In the very first shot in Eyes Wide Shut (Kidman slithering out of her dress) we see two tennis racquets propped up against the wall. One has to wonder whether this scene is a flash forward to some FUTURE event and some future party. If that scene took place the night of the Christmas party, how come neither Harford (shown to be a brown-noser throughout the film) nor his wife mention the fact that they are tennis players when Ziegler indicates that he and his wife play tennis? Harford could very easily have suggested they play doubles sometimes, and yet he doesn't. Neither of them make mention of playing tennis at all, in fact. Does this suggest the Harfords will continue to associated with the Zieglers, perhaps even more closely than before despite their seeming "come to Jesus" talk at the end of the film, and knowing what they know about Ziegler? Perhaps the Harfords were also "absorbed into the hotel" just as Jack was at the end of The Shining?
P.S. The dress Kidman slips out of is different than the one she wears at the party. Does she have two black cocktail dresses, and why is she slipping out of it if she is dressing for the party?
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