Rating of
4/4
Kubrick at his best
Looneymanthegreat - wrote on 04/03/13
There are a lot of famous movie directors who were (or are) more then likely insane. But for the greatest fusion of insanity and talent one must look no further then Stanley Kubrick.
A Clockwork Orange may not be his most popular work, but it definitely is his most controversial. It was even band on the other side of the pond for a number of years.
The movie is about a young man (played by Malcolm McDowell) and his gang of miscreants who go around drinking, beating and raping in one of the most entertainingly horrific montages you’ll ever see. Eventually he is captured and forced, against his will, to do no wrong. The tides are then turned, and he is brought down by the world around, and cannot fight back (sense violence is bad.)
The movie shows us an insane murderously evil teenager and then makes us sympathize with him, and that feat alone would make this movie good, but its Kubrick’s Direction and the thought provoking premise that raise above most others. The movie has its own iconography that has been ingrained in the popular consciousness, and for good reason, Kubrick has a skill of creating memorable images. The movies themes do it justice as they question the nature of right and wrong, and the nature of free will. It’s one of those movies that can potentially change your outlook on life.
