Extremely graphic (and more than a little unsettling), but very thought-provoking...

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2000)

As a young woman, I hated the graphic side of this movie, but as a film studies student, I found this movie really interesting. After watching it for the first time, it really got me thinking about how this is a pretty accurate picture of how our society operates (especially the judicial and health systems), with the criminals ALWAYS getting the better end of the deal, while everyone else suffers.
Why do we feel sorry for Malcolm McDowell's extremely sick and twisted character? Because our society is screwed up. As soon as criminals get painted as victims, our judgement goes right out the window and the REAL victims get the short end of the stick. Kubrick has managed to capture this perfectly.