PLOT AND STRUCTURE
Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a young archaic man is leader to a gang of four mischievous young adults in a future Britain. While skipping school, Alex and the gang, aka The Droogs, spend their spare time beating the homeless, raping women, and stealing along the way. Abruptly Alex ends up in Prison where he begins being experimented on in exchange for an early release. In testing, the scientists try to remove the evil from Alex. After finally breaking Alex down with a visual scene playing a symphony from Beethoven in the background, Alex is released. Upon release, the new “improved” Alex is dumbfounded to find that his old life is no more. Alex had lost all control over his life, and while locked in a room tortured by his old love of a symphony by Beethoven he jumps from the window in a suicide attempt. When Alex awakes in the hospital he is accompanied by the minister, and is completely back to his old self. The minister plays the Beethoven symphony and the film ends with Alex having visions of him having sex while English men and women cheer and applaud.
THEMES
The Necessity of Evil in Human Nature.
Unlike any of the adult characters in the film, Alex seems extraordinarily alive and …show more content…
First, it starts off with Alex’s will of being evil; the symphony means happiness and images of violence for Alex. As the film continues and Alex receives the Ludovico’s Treatment, the symphony turns to poison him. Instead of making him filled with joy, it drives him mad. He can’t stand it! It’s as if the music is ripping him from the inside out. Alex jumps to his death just to escape the sounds. When he awakes in the hospital, back to his old self from the reverse treatment, the minister again plays the symphony for Alex and this time, instead of him going mad, Alex is joy filled once again and rejoices to the music with the minister while the journalists and cameramen pour
Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a young archaic man is leader to a gang of four mischievous young adults in a future Britain. While skipping school, Alex and the gang, aka The Droogs, spend their spare time beating the homeless, raping women, and stealing along the way. Abruptly Alex ends up in Prison where he begins being experimented on in exchange for an early release. In testing, the scientists try to remove the evil from Alex. After finally breaking Alex down with a visual scene playing a symphony from Beethoven in the background, Alex is released. Upon release, the new “improved” Alex is dumbfounded to find that his old life is no more. Alex had lost all control over his life, and while locked in a room tortured by his old love of a symphony by Beethoven he jumps from the window in a suicide attempt. When Alex awakes in the hospital he is accompanied by the minister, and is completely back to his old self. The minister plays the Beethoven symphony and the film ends with Alex having visions of him having sex while English men and women cheer and applaud.
THEMES
The Necessity of Evil in Human Nature.
Unlike any of the adult characters in the film, Alex seems extraordinarily alive and …show more content…
First, it starts off with Alex’s will of being evil; the symphony means happiness and images of violence for Alex. As the film continues and Alex receives the Ludovico’s Treatment, the symphony turns to poison him. Instead of making him filled with joy, it drives him mad. He can’t stand it! It’s as if the music is ripping him from the inside out. Alex jumps to his death just to escape the sounds. When he awakes in the hospital, back to his old self from the reverse treatment, the minister again plays the symphony for Alex and this time, instead of him going mad, Alex is joy filled once again and rejoices to the music with the minister while the journalists and cameramen pour