Great movie

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2018)

"A Clockwork Orange" tells the story of a criminal named Alex and is composed of three parts. The first part features him and his followers committing crimes while the second features him being forced to be good and the third features him trying to adapt back in the real world. There are so many things that make this a wonderful film. The first that comes to mind is the music. No, not the Beethoven music played (although that's great too) but the music played in the more intense scenes. This is a great movie, but it is rather obscene.
It can be hard to understand the message of the story, but it is truly a powerful one. Alex is depicted as a sadist who is tortured to become an ordinary person. The film's main moral is that no matter how evil someone is, they shouldn't be forced to be rehabilitated. Alex even comes off as quite sympathetic in this movie. I guess most of the characters in this film are evil to a certain extent. I feel bad for Alex as he meets more conflict trying to readjust to society.
What's also so great is the imagery, especially at the beginning. I love seeing all these strange statues that set the mood for the rest of the film. I am so glad to finally see such a high rated movie on this website. The scene where Alex's eyes are forced open is among the most powerful and disturbing scenes in cinema history. The pacing with the three parts is fantastic and in a long film, that's always a big plus. It's great to see a film that has been homage so many times. The title refers to how an orange (something colorful) is worthless if it's done by clockwork (being forced to) just like a man in this scenario. ****