatened. Also, turn on the closed captions when the young girl whispers in Cruise's ear. She tells him to get a cloak lined with Ermine. Ermine was worn by royalty. It also symbolizes moral purity or innocence. Why does the movie use pedophilia as bookends for the orgy scene?
The movie is spooky, and also unbelievably complex. There is a strange amount of "Grail" imagery in the prostitute scene. Notice the immense amount of "V's" in the entire scene from her clothes to the way the Christmas lights are hung. Before the orgy there are also two road signs which have a "V" and an upside down "V" symbolizing the masculine and the feminine.
Overall, the movie is about much more than relationships and sex. It is sort of like a Da Vinci painting. It's true meaning may take years to figure out.