Review of A Clockwork Orange (1971) by Ahmedaiman1999 — 11 Feb 2020

The excessive, exaggerated, outrageous and gratuitous vulgarity of the overlong first act kept me from watching this otherwise work of genius all the way till the end. I can't recall how many times I started watching it but never managed to last through to it's end credits. I'm not that squeamish, faint-of-heart kind of a person; but this film just pushes all the buttons for me in a most disturbing way.

While I still think the first act is too long and too "perverse" for its own good, now after I've seen the rest of the film, I totally understand why it's often described as one of the most brilliant and exceptional dystopian films in the history of cinema. This devilishly thought-provoking futuristic vivid nightmare shows Kubrick at his most diabolically clever. I've never see such "moral dilemma" explored so intricately and craftily. I have no idea about Burgess's novel the film is based on, but what I can see, and admire, here is a prime example of how to explore a moral dilemma by expanding on it in a most creative and visionary way possible. Definitely my favourite screenplay written by Kubrick despite some overly-expository lines besides the aforementioned issue I had with the first act.

This is absolutely one of my favourite Kubrick films and my favourite film that I'll never see again.