Product: A Clockwork Orange (1972)
Rating: 4.0
DISTURBINGLY BRILLIANT
The essence of Stanley Kubrick's visionary CLOCKWORK ORANGE is that people come with their own natures - and where, amidst the depravity of a changing world, is morality if not within the individual himself??? As played on the screen, this idea takes shape in a futuristic world where a band of intelligent savages play out their most violent fantasies in life. You will find it hard to look and listen to some of this film, but if you go with Kubrick's vision, you will be rewarded with a brutal slam to the head -- one that shakes up your way of thinking and opens your mind. As a teenager I was haunted by the images in this film for years; as an adult, I appreciate the mastery of Kubrick's touch -- he never manipulates; he almost defies you to pay attention. Stick with it (with no kids around) -- it's cathartic.