Absolutely Brilliant, a Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2000)

Well, I finally saw it. I had been thinking about renting this movie for over a month now, I finally couldn't stand it anymore so I went ahead and rented it. I sat down, and I began watching. After the first few minutes I started to think my father was right, the movie was definitely odd. However, to prove that I could sit through the whole thing, I refused to turn it off... and I am really glad I didn't.
A Clockwork Orange is truly a masterpiece, and is now one of my favorite movies of all time, right up there alongside American Beauty and The Truman Show. The amount of sexual content and nudity, along with the rather strange set's may turn some people off of this movie, but if you can put up with these things you'll most likely love the movie.
What really makes this movie special is it's depth, it's meaning. It's one of those movies that, after it's over, all you can say is 'wow' and you can't stop thinking about it for days on end. It makes you ask yourself question after question, and ponder the meanings that it conveyed. If you like movies that make you question your beliefs, that make you think, then you'll definetly enjoy this movie.
There is one thing though, besides the overly done sexual content and odd sets, that bothers me about this movie and that is some of that acting, particularly the writer whose wife was raped by Alex, and the warden. Both of their characters act in ways that are anything but human, which makes you wonder whether Kubrick intended it to be that way or if it was plain bad acting.
In any cases, A Clockwork Orange isn't flawless, but it is genius.