But when looking past it s extreme scenes of murder and rape, and into the purpose of the movie, it s easy to see why this received 4 Oscar nominations. A satire about a young hooligan in the future, who is arrested and used as a guinea pig in an experiment to reform criminals. The story is of Alex who wins you over somehow, despite his wickedness, questions whether it s morally worse to deprive a man of his freedom, by imprisoning him, or by turning him into a clockwork orange, a robot being. His perfectionism resurfaces again in production of this film as some scenes were done over 100 times until absolute perfection was met. The motif of coldness returns within this story.
Isolation is a strong element of coldness.
Alex is rejected by his parents upon his return, and is beaten by his old friends. After his treatment anything wrong makes him sick, he no longer has a choice, he must do what is right, and in that he is truly alone. The narration is incredibly strong in this film, as Alex gives you a peek into his mind. Classical music appears, this time as a major part of the plot. Many of the frames in the film leave only a few characters in a large ratio, suggesting once again a coldness, possibly isolation.