Product: A Clockwork Orange (1972)
Rating: 5.0
Literally -- a violent, theoretical masterpiece.
This is an incredibly persuasive tale on the disorganized and violent life of a 15-year-old boy whose joy in life revolves around sex, extreme (extreme!) violence, and music. The story showcases the young 15-year old feeling powerful -- being able to harm others, take control over others, and instill fear. As time goes on, his fellow felons turn on him, and he's cought for his dastardly crime of murder. While in prison, he is used again as a social experiment for the 'liberal' prison reformers who believe that the young hoodlum can become good through behaviorial therapy that makes it impossible to act wrongly. The philosophical theme relates to whether one should be good based on one's own self-will, or whether one should be 'good' only because one has been instilled with a general fear of behaving badly. Rightly or wrongly, the story goes through an incredible array of depth and insight into bringing this story. It is a masterpiece.