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of the 20 century, a deception which continues to hold its power to this day. Kubrick made a
reference to Apollo 11, for he had been involved in the deception and knew its details intimately. Yet
he had to do so by subtle means lest he run afoul of the powers-that-be.

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Multiple posters were created to advertise Kubrick’s 13 movie. Another one is pictured above. One
of the major themes of Eyes Wide Shut is that people wear masks. Throughout the movie, whenever
the elite gather together they are observed wearing masks. The symbolic meaning is that people are
deceivers. Especially among the mighty, the wealthy, the influential of this world, people
masquerade as that which they are not so that they can commit their immoral and wicked deeds in
anonymity. The ultimate deceiver and mask wearer is Satan who seeks to portray himself as a
benevolent giver of gifts to mankind, when in truth he is a malevolent adversary of man.

II Corinthians 11:14-15
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light. It is no great thing therefore if his
ministers also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

Stanley Kubrick was not a saint. He was not a professor of Christ. He was a sinful man who was
disillusioned with humanity. He saw the worst in man, and realized that everyone was selfish, and
prone to incredible acts of betrayal and harm toward others. In interviews, Kubrick stated the
following.

The question becomes, 'Are you giving them something to make them a little happier, or are you
putting in something that is inherently true to the material?' Are people behaving the way we all
really behave, or are they behaving the way we would like them to behave? I mean, the world is not
as it's presented in Frank Capra films. People love those films - which are beautifully made - but
I wouldn't describe them as a true picture of life...

There's something inherently wrong with the human personality. There's an evil side to it. One of
the things that horror stories can do is to show us the archetypes of the unconscious: we can see the
dark side without having to confront it directly...

Man isn’t a noble savage, he’s an ignoble savage. He is irrational, brutal, weak, silly, unable to be
objective about anything where his own interests are involved - that about sums it up. I'm interested
in the brutal and violent nature of man because it’s a true picture of him. And any attempt to create
social institutions on a false view of the nature of man is probably doomed to failure...