Disturbing Absurdity

Rating: 1/10 (9 December 2004)

This film was based on a novel written by Anthony Burgess. Burgess is quite a cynical kind of satirist. Bearing that in mind, I have say, that it was the greatest load of tripe I have ever experienced. The movie was irrational,illogical and nonsensical. It was a celebration of anarchy and of humanism. In Burgess/Kubrick's opinion,to think outside the normal boundaries and restrains that have been placed upon us as society and our own conscience would constitute narrow-mindedness. To be free to explore all forms of indulgence and wickedness is to be,"enlightened". Therefore,the average human-bean,"like you and me", wouldn't have the capacity nor the intelligence to comprehend unless they were as broad minded us those who cast off their restrains,e.g,"Easy Rider", another movie of its kind. As far as promiscuity goes, it was as vile as,"Cabaret" (Of course, I could never agree with such nonsense)
Although there were unspoken suggestions and hints that Alex was the poor victim of societies narrow-mindedness, it wasn't until the end of the movie that audiences were made to discover that Alex didn't need curing. Not only did he resort back to his usually self but that it was wrong of us to think otherwise.