# Questions about the movie "Eyes Wide Shut"

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**Created:** [January 17, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-movie-eyes-wide-shut/679094 "2014-01-17T20:14:34Z")\
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> [@msmith537](#):
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> 1. What was the point to the plot element involving Milich? Was it anything more than his wanting to sell his daughter to Bill? If so, does anyone have any ideas as to what that could be?
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> It was more to set the tone. Dr Bill is venturing down a rabbit hole, so to speak, of a world of weirdo sexual perversions.

That, and an excuse to oogle the very young, luscious Leelee Sobieski in just her underwear\*!!\* 😃

Most every ‘mystery’ about the events of the film are explained to Tom Cruise by Sidney Pollack’s character at the end. He is not an ‘unreliable narrator’ nor part of a ‘vast conspiracy’, everything he says make sense and is true. The film is more about the characters’ emotions and reactions to the seemingly weird events of that night rather than the events themselves…

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