-A Clockwork
Orange is a 1971 film produced and directed by Stanly Kubrick. The film is
based off the 1961 novel A Clockwork
Orange written by Anthony Burgess. The release of the film created many
problems for Kubrick. Controversy occurred when many thought that Kubrick was
glorifying violence and making the audience sympathize for a murderer and a
rapist.
2). Find a
related article (on the film, director, studio, actor/actress, artistic content,
etc.) and summarize the content. You may
use the library or the Internet.
-A Clockwork
Orange was originally a rated “X” film and was one of two films to be rated “X”
and nominated for a Best Picture Academy award. The film was banned in Britain
because of its extreme violence. After the film was banned, a 17 year old Dutch
girl was raped in Lancashire and the men that attacked her sang the song Singing in the Rain, the same song the
character Alex sang before him and his gang attacked a woman in her home. A 16
year old boy beat up a younger boy while dressed like Alex, white overalls,
black bowler hat and combat boots. These events helped prove that the film
influences and is the cause of some violent acts. Also, Kubrick had to pull the
premier of the film in UK because he received massive amounts of death threats
because of the movie.
Apply the
article to the film screened in class.
-In the
article it talks of A Clockwork Orange being the most controversial film in
film history. In class we discussed that critics criticized the film because of
the intense violence, rape and torture and how even though Kubrick is a very influential
director, this film would not be well liked by many. Kubrick is known for his influential films and taking novels and putting them on the big screen but this particular film backfired on him. He received death threats because of the film and even had to cancel premiers of the film in different areas of the world because curtain countries had banned the film from ever being shown.
4). Write a
critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a
result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article. I am
less interested in whether you liked or disliked a film, (although that can be
part of this) than I am in your understanding of its place in film history or
the contribution of the director.
-This film is unlike any film I’ve ever seen. Kubrick took
every character from the novel and brought them to life. After watching the
film I understand why this film is one of the most controversial films in
history, its use of violence, rape, sex, and gang activity caused many people
to dislike the film. I agree with what the critics said about the film
glorifying violence and the feeling of sympathy for Alex from the audience as
he’s being experimented on. We completely forget that Alex is a psychopathic
sex craved murderer once we see him tortured into being good. This is what
people were angry about and is why they accused Kubrick of praising violence.
http://www.filmsite.org/cloc.html
CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( X
) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2)
( X ) If I reused any information from
other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the
paper.
3)
( X ) If I used any passages word for
word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation
within the text.
4) ( X ) I have not
padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in
the text of the paper.
5) ( X ) I have
cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6)
( X ) I have used direct quotations only
in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within
the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( X
) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks
interpretation or originality.
8) ( X ) I checked
yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research
and ideas used in my paper.
Name: __________Najah Savage____________________________ Date: ____12/11/14______________
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