Fall Written Report
Elliott Touikan
FMST-322-2173-A
Instructor: Rosanna Maule
Friday, December 4, 2017
Concordia University
Elliott Touikan
Instructor: Rosanna Maule
FMST-322-2173-A
4 December 2017
Fall Written Report: A Clock Work Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971, 136’)
A Clock Work Orange is a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick adapted from the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess. It follows the story of a teenager named Alex. He along with his three friends, which he calls droogs, robbed, rape and pillage the town every night, come home and start over again. He is arrested and sent to prison, there he volunteers for an experimental procedure, that allegedly will mike him physically incapable of performing violent …show more content…
Again the fact that what the viewers are seeing is supposed to take place in the theatre on a movie screen is another reminder that the violence which is portrayed is in fact now real. It’s a simulation of violence which it brings back the theme of exploitation and violence in art. The film is commenting on the effect art has on the viewer while also being result of that effect. Essentially, A Clockwork Orange is the Ludovico seen in action. Just as Beethoven’s 9th is ruined for Alex as he associates it with the Ludovico treatment, it’s ruined for some viewers of the film as its associated with the A Clockwork Orange in their heads. The viewers are being reminded that art can have a profound effect on the audience. As the Ludovico experiment is present the solution to crime and criminals is Pavlovian conditioning, not an evaluation of what makes someone turn to crime which resent cultural change in addition to changes in law and policy of government. Satire often exposes problems through over-the-top portrayals that call attention to the problem. The film is calling attention to the problem of art and cultures effect on individuals but being a prime example of art and culture effect on individuals. Crimes which highlights the idea that violent sadistic behaviour isn’t intrinsic to who you are but is learned through the life around you. …show more content…
When people are offended at Kubrick’s portrayal of the objectification of women on the movie screen why aren’t they offended that the same thing on a canvas. This is even hinted at in the film later on when Alex watches a rape scene on a movie screen, during the Ludovico scene of the film. Exploitation of women’s bodies is high-class when it’s painted when it show on a movie screen. The Ludovico scenes is sickening and deplorable to Alex due to the association between art and things more sinister is not only presented but subconsciously imprinted on him. Like Alex, many viewers after seeing the movie now associate singing in the rain with the rape scene, just as Alex is sickened by Beethoven’s 9th because of the association with the Ludovico effects. The viewers are second by the singing in the rain because of the association with the Clockwork
Elliott Touikan
FMST-322-2173-A
Instructor: Rosanna Maule
Friday, December 4, 2017
Concordia University
Elliott Touikan
Instructor: Rosanna Maule
FMST-322-2173-A
4 December 2017
Fall Written Report: A Clock Work Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971, 136’)
A Clock Work Orange is a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick adapted from the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess. It follows the story of a teenager named Alex. He along with his three friends, which he calls droogs, robbed, rape and pillage the town every night, come home and start over again. He is arrested and sent to prison, there he volunteers for an experimental procedure, that allegedly will mike him physically incapable of performing violent …show more content…
Again the fact that what the viewers are seeing is supposed to take place in the theatre on a movie screen is another reminder that the violence which is portrayed is in fact now real. It’s a simulation of violence which it brings back the theme of exploitation and violence in art. The film is commenting on the effect art has on the viewer while also being result of that effect. Essentially, A Clockwork Orange is the Ludovico seen in action. Just as Beethoven’s 9th is ruined for Alex as he associates it with the Ludovico treatment, it’s ruined for some viewers of the film as its associated with the A Clockwork Orange in their heads. The viewers are being reminded that art can have a profound effect on the audience. As the Ludovico experiment is present the solution to crime and criminals is Pavlovian conditioning, not an evaluation of what makes someone turn to crime which resent cultural change in addition to changes in law and policy of government. Satire often exposes problems through over-the-top portrayals that call attention to the problem. The film is calling attention to the problem of art and cultures effect on individuals but being a prime example of art and culture effect on individuals. Crimes which highlights the idea that violent sadistic behaviour isn’t intrinsic to who you are but is learned through the life around you. …show more content…
When people are offended at Kubrick’s portrayal of the objectification of women on the movie screen why aren’t they offended that the same thing on a canvas. This is even hinted at in the film later on when Alex watches a rape scene on a movie screen, during the Ludovico scene of the film. Exploitation of women’s bodies is high-class when it’s painted when it show on a movie screen. The Ludovico scenes is sickening and deplorable to Alex due to the association between art and things more sinister is not only presented but subconsciously imprinted on him. Like Alex, many viewers after seeing the movie now associate singing in the rain with the rape scene, just as Alex is sickened by Beethoven’s 9th because of the association with the Ludovico effects. The viewers are second by the singing in the rain because of the association with the Clockwork