Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
Kubrick's Finest and Darkest Masterpiece
a Clockwork Orange is a dark, shocking look into a future world of inhuman forms of rehibilitation for violent acts. Based on Anthony Burgess's infamous novel from 1963, Kubrick takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride of insanity, brutality, sexuality, and horror.The movie stars Malcolm McDowell as the vicious and seemingly heartless Alex, and his three droogs Georgie, Pete, and Dim. Their nights revolve around brutal violence and senseless rape, that leads to the groups demise when Alex is hauled off to prision. While in prision, Alex turns over a new leaf when helping the cell preacher with his Biblical teachings. After spending two years in the prision, Alex takes part in an experiment which gets people out of prision and makes them welll again. After the operation, Alex is released but destroyed as a human being and turned into a frightened, conformed and weak citizen.The film is a dark look into the mind of a psychopathic man, and also a look into what the loss of free will and confidence. It's a very disturbing film, but it still shows how we could go so far as to taking away a person's free will and mind, just to make society better. The film has been an influence to punk bands, social activists, and movie fans all over the globe. This is deffinately a must see.