At a casual glance, EWS appears to be a story about sex and sexual fidelity, monogamy, and sexual fantasy.

One of the films more memorable scenes was of Nicole Kidman getting undressed in front of a mirror and a window,

her back to the camera.

This occurs right at the beginning of the film, and it appears that this film is about sexual infidelity.

The films’ sexual themes were reinforced by the song playing on the soundtrack,

Chris Isaak performing Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing. The lyrics talk about sexual infidelity,

and it provided fitting music for Ms. Kidman’s striptease.

Additionally, because this opening scene involves both a window and a mirror,

it might be said that EWS could be described as a peek inside the married life of a couple,

which is itself, a hall of mirrors.

The mirror is a symbol of the human soul .