What is the movie "Clockwork Orange" REALLY about?

Question

Is there an underlining meaning or message in this film? What is the moral of the story?

Answer 1

Good question.When a man has no choice, he ceases to be a man.The main theme of the film is the duality between the free will of man and what he ( or some entity ) does with that choice.We choose our actions and without that free will of choice we indeed cease to evovle."Orange" meaning something natural or organic."Clockwork" meaning somthing man made or something put in place as a means of control or dictation.Just below that manmade facade, we see Alex as he should be, in full control of his actions and not afraid to use them however he wishes.Beatiful film.One of my favorites.

Answer 2

A teenage hooligan in a near-future Britain, volunteers as guinea pig for a new aversion therapy proposed by the government to make room in prisons for political prisoners. "Cured" of his hooliganism and released, he is rejected by his friends and relatives. The Story is the Authors attempt to show that this "Aversion Therapy" only makes a person choose good because they become physically ill when exposed to any presence of violence. It is an exploration into our ability to choose our actions and how our own humanity is in question if we no longer have "Free Will". The main charactioer "Alex" reaches this stage where his humanity is in question, and Burgess is probing the fundamentals of moral choice and free will, essentially asking, "Is a person necessarily good if he is incapable of choosing evil?" Burgess ultimately argues that even evil, so long as it is chosen, is better and more human than the forced, deterministic goodness Alex endures under Ludovico's Technique.

Answer 3

I am led to think that a clockwork orange is something that is beautiful and shows enormous potential, but it is entirely useles. When it is supposed to perform a series of functions, it is rendered useless by living two lives at the mechanation of mankind's will.
It is neither an orange, nor is it a clock, so by someone's design, it ceases to be something of value.
Here you have the main character who is a brilliant thug, but when taken out of that element, being given a chance to be something "better", he becomes a total invalid.
I hope this makes some sort of sense. It did to me as I played it out in my head, but perhaps I am useless as well.

Answer 4

A Clockwork Orange is originally a fiction novel by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It was made into a movie by Stanley Kubrick in 1971.

Set in a hypothetical future, the book tells the story of the life of its fifteen-year-old protagonist Alex who, along with his gang—Dim, George and Pete—roams the streets at night, committing crimes for enjoyment. At the beginning of the book Alex and his gang break into the house of a Frank Alexander where they rape his wife. Through some various events, Alex is convincted of murder and sentenced to a fourteen year term in jail. In jail, he tries to turn his life around, but when he gets out, he is shunned by his family. With nowhere to go, he finds his way to the house of a man name Frank Alexander...the same man whose wife he raped when he was younger.

The frightening, chilling and tantalizing film raises many questions and presents a thought-provoking parable: How can evil be eradicated in modern society? If the state can deprive an individual of his free will, making him 'a clockwork orange,' what does this say about the nightmarish, behavioral modification technologies of punishment and crime? Do we lose our humanity if we are deprived of the free-will choice between good and evil? That's the real message of the film.

Answer 5

A clockwork orange shows what the world would be like if the liberals ever gain significant power.

Answer 6

It's about violence, rape, and alcohol. Read the book. It's a really good book.

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Answer 7

No matter how revolting a character you are, there's someone who will take up your cause when you are down.

Especially if it helps to further their own agenda.

Answer 8

the best movie i have ever seen. its funny and dramatic at the same time. its about five people who are completely different, having to spend a day in detention together. they come to realize that their differences can bring them closer, and in many ways they're a lot alike. the "impossible" was reached (having them all relate) and they formed the breakfast club.

Answer 9

Try this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange

Answer 10

There is no message. It's just a perverted movie.