Open mind a must

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2010)

This film has been known for the controversy it has caused back in 1971. This film was very disturbing with the brutal violence, rape and murder and the revenge. Stanley Kubrick's classic A clockwork Orange had it all. While watching this movie you will encounter shock, amazement or absolute disgust. The story is about good vs. evil. Malcolm McDowell gives a wonderful performance as Alex de Large. Alex is just an evil character that you are unsure of what will happen to him next. Alex is the leader of an Britain Gang, where violence is a way of life. When Alex is finally captured he receives a prison sentence for 14 years. While in prison he volunteers to become a science experiment that the government sponsored called "The Ludovico Technique". The inject him with an experimental drug and then bound in a straight jacket , fasted to a seat with his eyes pried open with some kind of contraption that will make you shudder. He is then placed in a movie theater. Where they force him to watch violent films. These films range from rape to the Nazi. All while watching these films he is listening to Symphony No.9. The experimental drug makes Alex sick while watching these life- like violent films. Whenever confronted with the feelings of lust or violence, he feels nauseous. This feeling prevents him from acting on the violent feelings he previous felt. Once he finishes the treatment he is released into the world. This new world is all new to him. He is now defenseless to all of those who he once took advantage of before. Now they are about to revenge and take advantage of him. He comes into contact with several people who he once mistreated. The camera work and the photography is done exceptionally well, Stanley Kubrick has a way to make his vision very vivid. The soundtrack is a classical music, which makes it stand out from the rest. You must have an open mind while watching A Clockwork Orange otherwise you may not make it through all the violence.