Review of A Clockwork Orange (1971) by Matt M — 10 Apr 2013

From Stanley Kubrick comes one of the most controversial movies ever made, with its almost comic portrayal of violence and sensual vision of criminality. The film follows the adventures and misadventures of Sir Alex, a young man whose idea of fun includes drugs, rape and ultra-violence, who after a brief stay in prison, decides to take up on a brainwashing program that will allow him to be free again at the cost of his very soul.

The question is, can a man's nature be changed? Openly sadistic in its futuristic depiction of a world on the brink of apocalypse and victim to anarchy, Kubrick is not afraid to show the hypocrisy of people and the dark side of light things, like for example, Singin' in the Rain, or Beethoven's music.

McDowell's performance is quite iconic.