The scariest film i've seen and it happens to not even be a horror

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2020)

A Clockwork Orange is brilliant, let me start there, it pulls no punches and ever scene you're shocked at what is shown to you. The poppy asthetics serve as a strong contrast to the disturbing events and crimes commited by Alex. Lets talk about Alex because he is an absolutely brilliant character. They put Alex through so much yet we never feel for him because due to those brilliant first scenes we are unable to relate to Alex despite his treatment. The treatment in this film oses a question, was Alex truly cured or is he just unable to ACT on his violent urges. We see that Alex attempts to punch or strike some people but simply cannot. Is Alex changed? No, in the end the character of Alex is pure evil and chaos, he deserved everything he got but he never gets his ultimate punishment. Alex is a brilliant character in the way that Alex himself never changes, we only are given the illusion of him changing and told that it is him healing. The dialouge is creepy, brilliant and poetic making the movie feel like more of a play then a movie. I reccomend that you watch the full X rated version as it still shows little outright and the R rated version looses some of the shock factor which doesn't put you into the fear of the moment as much. Eitherway, A Clockwork Orange is a brilliant work of art and I can't reccomend it enough.