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29 arguments against the theories of Kubrick being assassinated and Eyes Wide Shut re-edited against his will. By Rob Ager.
Part three here youtube.com/watch?v=1whshIQBtE0
Article version of this study is available here collativelearning.com/downloadables/Was%20Stanley%20Kubrick%20killed%20(Rob%20Ager)%20-%20second%20update.pdf
Check out more of my research and breakdowns on Eyes Wide Shut ...
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:33 1. Why release the film at all?
03:20 2. Why fund an anti-establishment movie?
04:19 3. The encoding risk.
07:40 4. Why not reshoot Somerton?
08:33 5. Abuse implications still in film.
10:15 6. The contract assumption.
13:06 7. Mismatching scene descriptions
13:59 8. Production materials and the narratio theory.
15:00 9. Lack of deleted scene production materials.
16:50 10. Difficulties in silencing all crew long term.
19:57 11. Kubrick would have preserved evidence of his cut.
21:40 12. Film mismatches deleted scene descriptions.
23:22 13. Executive resignation reasons.
24:28 14. Ease of numerical influence.
28:19 15. The conspiracy occurred too quickly.
32:28 16. Not killed for other anti-elite films.
34:13 17. Other anti-establishment film makers.
36:56 18. Prominent conspiracists not killed.
38:41 19. Defamation is the standard.
43:12 20. His death elevated the film.
44:03 21. Jan Harlan's editing accounts.
46:56 22. Why announce the executive screening?
47:47 23. Kubrick wasn't a crass director.
48:20 24. The censorship obstacle.
50:00 25. The claimed scenes would have ruined Kubrick's rep.
51:34 26. Legal and casting difficulties.
53:45 27. The film would still be seen as fiction.
54:43 28. Other film makers who died in the editing stage.
55:06 29. Assassination suspicions were inevitable.
57:57 Closing points
29 arguments against the theories of Kubrick being assassinated and Eyes Wide Shut re-edited against his will. By Rob Ager.
Part three here youtube.com/watch?v=1whshIQBtE0
Article version of this study is available here collativelearning.com/downloadables/Was%20Stanley%20Kubrick%20killed%20(Rob%20Ager)%20-%20second%20update.pdf
Check out more of my research and breakdowns on Eyes Wide Shut ...
WEBSITE: collativelearning.com
PATREON (free sign up) patreon.com/RobAger
FACEBOOK: en-gb.facebook.com/RobAgerpublic
TWITTER: twitter.com/RobAger?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:33 1. Why release the film at all?
03:20 2. Why fund an anti-establishment movie?
04:19 3. The encoding risk.
07:40 4. Why not reshoot Somerton?
08:33 5. Abuse implications still in film.
10:15 6. The contract assumption.
13:06 7. Mismatching scene descriptions
13:59 8. Production materials and the narratio theory.
15:00 9. Lack of deleted scene production materials.
16:50 10. Difficulties in silencing all crew long term.
19:57 11. Kubrick would have preserved evidence of his cut.
21:40 12. Film mismatches deleted scene descriptions.
23:22 13. Executive resignation reasons.
24:28 14. Ease of numerical influence.
28:19 15. The conspiracy occurred too quickly.
32:28 16. Not killed for other anti-elite films.
34:13 17. Other anti-establishment film makers.
36:56 18. Prominent conspiracists not killed.
38:41 19. Defamation is the standard.
43:12 20. His death elevated the film.
44:03 21. Jan Harlan's editing accounts.
46:56 22. Why announce the executive screening?
47:47 23. Kubrick wasn't a crass director.
48:20 24. The censorship obstacle.
50:00 25. The claimed scenes would have ruined Kubrick's rep.
51:34 26. Legal and casting difficulties.
53:45 27. The film would still be seen as fiction.
54:43 28. Other film makers who died in the editing stage.
55:06 29. Assassination suspicions were inevitable.
57:57 Closing points
