Eyes Wide Shut Ritual

For those that are curious, these are what the lyrics mean and what they are backwards. Enjoy the new description 😁

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My response is derived from web search results. The lyrics during the chant in Eyes Wide Shut are from a song called Migrations by Jocelyn Pook. The song features a verse of the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, which was played backwards in the movie. The verse is:

paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam dharma-samsthapanarthaya sambhavami yuge yuge

This translates to:

For the protection of the virtuous, for the destruction of the evil and for the firm establishment of Dharma (righteousness), I take birth and am incarnated on Earth, from age to age.

The verse is spoken by Krishna, a Hindu deity, who reveals his divine form to his disciple Arjuna. The verse implies that Krishna manifests himself whenever there is a decline of morality and justice in the world.

The song was chosen by Stanley Kubrick for the movie, but he was unaware of the source material and its significance for the Hindu community. After some protests, Warner Brothers removed the chanting and re-recorded the song to not include it. The reason for using the Hindu scripture in the movie is unclear, but some speculate that it was meant to create a contrast between the sacred and the profane, or to suggest a hidden meaning behind the ritual scene.

[TehSkullKid]

List of mistakes Tom Cruise made in infiltrating the ceremony:
Showing up late
Showing up in a taxi
Having the taxi driver stay outside and potentially give away information about who he was and, of course, reduce his credibility (The method of transportation and lateness might have been forgiven if he made it clear the driver was "in on it" and it seemed like he had plans to leave with another guest)
Giving the password to the men outside the building, unprompted
Only putting his mask on when he's already inside the mansion
Wearing a mask intended for a commoner
Wandering around the mansion, looking like a fish out of water just watching people engage in these acts
Not realizing there was no second password (the final nail in the coffin)

Kubrick doesn't even draw attention to half of these. I love how he leaves the details up to the viewer to decipher. Showing, not telling.

[tompo]

Kubrick quote: “Never, ever go near power. Don’t become friends with anyone who has real power. It’s dangerous.”

[BarterTom]

"If I told you half the names of the people there, you'd never sleep again."

[sheldonxwilliams]

The ritual. The strange chanting. The piano playing in the background. It's all so eerie and scary that it gives me the chills

[avnub]

The Red Cloaked man has to be one of Kubrick’s scariest characters for me, the condescending dominance in his voice when he interrogates Bill is just so chilling and tense.

[thaneofwhiterun]

The soundtrack is so sublime and haunting in every way.

Kubrick will always remain one of the best directors ever.

[thePVFnews]

The most disturbing thing about all of this is the distinguished fact that we are watching a TONED DOWN reenactment of what REALLY is going on.

[djcorvette]

This film could only have been made by a man who loathed and despised elite criminality

[mohasalmedeh]

Just your average rothschild's family reunion on Saturday

[tmsact]

Remember this was Kubricks last film. He passed away six days after screening a Final Cut of this film.

[DAVIDE-bkby]

This stuff really happens by the way, Kubrick was letting us know

[frankuraku]

Fun fact: Kubrick snuck in the church of scientology and recorded Tom Cruise in his daily routine.

[gyro]

This scene was such a trip. I literally forgot for a moment that I'm watching a movie

[Al-ouso]

Anyone think Tom Cruise has legitimately been to one of these ceremonies in real life? The answer is most certainly YES lmao

[lorddarkrai]

Man, Diddy has truly made some sophisticated renovations lately

[ANiCKiN]

Holy shit, that music made that scene so fucking mysterious.

[MaevaStardust]

This scene combined with that unsettling ritual song made me squirmed under my blanket. And I’ve seen a lot of horror and gory movies. This one isn’t horror per se but there is something so dark and sinister that I can’t quite explain, I just felt it in my stomach and I can feel my whole body warming with anxiety.

[acupoffullness]

Mom: son go and play with the neighbor's kids...

The neighbor's kids:

[lolcat]

When you're ordering $65, 000 worth of cheese pizza and hotdogs and the broke fella without a 33rd degree masonry says "get wings"

[kinginigo]

I'm so glad most people are awaken in this comment section. This truly gives me faith in humanity.