despite the ultraviolence, one of the most thought provoking films ever made.

Rating: Null/10 (24 December 1999)

Warning, spoilers ahead:
If Kubrick's previous film, 2001, is meant to show humanity reaching for new heights in space, then A Clockwork Orange reveals that we still have a long way to go on Earth. The homeless man's monologue delivered before Alex and his droogs mercilessly beat him seems to indicate this. Despite the all the rape and ultraviolence depicted in the film, A Clockwork Orange has a decidedly anti-violence message, despite all the acts depicted onscreen. It shows how violence permiates our society, as it seen in the torture treatment of Alex, which allows society to assault and abuse him without any means of defending himself. Another good example of this is the writer, Mr. Alexander. He speaks out against the totalitarian government in power and now has a good chance of overthrowing it when Alex, a victim of the government's policies, shows up at his doorstep. However, when he discovers that Alex is the one who raped and murdered his wife and left him crippled, he plots to force him to commit suicide, As a result, Mr. Alexander is in jail, and the government is still in power, and more popular than ever, all because he succumbed to the urges of hatred and revenge.