Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
A Clockwork Orange is Kubricks best.
The main thing that I like about Stanley Kubrick is that he likes to question humanities methods of doing things. In this classic sci-fi, he focuses on Alex, a young man with a fascination for sex, drugs and Beethoven. This lethal combination lands him in jail on charges of murder. Instead of spending his life in the can, he volunteers himself for an experimental cure. Unfortunately, this "cure" robs him of not only his free will, but also his ability to defend himself.So now, Alex in tossed out, alone and penniless, into a cold-hearted and cruel society, different from the one that just let him get away with things. Homeless, he is beaten, teased, and completely unable to do anything about it. The ending leaves us with a sick feeling in our stomachs and the thinking that we should think before we punish.