Open eyes

Florine 2022-03-24 09:01:18

"Open the eyes", the film discusses not only sex, but also social theory.

The Hungarian at the beginning said to the hostess that the content roughly means that women after marriage are free, because they no longer need to care about virginity and can have friendship with the people they love. And the heroine replied, it's so funny! Saying that she might agree with this approach, we can see that the rudiment of her desire to change the status quo has been revealed.

The religious ceremony at the end of the film is the focus of the whole film. There are some powerful upper-class people standing there, and the life and death of Booker is determined by them. They insinuate the ugly faces of some powerful and powerful people. They put on their masks and took off their masks. It can be said that they have completely changed a person, concealing the darkest side of human nature. I insist that the masked woman was killed. Although the movie did not give much reasoning, it is not difficult to speculate that the masked woman was murdered after carefully understanding the director's intentions. The simple analysis is that when the protagonist Harvard rescued her, he reminded her that if she continued to take drugs, her life would be in danger. It can be seen that Booker really wants to change this habit after listening to Harvard's words, which means that she has obeyed this opinion and will no longer die because of drugs. In the end, Booker's death was caused by taking drugs, and the day of his death was just a few nights after Harvard entered the religious hall. This part is undoubtedly questionable.

The reason why sex can be bought and sold at will is inseparable from society. I’m not sure if the owner of the clothing store is his daughter. Undoubtedly, the woman is Booker. When the protagonist Harvard entered the shop, Harvard hurriedly asked the owner to provide prom costumes. The owner was confused. Knowing which type of clothing to choose, the "fake daughter" next to him actually guessed Haval's purpose and provided relevant information. It can be seen that the hidden story should start from here. The movie also gave her two clips separately. In the first clip, the owner of the clothing store found that she and the two men were very angry after fooling around. He severely reprimanded them and prepared to call the police to arrest the two men. But in the second clip, it is obvious that the two men not only weren't caught, but were staying in the clothing store just about to leave, and the boss's expression on them was "a hundred and eighty degrees" reversed. It turns out that the previous boss used Haford's acting skills, and this one has lifted the ugly veil of money control.

The hero Haford impressed me quite deeply. He often paid others generously for service. In order to show his status and win respect, the traces of social class became more and more obvious. But poor Haford is just a pawn among "them". He tried to drag and control, but he got deeper and deeper. Finally, he wanted to learn the truth from the old man with glasses, but he regretted that his friend. He is also a member of the "evil forces", and once again warned him to stay away from it in the name of a friend.

I like this movie very much. I like director Stanley Kubrick very much. This is also his last work, but it is not a pity. At least he has completed many great works.

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Eyes Wide Shut quotes

  • Victor Ziegler: Bill, I... I know what happened to you last night. And I know what's been going on since. And I think you just might have got the wrong idea about one or two things.

    Dr. Bill Harford: [feigning ignorance] I'm sorry Victor, but... what the hell are you talking about?

    Victor Ziegler: Please, Bill... no games. I was there. At the house. "The house". I saw you, Bill. I saw everything.

  • Victor Ziegler: Bill, I don't think you realize how much trouble you got yourself into last night just by going over there. Who do you think those people were? Those were not just some ordinary people. If I told you their names... no, I'm not going to tell you their names... but if I did, I don't think you'd sleep so well at night.