Alex gradually feels sick of these scenes and even his favorite Beethoven's music. He also explains the effect of these similar shot compositions, " The repetition of images can be a powerful tool to introduce themes, motifs, and symbolic imagery that might or might not be explicitly dealt with within the plot of the film. The writer listening, pulls now his wheelchair to the door of the bath. Hearing Singing in the Rain during the closing credits confirms this, as we are reminded of Alexs violent past, and because the song itself is so bright and cheery, to me it suggests a positive future for Alex, at least in his own mind, one filled with rape and ultraviolence. And sometimes characters that people seem to defend because we are "supposed to not like them* don't seem to be registering that the critique of them being a "bad villain'" or antagonist as protagonistis that the type of villain they are is lazy, uninteresting, and feels utilitarian more than the character says anything about the plot, protag, or world of the story. It makes critiques such as "rape is played off for laughs" so confusing to me. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. The irony of the scene is brought to a climax as Alex, upstairs taking a bath, begins to once again sing "Singin' in the Rain." As soon as Frank recognizes the tun, he realizes who Alex is and plans to enact his revenge for the death of his wife and the serious injuries he suffered. Given Kubrick's history, it's never safe to assume that he has the same purpose as the author of the book he's interpreting. A Clockwork Orange - Break-in Scene (Warning: Graphic) - YouTube 0:00 / 2:36 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. Pretty much the gang rape scene. Eventually he approached Malcolm McDowell and asked him if he could dance. Allowing for a strangely intimate look inside the main characterandhaving the biggest impact on the plot, "Singin' in the Rain" is undeniably the most important musical piece in A Clockwork Orange. But that's not supposed to be funny to you, the viewer. The material is written from Alex's point of view, and such these matters are treated as trivial, as they most likely are in Alex's life. It's supposed to be disturbing, that an act so incredibly serious and vile could be treated as a joke. I agree this isnt a very strong post, but Pauline Kaels very famous review of this film makes, essentially, the exact argument youre calling a strawman. It turns out the music has been changed for some odd reason. Sorry, preview is currently unavailable. A Clockwork Orange is a film with a deep dark dystopian theme released back in 1971 by Stanley Kubrick. 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Bored hooligans Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and gang (Michael Tarn, James Marcus, Warren Clarke) decide to raid the suburban home of writer Alexander (Patrick Magee) and wife (Adrienne Corri), and producer-director Stanley Kubrick paid for the rights to the song, in A Clockwork Orange . The representation of evil and aggression in fiction has been the subject of continuous and intense debate. This film begins with a close-up on Alex Delarge as he and his three droops sitting at a milk bar, drinking milk and planning how to spend their night. I also think the prison rape threat against Alex in the church is absolutely meant to be funny. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. 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