Review of A Clockwork Orange (1971) by Uttiyo S — 17 Apr 2013

A Clockwork Orange- 10/10 Right From the starting Scene of a Clockwork.

Orange, the camera is focusing on Alex DeLarge's face, and you most.

Notably see his eye's, light blue with his right eye having evil.

Eyelashes, and right from that scene onwards you get a sense that this.

Man right here will have you're complete attention for the next 2.

Hours. A Clockwork Orange may be ultra-violent, sick, despising, and it.

May leave you wanting to murder the protagonist Alex, but if you don't.

Get riled by the short time of violence and nudity and give an.

Attention to detail, A Clockwork Orange is one of the most perfect and.

Near-flawless movie one has ever come across, boasting of amazing.

Acting by the whole cast boosted by the pure brilliance of Malcolm.

McDowell, with some brilliant background music right from the start to.

The end, some amazing camera-work and art design and a story which is.

One of the most confusing, mind-boggling and thought-provoking stories.

Which makes you wonder throughout the movie, and all these being.

Perfectly presented by the sheer brilliance of the Legend Stanley.

Kubrick who is probably the only director bold enough to make a movie.

Of this nature and with A Clockwork Orange, Kubrick has made what for.

Me is one of the most unique and best movies of all time consisting of.

A protagonist like no other!

The Story which is based on a novel.

Written by Anthony Burgess is an extremely controversial and.

Mind-boggling one which is set in Future Britain and based around the.

World of Alex DeLarge who is an ultra-violent and sick human being who.

Loves to torture people and loves violence, and performs all these.

Hideous crimes with his 3 droogs as he calls them, with their favourite.

Drink being futuristic milk and their pastime pleasure being beating up.

Helpless people and participating in acts of ultra-violence, and.

Sometimes in the night going into people's home and raping the ladies.

Of the homes. DeLarge also is a fond follower of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Whose music he defines as a pleasure which calms his minds and brings.

Peaceful pictures to his mind(which are also acts of violence!) and a.

Day after fighting his droogs and restoring himself as their leader,.

They venture into the country-side to try and steal and rape another.

Woman, only to result in Alex murdering this woman and getting arrested.

After being betrayed by his droogs. After being sentenced to 14 years.

In Jail, Alex is chosen by the Minister( Anthony Sharp) who gives him.

An opportunity to become a free man once again, but only after being.

Healed and treated in a medical facility for a fortnight. Alex is.

Treated by Dr. Brodsky( Carl Duering) in this time and after being.

Tortured by the means of watching films he becomes like a man who could.

Do not harm whatsoever. After being released, it is a case of ''what.

Goes around comes back around'' for Alex as he is beaten up by the men.

He beat up in the past, and goes to the same home for help where he.

Raped a writer's wife.

Well, A Clockwork Orange displays one of the most cruel and sick.

Protagonists of all time in the name of Alex DeLarge who is portrayed.

Perfectly by the brilliant Malcolm McDowell, and McDowell absolutely.

Deserves immense respect and praise for his brilliant portrayal of a.

Character which is extremely difficult to portray. McDowell is also the.

Narrator of the story and he does that immensely well as well as he.

Delivers a sense of sympathy for a man who deserves none, and his.

Dialogue delivery with dialogues which is quite difficult to perfectly.

Deliver is brilliant, and on an overall basis McDowell has done proud.

To one of the most cruel and sick protagonists in the history of movie.

Who also tries to make you give a sense of sympathy for himself in the.

Latter parts of the movie. I cant seem to understand why McDowell.

Did'nt get many lead roles after A Clockwork Orange, because in my.

Opinion he is one of the most inspiring actors of his generation and a.

Brilliant character actor as well. Although the film is mostly based.

Around Alex, most of the other people have done cameos and the whole.

Ensemble cast has portrayed their roles as good as it gets. I.

Especially loved Patrick Magee as Mr Alexander as his character.

Portrayal and dialogue delivery is top notch as he portrays Mr.

Alexander who is a victim of Alex's ultra-violent crimes and tries to.

Make Alex suffer for his crimes when he comes for help later in his.

Home. Michael Bates also caught my attention as the eccentric chief.

Guard who is extremely strict and his movements and dialogue delivery.

Adds a bit of comedy relief to this mind-boggling film.

I cant seem to get words for the brilliance of Stanley Kubrick at the.

Moment, the words like brilliant, excellent and flawless even seem less.

After A Clockwork Orange which is one of the most unique, ahead of his.

Time kind of movie that makes the audience wonder throughout the movie.

That what kind of character exactly is Alex Delarge is. A Clockwork.

Orange is one of the few movies which is almost perfect in all aspects.

Of a film and what a film critic/lover wants to see in a film, and.

