Horrifying and compelling

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2012)

Of all the movies I've seen, I'd have to say this was one of the oddest experiences I've had. For a while I wasn't sure whether to love or hate it. Of all Kubrick's movies (that I've seen), I'd say this one is the most interesting. It shows the darker side of life, and how everyone participates in perpetuating that. To me it seems to be about how society thinks it can just fix people, change them, and then over tolerate them. But I don't want to simply say what I think the movie is supposed to mean. It's a powerful film that will make you reexamine society and the monsters that hide within it. It also struck me as a little surreal, like many of Kubrick's films tend to. Odd settings and powerful performances make this a compelling movie that should watched with caution.