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Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick was a man who was granted entrance into the world of the global elite, though he
apparently saw himself as a hired servant, useful for their designs, rather than as a true insider.
Kubrick directed 13 feature films over the course of his movie career. Although none of them were
blockbusters at the box office, they were profitable and have over time been deemed by some to be
among the finest examples of film making. In the 5th edition of Steven Jay Schneider’s 1001 Movies
You Must See Before You Die, 9 of Kubrick's films made the list. Kubrick stands out in this movie
guide for having a higher percentage of his films to make the list than any other director. Kubrick’s
films which are listed in this movie guide are Paths of Glory (1957), Spartacus (1960), Lolita
(1962), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), 2001: A
Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), The Shining (1980) and
Full Metal Jacket (1987).

I concur that Stanley Kubrick was one of the most brilliant men to ever have directed movies. He
was a profound esotericist, communicating volumes through subtle means as he employed
symbolism in his movies to an extent rarely observed by other film makers. Kubrick was regarded
as obsessive as a director. He was a perfectionist who attended to the minutiae of set details and the
performance of actors. Kubrick refused to explain to people what his movies were about. He would
often give some defense such as the following response when questioned about the deeper meaning
of the movie 2001, A Space Odyssey.

How could we possibly appreciate the Mona Lisa if Leonardo (Da Vinci) had written at the bottom
of the canvas, ‘The lady is smiling because she is hiding a secret from her lover’? This would
shackle the viewer to reality, and I don't want this to happen to 2001.

I have written about the esoteric theme of 2001, A Space Odyssey in the book Attractive Deception
in the chapter titled Satanic Inroads to Judaism and Christianity.

http://parablesblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/attractive-deception-part-6.html

Kubrick’s movies were often controversial due to their disturbing themes and immoral content. It
is due to these elements that I have chosen to not view many of his films, including the one whose