A Clockwork Orange (1971)
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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Critics don't always say the right thing. Roger Ebert gave it 2/4 stars and yet it has a 8.3 here and it got nominated for Best Picture. I saw this and felt uneasy for a lot of it. The movie focuses on a man who rapes women for pleasure. There are numerous nude scenes and therefore it earned an X rating upon original release. But the movie makes you think about morality and therefore has importance. My only real problem is that I could not hear it well and I needed to use subtitles-but maybe that's just me. Mature audiences should check this movie out.
This movie it's a MASTERPIECE, even for Stanley Kubrick. It's the kind of movie you can see 50 times and discover something new. The movie combine all the arts perfectly, with one of the best soundtracks ever. Also, Alex DeLarge is one of the best-written movie characters of all time. Best movie of all time (Deal with it Godfather)
I found the movie boring, pointless display of cruelty and violence, scene after scene, without any good reason or conclusion for the film to come to. No development of any of the characters, and the film circles back right to where you start from 2 hours earlier.
Both Stanley Kubrick and Malcolm McDowell at one point in their lives regretted making this film. Kubrick found out that this film was causing gangs to form in the UK and the US, and even tried to stop the film's distribution. Yet years before this movie West Side Story also inspired young folks to form clubs/gangs inspired by The Jets. Besides beyond the ultra violence of Alex and his droogs this movie indeed has special meaning as a story about experimental rehabilitation and its results.