Hollywood Decoded — Season 1, Episode 18: Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut

Episode synopsis

Jay Dyer and Jay Weidner explore the subtle symbolism hidden throughout Eyes Wide Shut, which reveal the secret machinations of the power elite. Overtly this is a tale of a man, who thinks he is at the top of the game, but is knocked out of his comfort zone as he stumbles across a secret society of the uber-rich. Was this all a ploy to lure a new member into their plots or simply a series of accidental encounters? As we examine the intricate details of this movie, we see that it reveals the lengths that an occult-based power elite will go to maintain their control over the wheels of our society.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Wachowskis' Matrix Trilogy
• E2Cameron's Terminators
• E3Kubrick's 2001
• E4Cameron's Titanic & Avatar
• E5Nolan's Batman Begins
• E6Polanski's Chinatown
• E7Ridley Scott's Blade Runner
• E8Spielberg's Minority Report and A.I.
• E9Chris Carter's The X-Files
• E10Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy Part 1
• E11Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy Part 2
• E12Nolan's Inception