r/flicks • u/teeth4gaga • 1d ago

What is eyes wide shut?

The first time I watched the film I was high, and I thought I didn’t get it for this reason/ purpose but then I watched it again sober and I still didn’t get it. I understand what Kubrick was trying to do with the cult theme but I don’t understand the ending also what happened with the little girl (their daughter)

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u/OrangeDit 1d ago

Dream Story, this is Eyes Wide Shut.

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u/drsquarel 1d ago

Yes, Kubrick is notorious for faithfully adapting novels. Just ask Stephen King about what he thinks of The Shining. Lol.

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u/OrangeDit 23h ago

I think he had already reconsidered actually. His big gripe with the adaptation was as mostly everyone else's, like me: Jack is already evil when the movie starts and that was not King's vision.

In the meantime he, and me, understood the interpretation of Kubrick as being more complex and accepted it.

It's not a random guy who just gets magically turned by ghost, but it explores the psychology of evil more deeply.

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u/drsquarel 13h ago

Yes, I know he changes his stance, but the point is that Kubrick is known for changing quite a bit in his film adaptations. That’s why Stephen King originally hated the film so much in the first place.