See it to believe it.

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2018)

Wild, young, charismatic hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) finds pleasure and delight in Beethoven. He also seeks terrible thrills in violence and rape as he and his dysfunctional gang rampage their way through Stanley Kubrick's most adventurous and controversial piece of work. Masterfully directed, brilliantly portrayed, the story explores the parallels of youth and redemption, as near future England is a common playground for Alex and his teen delinquents to roam the night. They lie, steal, cheat and terrorize ordinary folk for self pride, joy and ultimately, self destruction. As Alex's over the top, dictating and bullying ways cause a tense battle for respect and appreciation amongst his followers, they finally wage war and realise the only way for free will is to teach their master a lesson of his own. As Alex is fooled and dishonoured in a planned act of vengeance by his gang and imprisoned for murder, he finds himself in the helpless vice of a radical new technique designed to rehabilitate and reform even the most menacing of criminals. But as Alex is released into the uninvited arms of the very society he once terrified, he begins to learn that he isn't as welcome as he first thought. Written by Anthony Burgees in 1962, A Clockwork Orange is recognised as one of the first films to prove that cinema could be an exciting and profound art form. It was after all, shot at the beginning of movie makings greatest eras, the ground-breaking 1970's. Stanley Kubrick has succeeded in delivering a masterpiece of risqué and energetic storytelling, as we witness movie making at its absolute peak of creativity and imaginative brilliance.