Like so many Kubrick films, this was edited after release and some scenes removed, in some countries. Recent versions have restored some of these bits.
There has been so much written about this film, and we have very little new to add.
At the time, the photography, especially the use of the new fangled Steadicam, was something of a revelation.
The book on which it is based is pretty awful. The story does not make much sense, and many regard the film rather as Kubrick’s version of Kramer versus Kramer. We are documenting the collapse of a family by tv here.
The use of red, white and blue is unsubtle.
There are so many articles about the inconsistencies in the plot, but we just think that the shoot was so long that errors popped in and they really don’t have great significance.
Lots has been written about the multiple takes Kubrick used. This is all very interesting, but it’s what is on the screen that counts, not all the other guff.