31-03-2014, 03:07 PM
Below extracted from thetruthsekker.blog
Quote:Kubrick completed his final cut of "Eyes Wide Shut" in March 1999. Within the first several days of the month, the film was viewed by the key actors involved, some of Kubrick's friends and family, and certain Warner Brother executives. Kubrick died days later, on the 7th March. It is widely claimed that the "Kubrick cut" of March 1999 was almost an hour longer in length than the publically released film. The cut material also allegedly included dream-like sequences of a mind-bending, reality-distorting nature. Why was this material removed from the film? The myriad of continuity errors, particularly the pool room scene, indicate heavy editing that is inconsistent with Kubrick's style and standard. Kubrick loved to edit his films with meticulous precision. "Editing is the only aspect of the cinematic art that is unique. It shares no connection with any other art form: writing, acting, photography, things that are major aspects of the cinema, is still not unique to it, but editing is." Kubrick's "final" edit was witnessed (and approved by Warner Bros.) and seemingly differs dramatically from the released film. Why? http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/faq/index4.html
Ironically, Kubrick's contract with Warner Bros. stated that "Eyes Wide Shut" was to be released on July 6th 1999, exactly thirty years to the day of the Apollo 11 "landing". Is it possible that the claims of his involvement with the Apollo
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14