Considering that it was made on a low budget with a script which is in.

No means for the entertainment public, this movie is extremely bold and.

One of those movies which can make you or break you. Kubrick has done.

Immensely with the in-experienced cast with no real ''big names'' in it.

And has played a huge role in McDowell's amazing performance as DeLarge.

Because as Kubrick knew the character very well and also wrote the.

Screen-play himself, he could easily explain the character to McDowell.

And has done a brilliant role in McDowell's and the rest of the cast's.

Performance as well. In My Opinion Stanley Kubrick is most probably one.

Of the very few directors who can use music of someone like Beethoven.

In a violent scene, or a song like Singin in the Rain in a rape scene,.

And his brilliant usage of music(especially Beethoven) in this movie.

Must be appreciated as he keeps brilliant background score throughout.

The movie. Stanley Kubrick is definitely one of the all-time greats of.

Not only Hollywood cinema but of world cinema, and definitely deserves.

All the credit and respect for making a movie such unique and.

Mind-boggling as A Clockwork Orange, and its only a shame that most.

People did'nt like it(which is mostly because of its violent and.

Controversial nature).

The Screenplay which is written by the Brilliant Kubrick himself is.

Consisted of amazing dialogues with words which are quite difficult to.

Figure out but are extremely thought-provoking and confusing, the story.

Almost makes you wonder whether to sympathize for someone like Alex.

DeLarge who is a vicious, violence and sick human being, and the.

Dialogues by the entire cast mostly by Alex are of top notch and the.

Dialogues are delivered so amazingly by McDowell that you feel like you.

Are almost inside the movie with Alex himself and feel yourself getting.

Absorbed by the movie as it goes on. The Story was brilliantly put into.

The screenplay with witty and thought-provoking dialogues and it was.

Amazingly presented by the brilliant Kubrick with the help of his.

Splendid cast who did their job immensely well to ensure that Kubrick.

Utilizes a difficult and unique story to its highest potential.

The Cinematography is amazingly well and considering that it was made.

In the 1970's, the futuristic Britain is presented brilliantly by.

Cinematographer John Alcott who has done brilliantly in showing the.

Mean and violent streets of futuristic Britain and the camera-movement.

Throughout the movie which is generally based around Alex, is done.

Brilliantly well as well John Alcott deserves praise for making his.

Director proud in this part of the movie. The editing done by Bill.

Butler is done perfectly as the movie is'nt too long or dragging at any.

Point and is to-the point in every scene and Bill Butler has done a.

Great job in the editing of the movie showing every scene perfectly.

The Costume Design is quite unique and interesting and Kubrick's sense.

Of costume for Future Britain is quite unique as the costumes are some.

Which most people have never even scene in their lives. The Art.

Direction is immense as well as the houses and the mean streets of.

Britain are artistically done by the art direction team, and the houses.

Are so unique that people cant say that ''We've seen this before'' so.

The Art Direction and Costume Design teams both deserves quite a bit of.

Applause for their brilliant share for the movie as well and all these.

Small parts of the movie makes it quite difficult for mostly people to.

Find much flaw to it(if you don't get riled by the violence and.

Nudity).

Well, The Background score is one of the most brilliant and different.

Scores i've ever heard in a movie, as it is mostly the background score.

Of Beethoven or Western Classical music, but one wonders why use this.

Kind of music in a movie about violence and cruel crimes and a film.

Which possibly has nothing beautiful or heart-warming about it. Well,.

Kubrick as I said earlier is possibly one of the very few Directors to.

Have used Ludwig van Beethoven in a violence fighting scene, or in a.

Scene of torture, and the music director Walter Carlos has done an.

Immense job with the background score of the movie, and A Clockwork.

Orange is probably the movie which made me fall in love with Beethoven.

As well. The use of Beethoven and Gene Kelly's ''Singin in the rain''.

Is used brilliantly and in unique fashion throughout the movie.

Now, A Clockwork Orange is in no means for everybody and in no means a.

Popcorn film, so I suggest people who are looking to have a blast to.

Not watch this movie at that time. But If People are in a serious mood.

To watch some quality Kubrick Stuff, I assure you that A Clockwork.

Orange will confuse you and make you think and wonder throughout the.

Movie with it mind-boggling story, but regardless of its violent and.

Sick nature, if one looks into A Clockwork Orange in detail, they will.

Figure out that these violent are shown for a cause. A Clockwork Orange.

Is definitely now one of my very favourite movies of all time, and this.

Amazing presentation by the Legendary Kubrick and superb acting of the.

Protagonist DeLarge by the excellent McDowell, A Clockwork Orange is.

One of the true gem's of cinema which can be loved by the movie lovers.

As well as despised by some.