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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange is based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. Alex and his teenage gang ‘The Droogs' indulge themselves in ultra-violence. During one act of violence, where later the woman is found dead, Alex is caught and taken away to prison. For a chance at parole, Alex signs up for the experimental aversion therapy where he is brainwashed. This experiment it to take violence off the streets. This film is a “celebration of adrenaline and testosterone that is subversive and shocking.” (Davies, pg.52) This dystopic classic turned cult worldwide from the get-go. This could be a result of the novel already being a dystopic cult novel allowing its fan base to ensure the films cult status. A Clockwork Orange was nominated |
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best picture for an Academy. This film could be an example of a wide accepted film, not pushed in the dark that holds a cult status in the film industry. As a dark, shocking film with extreme content, A Clockwork Orange must have been produced and released at the right time for it to be acclaimed as a masterpiece and had not failed in the theatres like most other dystopic, cult-rated films. SIGNATURE LINE - Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. |
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