A bizarre, terrifying masterpiece of cinema.

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2011)

Stanley Kubrick's a Clockwork orange is one of the best movies ever. And unlike the media portrays it, it is not a simplistic glorification of violence. It is a beautiful in it's camera and artwork, it's music is genius, every aspect of production is perfect. However, most importantly, the character and story are genius. Alex, from the description of him being a snobby, violent, delinquent murderer hoodlum, sounds like a despicable character. But like all good movies starring anti-heroes, the movie just dares us to forget morals and like him. Because it is truly impossible not to like him. Despite the fact that he is a violent murderer, he is one of the coolest characters in movies. The plot is fairly simple. Alex gets put in jail and is subject to a new conditioning treatment, and is sent out into the world again. To say anything beyond that would be to spoil the story. Every little aspect of this movie is perfect. I don't know what more to say.