A Clockwork Orange starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive
Best Film Ever Made!!
Stanley Kubricks striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgesss famous novel is a masterpiece. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-incheek performance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of young hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs, breaking into peoples homes, and raping women. While other directors would simply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick maintains Burgesss dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform from a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment that attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment. The catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick cure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime. A Clockwork Orange works on many levels--visual, social, political, and sexual--and is one of the few films that hold up under repeated viewings. Kubrick not only presents colorfully arresting images, he also stylizes the film by utilizing classical music (and Wendy Carloss electronic classical work) to underscore the violent scenes, which even today are disturbing in their display of sheer nihilism. Ironically, many fans of the film have missed that point, sadly being entertained by its brutality rather than being repulsed by it. --Bryan Reesman
Personal Review: A Clockwork Orange starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive
A lot of movies are "masterpieces" according to some while other people will say the very opposite about the very same movie. The only people who I can think of that don't like this movie are people who want everything to be "normal", people who haven't even SEEN the movie and people who are too sensitive to handle this movie. The more I see this movie, the more I like it. I thought it was intriguing when I first saw it, although I was a little put off by the blaring white-ish light that seemed to be shining somewhere behind the lens...I don't know if that makes any sense to anyone reading this; I couldn't actually SEE a white light, but the part of my brain that connects to my eyes could feel it. But since then I've come to relish in all the little visual nuances, the tone, the concepts and the manner
in which they're expressed. I'm sure you've all read about the plot; it's about a futuristic punk/gang leader who ticks off his subordinates who get revenge on him by setting him up to get arrested by the police and put in jail. He ends up getting freed under the condition that he go through a series of "treatments" that make him sick at the thought of violence, which he still has a taste for. The plot in and of itself poses some very deep questions, but as you watch the film in its entirety, you get to ponder just about every facet of these questions. Of course, the answer(s) to these questions is ultimately up to the viewer, since we live in a Democracy (Ok, "Republic", who cares??!!) where no kings, movie stars, or other "important" types rule over anyone else...unless your a teenager, then you're pretty much enslaved to either your parents or whatever pop culture star graces all four walls of your bedroom...but anyway...
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