{"id":45,"date":"2012-10-05T14:10:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T14:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/jazminepaige\/?p=45"},"modified":"2012-10-05T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T14:10:50","slug":"red-box-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/jazminepaige\/2012\/10\/05\/red-box-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Box Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cRed Box Review\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Clockwork Orange has very little to do with a clock or an orange, and more so to do with a young man and his \u201cdroogs,\u201d or in other words \u201cfriends,\u201d or even \u201cgang.\u201d Based on the dystopian novel \u201cA Clockwork Orange,\u201d written by Anthony Burgess in 1962, the general theme tends to be old vs. new. The setting aims for futuristic, and the made up language that comes from Burgess\u2019 novel, although a bit frustrating at first, is what draws people in, in the first place.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been trying to get around to reading the book for quite sometime, but without the newer print that comes with a glossary to help figure out the dialogue, I haven\u2019t gotten around to it. I feel like the visual with the new language that the movie brings definitely was a better option for a visual learner like myself.<\/p>\n

In the beginning, I was a bit horrified to say the least. A couple of rape scenes, an epic amount of violence, and a milk bar with furniture resembling nude, shackled women.<\/p>\n

At one point I had to stop the entire movie, turned to a friend and explain to them what I was seeing. I was baffled, horrified at what was taking place. Although the rape scenes were mild, compared to modern movies such as \u201cLast House on the Left,\u201d the 2009 remake, and \u201cThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,\u201d I\u2019m still not a person to stomach rape, or that amount of violence that was typically taking place before the rape, very well.<\/p>\n

Alex, the narrator, and his \u201cdroogs,\u201d set out every night in their sleek, futuristic looking car with matching white outfits, combat boots, make-up, and black hats to reek havoc over the town.<\/p>\n

Alex is obviously the leader of the group, but as time goes on, one of the \u201cdroogs\u201d decides he\u2019d like to try calling the shots for a while. Alex makes it seem like he is okay with this, however, later that day on their way to create some more chaos, a fight breaks out among the friends. It ends with Alex cutting one of his \u201cdroogs\u201d hand, a trust issue, like a wrench, is thrown into the friends mix. With three \u201cdroogs\u201d, now verses one, you could imagine things weren\u2019t going to end well.<\/p>\n

Later that night, after Alex and everyone seems to be over the little rough and tumble they had just hours earlier, they decide to try to sneak into a woman\u2019s house on the edge of town. The only problem is, Alex will have to sneak in first to unlock the door. Once he\u2019s in, the door is unlocked, but sirens are wailing in the distance getting closer and closer, Alex runs to the front door to leave, only to be met by the \u201cdroog\u201d whose hand was cut earlier and a glass milk bottle to his nose.<\/p>\n

Alex is down and out, the \u201cdroogs\u201d get away, and the cops arrest him.<\/p>\n

Alex is faced with 14 years in jail, and being the cunning kiss-ass that he is, tries everything in his power to try to reduce his sentence. He befriends the priest at the prison, and inquires about a certain treatment that would lead him to getting out sooner. The priest doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea. \u201cWhen a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man,\u201d states the priest speaking of the so-called \u201ctreatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex goes anyway, the treatment takes place, and he is released out into the world once again, but can he survive the world with a new mindset and a new distaste that makes him want to ralph every time he\u2019s faced with violence?<\/p>\n

I give this movie a 3 out of 5 stars. I think that there are a lot of good anecdotes and themes strung along here that people can surely get a lot out of it. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, and starring Malcolm Mcdowell as the narrator Alex, I think the story line has a lot to say, and afterwards the viewer just needs to sit and come to terms with everything they had just seen. It\u2019s a lot to take in.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s rebelling at its finest, it\u2019s the young having at go at the old, and the old struggling to stick to what they know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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