Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 2.0
Agree wholeheartedly film pale version of book
I agree wholeheartedly with the reviewer that says that the original book is an intriguing piece of literature while the movie does indeed seem to glamorize violence. For the reviewer who claimed that scenes are dark and satirical, I don't agree. The book explores how violence and rape is used to create power over others. Kubrick does not get that across in his movie, so the movie does come across as gratuitous. This film should be given a miss in favor of the book. That is often true, but I think it is so in this case in particular. Also, if you happen to speak Russian, check out the nadsat language used in the book. It is a very clever manipulation of Russian words into a unique slang.