Parents need to know that this is a very adult film, with rampant female nudity, scenes that border on soft-core pornography, and a very mature treatment of the standard themes of jealousy and infidelity. All women are naked at some point, and (except for Alice) are junkies, prostitutes, or both. People abuse alcohol and marijuana. One character pimps his young teenage daughter.
Positive messages:Most of the characters in this film engage in what is commonly considered deviant social behavior (e.g. drug use, sex with prostitutes, adultery). Some even openly encourage such behavior. The consequences for engaging in such behavior only falls upon prostitutes.
Let me first just say, this is a masterpiece. Don't listen to people who don't believe this, they can't understnad the true meaning of it. At first I watched it, and I pretty much hated it. I thought that it was graphic, inappropriate, and odd. Then I watched an in-depth analysis, it's on YouTube, just type in "Eyes Wide Shut anaylsis" there are three parts. PLEASE WATCH IT IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT YOU'RE FEELINGS FOR THIS MOVIE! It definitally changed my view, now I going around reccomending it to everyone. I'm 13, so I was shocked by the graphic sex scenes, but they're not really that bad. So watch it!
Why did I watch this? Full of sex, pornography, language and unfaithfulness. Why would anyone want to fill their heads with this garbage? Tom and Nicole made a BIG mistake.
Whoever said this movie is a piece of pornographic garbage is clearly an idiot with no brain, or more likely a religious idiot with no brain. Of course there is sex in this movie, but it is neither emotionally rewarding to the characters or is it appealing to watch (Mostly the orgy scenes) this is what Kubrick intended. In Nicole Kidman's and Tom Cruise's relationship there are no real feelings of love or hate, they look at each other with their eyes wide shut. If you want to understand what I mean see the movie.
Not shy about sex. No kids allowed (but older teens can handle it).
Extremely sexually graphic, especially in the unrated version. Very frank about nudity and sex, although much of it is more creepy/cold than erotic. Not at all for kids or young teenagers, although some teens 15 and older can watch this and appreciate it. A perfectly made Kubrick masterpiece - intelligent, creepy, hypnotic, and mysterious. Underrated!
My sister rented this movie from blockbusters when she was 15...I wanted to watch it too..now certainly it isnt something you would want your young child watching, but from first hand experience, it really didnt fase me much..now i look at it differently. i'm not completly turned off by it, but i think its rather interesting and excentric.
I watched this film because I'm an avid movie buff and I have my freedoms and no my limits. Children of no age should be subjection to the soft-core pornography within "Eyes Wide Shut".
Eyes Wide Shut is not the pornographic nonsense so many others think it is. It is a slow-paced, dreamlike sequence of sexual fantasies. I understand why people hate it, though. Women will clearly be offended by their treatment in the film. Though I'm sure if the story was rversed (that is, told from a woman's perspective), women wouldn't have the same feeling, nd men would feel offended by being dropped down from the leadership and pimp-like position they fancy they automatically have. I will agree it is not for children at all, though.