A Clockwork Orange: Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish :: essays research papers

A Clockwork Orange Good Riddance to knotty Rubbish     A Clockwork Orange received critical acclaim, made much than thirtymillion dollars at the box office, and was nominated for various awards however,this view drive was outlawed from the nation of Great Britain in order to influence its immoral content from permeating society. Before all the controversybegan, A Clockwork Orange was a novel, written mostly in Russian, by AnthonyBurgess. Stanley Kubrick is know to critics as a film maker who probes thedark side of benevolent psyche. Kubrick has also directed films such as Dr.Strangelove, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket. In each of these movies theaudience delves into the evil side of the main character. Great Britain had thisfilm removed from theaters across the country because the government justlyillustrated there was a connection between the movies graphic violence and anincreased crime rate.     In Clockwork . . . , there are unque stionably barbaric and graphicactions. Multiple beatings, a rape, and a murder are performed by the leadcharacters. These crimes are medicine induced. Before going out, the gang goes tothe "milk bar" for some "milk plus" which is riddled with amphetamines. Thefirst violent act came not much than ten minutes into the movie. It was whenthe boys, led by Alex, beat a lost wino that asked them for some change. Thegang then strode away as if nothing occurred. They enato a greater extentd him repeatedly withcanes and they kicked him a few times to the job. Next, the boys went to see a gibe gang. This other group was in the middle of raping a woman when Alex and fellowship came in and intervened. They proceeded to beat the other gang membersto a pulp. Then, they went to the house of a writer, to burglarize it. Whilethere, they brutalized the writer and his wife. Alex raped the wife in nominal head ofthe writer and then started to sing "Singn in the Rain" as he p ummeled the oldman. Alexs final act of violence came at the house of a rich health spa owner.The gang went there with the intent of robbing the place, still the woman wholived there was alert to the scheme and called the police. She attacked Alexand he defended himself with a forge of male genitalia. The fight endedwhen Alex crammed the statue in the mouth of the victim, and killed her. Thesewere some of the more graphic scenes, which aided Britains decision to ban thefilm.     Incidents from this film triggered an onslaught of violent crimes across