Neon Fire 473 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Not sure if there's already a topic for this but... Any fans? Just watched it today. Very interesting and a good movie IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesme Rize 15,681 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 One of my all time favorites. It's really a great analysis on the concepts of free will and the question "Does the end result justify the means?" Alex is really a bad guy at the beginning of the movie, but we actually kind of pity him later for what was done to him. I think no one deserves this kind of torture, because the every human has the right to choose for himself. I have the movie on Blu-Ray, in my beautiful Stanley Kubrick Box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Fire 473 February 25, 2015 Author Share February 25, 2015 One of my all time favorites. It's really a great analysis on the concepts of free will and the question "Does the end result justify the means?" Alex is really a bad guy at the beginning of the movie, but we actually kind of pity him later for what was done to him. I think no one deserves this kind of torture, because the every human has the right to choose for himself. I have the movie on Blu-Ray, in my beautiful Stanley Kubrick Box. Yes! I know, I caught myself later on thinking "Why do I feel sorry for this guy??" But it's really awesome too to see a movie with a villain as a main character and see how the story revolves around it. But yeah, it was really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTSN 1,444 February 25, 2015 Share February 25, 2015 Personally I prefer the book, however I do still find the film very well done and the story in its whole is a very interesting study of human psyche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCS 7,443 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I've seen this movie. I can't say I "enjoyed" it, but it was certainly an excellent movie. Like other movies in "extreme cinema" that I have watched, such as The Exorcist, Saving Private Ryan, Passion of the Christ, and a few other films that I can't mention here, watching them was not a pleasant or enjoyable experience but for the most part it was worthwhile. I appreciate movies that present a deconstruction of violence and related issues, and A Clockwork Orange is one such film. Another film of this nature that I've seen recently is Funny Games. I haven't read the Clockwork Orange book, but I probably will some day. It would be interesting to see which one I liked better: the book or the film. I don't recommend any of these movies for people under 18, but I don't think they're mindless trash either. There is mindless trash out there, but the fact of the matter is that part of humanity's nature is dark and these movies present insight into that darkness, which could be useful for positive purposes in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight 7,279 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 A Clockwork Orange is easily one of my favorite movies. It's so interesting in the way it's directed and the way that it's presented that I can't help but like it. I have both the bluray movie and the book sitting on my shelves. I will eventually read the book one day as I'm sure it's just as good as the movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Z 848 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 I haven't seen it. I'll check it out, I've heard it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZRD WZRD 1,929 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I have surprisingly not watched the movie yet, but I just finished the book last week and it's freakin genius. The use of language alone deserves to be celebrated. But the themes, symbolism, and use of irony in it were all brilliantly done as well. Also, the 21st chapter is extremely necessary. Shame on the US publisher and Kubrick for cutting it. Edited February 26, 2015 by LZRD WZRD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetic Stone 1,040 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 One of my favorite Kuberick movies of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesme Rize 15,681 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Not to go fully off-topic, but i own a clockwork Pinkie t-shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBrony87 506 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 Alex of A Clockwork Orange... First time I saw this movie I wasn't sure what to expect the first scene is a creepy slow mo zoom out of Alen with his gang and that look on his face as the camera zooms out it's... Well what work does one have to do to make their face look like that. and hold it for several moments. You think what is he thinking in that moment? How many villains do you know who have a poetic way with words to their dialogue? Like I know of some but how many are well spoken? Most Bad guys tend to be the standard usual, but there's just something about a bad guy who will execute someone but first quote something from somewhere like the Bible or Shakespeare. The poetic hunter is certainly something. Any role the late Pete Postlethwaite is in, he's THAT guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirrus. 1,088 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I haven't seen it, but know of it from Blur's music video for The Universal I've seen the trailer but have never been interested enough to watch it Oh and this... I laughed immediately when it was in the show. It's kinda like the Big Lebowski thing.. Obviously not a reference aimed at the "kids." It would have been perfect if Pinkie took Rarity's missing eyelash and put it under her eye! Edited February 26, 2015 by Cirrus-Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,283 February 26, 2015 Share February 26, 2015 (edited) I haven't seen it, but know of it from Blur's music video for The Universal I've seen the trailer but have never been interested enough to watch it Oh and this... I laughed immediately when it was in the show. It's kinda like the Big Lebowski thing.. Obviously not a reference aimed at the "kids." It would have been perfect if Pinkie took Rarity's missing eyelash and put it under her eye! That was actually a Dr. John Watson hat, as apposed to the "deerstalker" Twilight was wearing in the same episode. Oh, and by the way. Sherlock Holmes only wore a deerstalker in a couple of stories that took place in the countryside. A Victorian gentleman wouldn't wear one around the city! Edited February 26, 2015 by cuteycindyhoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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