Buttfucking Movie of the Week: A Clockwork Orange

I love this film. The plot, Malcolm McDowell, the dialogue, the setting, the satrical nature, Beethoven, the choreography and of course the inappropriate use of Singing in the Rain. In my opinion, my favourite Stanley Kubrick film.

Set in the not too distant future, the film explores the decay of society and in this instance it focuses on Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his gang as they engage in the sport of ultra violence, rape, killing an elderly woman with a statue penis (only happens once and is disturbingly funny) and drinking drug laced milk. In the first half, the film takes on a heavy satrical feel that aims to produce the sort of life that society hopes to become. When Alex gets arrested and sent to jail for murder, the government uses Alex in their experiment to eliminate his sexual and violent desires. The Ludovico technique. He is presented as a cured individual and released into the world. But the treatment didn't eliminate his sexual and violent desires, merely transferring a bout of pain if he has a sexual or violent thought. The second part of the film goes into darker territory and asks the question: How does a cured violent and disturbed gentleman handle himself in a world that embraces violence?

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Alex Shows His Droogs He's Still The Leader

This is quite possibly my favourite scene from A Clockwork Orange as it shows the captivating Kubrick style of directing that really makes it an art of its own. The one major thing I liked from A Clockwork Orange was the dialogue. It was Alex's made up slang and is quite infectious. Listening to them talk had me trying to copy it.

Gang Fight

The fight between the two gangs is one that crosses the absurd. And all to the playings of classical greats.

A Clockwork Orange is a very deep film that requires you to intepret certain scenes and not see them as they are. Sure, there's plenty of violence, nudity and sex but the film requires you to look beyond them. Its not just about those three things. This film is the answer to moral decay, an answer to society's answer to moral decay and an answer to the governments answer to moral decay. On top of that, the film is poetic at times and parallels to Shakepeare.

It has also been referenced in countless songs, tv shows, films, videogames and even Heath Ledger based his portrayal of the Joker on Alex.

A Clockwork Orange is a classic that stands the test of time and is Kubrick's as well as McDowell's best.