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Riddle Me This

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Published: Apr 1, 2015

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Literature Text

Your eyes are open
Yet you fail to see

You've got living skin
Yet mechanical beneath

Your protective shield
You wear it strong

The way it gleams
Through a winter long

On a long voyage
Through a star-filled realm

Can you not see
The heaven in hell?

This poem is a riddle. Look at all the lines apart from the last one. What do they have in common? What are they all describing? Hint: think famous movie directors...
update:

Ok, because nobody seems to be getting the riddle, here's the answer:

Each line, except for the last one, describes the title of a Stanley Kubrick film:

Eyes Wide Shut

A Clockwork Orange

Full Metal Jacket

The Shining

2001: A Space Odyssy

My faith in humanity has been lowered significantly... Come on, The Shining! You've got to know The Shining, at least!