There will never be a more disturbing or powerful scene other than the one in A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick (1971) of Alex Delarge as played by Malcolm Mcdowell when he is going to rape Mrs. Alexander while joyously recounting “singing in the rain.” Not even apart of the original screenplay as written by Anthony Burgess, Mcdowell adds a sense of deeper depravity to the situation by singing the tune mad-lib style. This scene finishes with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander tied and up and Alex telling Mr. Alexander “viddy well little brother, viddy well.” Viddy, comes from Vini, Vidi, Vici, or I came, I saw, I conquered. By saying Viddy, Alex is telling the man to watch very carefully as his wife is raped by Alex and his droogies.
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Alex, a destructive and tyrannical figure: who's only goal is to maintain supremacy over his droogies and to rape, pillage, and plunder. The second major character is the Institution of Government; their only goal is to reform and cure, no matter the cost. As the movie progresses it can be seen that Alex is very intelligent, and has an understanding of right and wrong which can be seen by him saying “you can't have a society with everyone behaving in my manner of the night.” Alex Delarge is the perfect embodiment of the corrupted youth and the struggle of Governmental control that is put in place to hinder any bad behavior set forth by the youth. But also an image of beauty can be seen in the appreciation that Alex has for art, especially Beethoven. Kubrick uses this balance of beauty and destruction perfectly and its presence is seen throughout the film to portray a deeper sense of …show more content…
He admits he has changed his ways and has “learned his lesson sir, I've seen now what I've never seen before.” It shows the power that the institution of government holds over its subjects, and how it forces those; however unwilling, to change their ways. Now being faced with the saddening realization that Alex will never again be able to hear “sweet, sweet, Ludwig Van,” Kubrick makes beauty synonymous with evil and destruction. Now whenever heard; Alex's love of Ludwig Van is turned into a painful reminder of his past
Alex, a destructive and tyrannical figure: who's only goal is to maintain supremacy over his droogies and to rape, pillage, and plunder. The second major character is the Institution of Government; their only goal is to reform and cure, no matter the cost. As the movie progresses it can be seen that Alex is very intelligent, and has an understanding of right and wrong which can be seen by him saying “you can't have a society with everyone behaving in my manner of the night.” Alex Delarge is the perfect embodiment of the corrupted youth and the struggle of Governmental control that is put in place to hinder any bad behavior set forth by the youth. But also an image of beauty can be seen in the appreciation that Alex has for art, especially Beethoven. Kubrick uses this balance of beauty and destruction perfectly and its presence is seen throughout the film to portray a deeper sense of …show more content…
He admits he has changed his ways and has “learned his lesson sir, I've seen now what I've never seen before.” It shows the power that the institution of government holds over its subjects, and how it forces those; however unwilling, to change their ways. Now being faced with the saddening realization that Alex will never again be able to hear “sweet, sweet, Ludwig Van,” Kubrick makes beauty synonymous with evil and destruction. Now whenever heard; Alex's love of Ludwig Van is turned into a painful reminder of his past