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in the future criminals take over after dark. one teenager, Alex, is arrested for murder. In prison he is placed in a program that rehabilitates him by making him watch several horrible movies. When he is released and deemed "cured" his life is turned upside down.
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The review of this Movie prepared by trevor schmitt




Alex lives in the near-future, and each night, with his gang of "droogs", he goes out for the "old ultra-violence." Hence, he rapes and kills people. One day, he kills a cat woman, and after being betrayed by his gang, the police catch him. He is put in prison, and later in a mental asylum, where he is forced to watch violent films all day. He is cured, but then all his victims, get their own back. Kubrick cleverly uses the book's vocabulary in the screenplay. McDowell is amazing as Alex, and Kubrick's direction is top-notch. Not for all eyes, this film is terribly disturbing, but still interesting to watch. Warning: Do not try what is shown in A Clockwork Orange at home.
The review of this Movie prepared by Estefan Ellison




Stanley Kubrick wrote and directed this 1971 classic based on Anthony Burgess's science fiction novel. Alex, a teen hooligan in near-future Britain, routinely commits violence and rape and does drugs with his gang of "droogs." One night he accidentally kills a woman and his gang turns on him, so that he is captured by the authorities and undergoes aversion therapy to make him unable to commit further violence. The cure seems to work, and Alex becomes a government exhibit, yet he has lost his free will. When he re-encounters his old buddies, they savage him; worse, a liberal writer who opposes the government's aversion therapy program but who was victimized by Alex and the droogs in the past (his wife was raped and he crippled) gets his hands on our "hero" and effects his own revenge. Though somewhat dated now, this remains a groundbreaking movie, with a stirring soundtrack by Wendy Carlos and Beethoven (with a little help from Rossini), and an unforgettably powerful performance by McDowell.
The review of this Movie prepared by David Loftus




A film based on a book that captures most of its themes. Beginning in a 'milk-bar' which serves milk laced with various drugs, Alex and his droogs go out on a night of rape and violence, which ends in a fight between Alex and his friend (droog) Dim (Warren Clarke). The following night, Alex accidentaly kills an old lady during a robbery, and is betrayed by his friends, sent to prison and falls victim to an experimental mind control technique that leaves him unable to defend himself in the viscious world outside. He is eventually almost killed by a former victim and taken to hospital to be 'cured'.

The main adversary in the film is the government rather than an indivdual.
The review of this Movie prepared by Matt Lewis




In Stanley Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange," Alex Delarge (Malcolm McDowell) is first seen with his 3 "droogs" in the Korova Milkbar, which sells Milk with LSD in it. He drinks a glass of this, and basically for the first half of the movie, beats men, rapes women, and listens to the good "Ludwig Van." Alex is caught and sent to jail, and is volunteered to be a part of a new experiement. His mind is altered, goes through some interesting visits, but in the end, "He is cured alright." Awesome Soundtrack by Wendy Carlos. My Favorite Kubrick Film.
The review of this Movie prepared by Denny Hanson



Script Analysis of A Clockwork Orange

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 46%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 34% **Fantasy or Science Fiction?**    -   science fiction story Repressive Society    -   Yes Repression:    -   drugs you    -   controls your mind Character operated on/altered?    -   Yes

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   unemployed Age:    -   a teen Ethnicity/Nationality    -   English/British Unusual characteristics:    -   Mentally ill    -   Extremely cynical or arrogant

Setting

Earth setting:    -   near future (later in 21st century)    -   medium future 22-24th century    -   Over controlled society Takes place on Earth?    -   Yes Big cities?    -   Yes Misc settings    -   prison    -   mental hospital    -   bar/restaurant Kind of city    -   Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   very explicit references to deaths and torture Tone of movie    -   depressed/sad Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   kissing    -   touching of personal anatomy    -   actual description of sex    -   seeing breasts    -   seeing nude female butt    -   seeing nude male butt    -   seeing full frontal--women Is this movie based on a    -   book

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