There's a certain brand of "conspiracy theorist" that assumes anyone who is very successful must be one of "them". It's annoying, because we should be celebrating people who do genuinely good things with their work, like Eyes Wide Shut. The only question mark I have with Kubrick is Lolita. I tried reading the book not long ago and stopped after 75 pages because it made me sick.
I'm not in a position to defend or attack Kubrick on Lolita. maybe another warning; maybe a personal indulgence. I will say this about the man: with movies like Dr. Strangelove, he took the source material and turned it on its head, mocking Soviet hysteria.
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jeffwingersballs ago
how is Eyes Wide Shut not a warning to the masses
we_kill_creativity ago
There's a certain brand of "conspiracy theorist" that assumes anyone who is very successful must be one of "them". It's annoying, because we should be celebrating people who do genuinely good things with their work, like Eyes Wide Shut. The only question mark I have with Kubrick is Lolita. I tried reading the book not long ago and stopped after 75 pages because it made me sick.
jeffwingersballs ago
I'm not in a position to defend or attack Kubrick on Lolita. maybe another warning; maybe a personal indulgence. I will say this about the man: with movies like Dr. Strangelove, he took the source material and turned it on its head, mocking Soviet hysteria.
CotterPyke ago
Dr. Strangelove is one of my favorite movies, but Soviet hysteria was certainly warranted. The marxists won the culture war, just look around you.