Hey guys! In my previous posts I wrote mainly about movies that were not based on novels, but were strictly screenplays. Usually I prefer the book rather than the movie based on it, but this week I am here to review a movie, another classic, that is based on a novel. The art work, the costumes, the director and the acting skills in this movie are amazing. So here, a pretty old movie, but nonetheless worth to watch; Clockwork Orange.


I will be completely honest with you, I was not sure how I felt about this movie the first time I watched it, most likely because I was too young. If you can’t stand violence, will get triggered from a rape scene, and of a weak heart.. DO NOT WATCH IT. This movie is not made to make you laugh, but to question yourself, humanity and also question authority, how the government works and so on. You will leave this movie with a slight trauma, but with a mind full of thoughts. In Lucio’s words (from the video game-Overwatch) Let’s break it down:



The movie, created by the very famous Stanley Kubrick, and it is an adaptation to a novel of the same name, by Anthony Burgess. It is a crime movie, that displays a dystopia- hence highlighting all the problems in the society and showcases them in the ‘extreme’.

The Plot- (again without spoiling too much for you guys)

The movie focuses on Alex DeLarge, a leader of a gang named “droogs” (sounds similar to the word friends in Russian), that consists three more young men and is set in futuristic Britain. In the first part of the film, it follows the horror and the crimes they conduct, I find that the first half of the movie does everything in it’s power to make the audience hate Alex, and wish for a terrible ending for him. But as the film progresses the viewer begins to find empty towards Alex, because later he becomes the ‘victim’, mainly by the authority, his past victims and even his past gang members. I don’t want to get in to too much detail to not ruin the movie for those who did not watch, so I will try to cover some important themes from this movie.



This film is fulled with deep social and psychological meaning, so.. as I have said, don’t watch it, if you think you won’t be able to process it, or if this might trigger you.

Kubrik’s use of colours in the movie, especially the white colours, is astonishing, and very aesthetically pleasing. The white milk (laced with drugs) the droogs are drinking, the white outfits they are wearing, the white make up, white light, white cats and spit. Every shot is filled with contrasting colours that take my breath away, Alex’s dark black lashes on one eye, that contradict all the white, their black hats, and boots. Also the bright artificial colours are also a theme that repeats, which is suitable if we think about the name of the movie and the novel, the bright colour of an orange makes an appearance throughout the film, through different verity of vibrant colours. With the whites Kubrik manages to emphasise the futuristic vibe of the movie, and combine an eye pleasing film, even though it is filled with violence. Speaking of violence,