Product: A Clockwork Orange [VHS] (1972)
Rating: 5.0
A Masterpiece Misunderstood
Kubrick's film, A Clockwork Orange is one of the most misunderstood in all of cinema history. It brilliantly prtrays the reasons of man's free will even to do wrong. The film also has several different viewpoints depending on what type of person you are. Some people see the characters of the government as being just and fair by their treatment to young Alex. Others feel sympathy for the poor young hedonist because of the opression brought on to him by a cruel unforgiving government. Many people who see this film without a comprehensive mind would see it as "sick". One of the most disturbing scenes in the film, a rape scene, is vastly misunderstood. In this scene Alex and his "droogs" pillage a house and rape the owner's wife while singing "Singin' in the Rain". The reason the scene happened like this was because the song had other significance later. Also people often believe the famous Ludovico treatment scene to be unecessary. It merely describes the ruthlessness of the government and their desperation to clean the streets of criminals. Classical music fans were upset by this film also. It showed that you can be a rapist, thief, and murderer but still like classical music. The contraversy over this film never ended. Therefore proving one of the film's more hidden themes that there is no such thing as a clockwork orange