why is a clockwork orange so comfy?it's my go to comfort flick. seen it about twenty times now
>>222800703probably found group you belong too
>>222800777I do self insert as Alex
>>222800703Because you are gay
>>222800703because despite the horrific subject matter, it's still 1970's Britain when everyone was polite, articulate and cheerful
>>222800703The one thing this movie never gets credit for is it's comedy elements. The scene where his parents introduce him to the guy they gave his room to is so hilarious.
>>222800703Most Kubrick films have some degree of comf (I call it comf) because there's always a slightly off-kilter dreamy feel to them.
>>222800703What was his fucking problem?
>>222801478He had to get it on. Alex was getting the urge
>>222801309>there's always a slightly off-kilter dreamy feel to themWhat do you expect from a guy involved in the state propaganda and likely also some MKUltra shit
>>222801229I understood this as a teenager. The most accurate label to put on the film, if one has to pick some one genre label, is: comedy. A very dark comedy, yes, but that is its primary style, before "science fiction", "thriller" etc.-accidentally drinking the denture water (ewww)-the whole reception into prison, stopping on a time when commanded, physical comedy. The sick humor of an official screaming at a young man is reprised in Full Metal Jacket.-Alex's threesome is a Benny Hill romp, speeding up the shot automatically makes it funny-the ridiculous domestic scene you've just mentioned. The parents do have good reason not to want him in the apartment, but the nonchalance with which they just throw him away and replace him is amusing. But then again if I had a murderous psychopath for a son I'd want to get rid of him, too.-WELL WELL WELL-slapstick: head fall in plate of spaghetti go splat-in the end (of the movie, anyway), the villain happily gets away with everything and even gets celebrated in the press a bit for his "struggle", meanwhile the original victim of the same name is conveniently disappeared for having dared to attempt (and sorta-exact) revenge on our poor hero.The sheer silliness of the various episodes, together with threats of violence and sexual elements, vaguely reminds me of Candide.
>>222800703Liberals then and now hate Alex because he's an honest scumbag. Modern life offers him nothing so he commits crime for the thrill of it. He seems to be fairly well off (music systems, money and jewels under bed) so its not his 'socio-economic circumstances' that drive him. It's seeing the vino flow, the old in-out in-out and the occasional housecrast. And lovely, lovely Ludwig Van. He's the ultimate manipulator, able to adapt and thrive. They can't break him, they can't cure him, they can't understand him.
A good analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj3AbbjWCOI
>>222802088Good post
It is *the* comfiest kino for me, full stop. I'm a super oldfag, and I remember in Jr. High in the late 80s there was a kid in one of my classes who had seen Clockwork Orange and would never miss a chance to reference it, mostly to the teacher as no one else in our class had seen it. No matter what the teacher was talking about, this autist would always pipe up and try to tie it back to the movie - "That's sort of like in Clockwork Orange when ____" - ad nauseum, for a whole semester. I started to hate that retard and this unseen movie, just out of sheer annoyance. Finally saw it in my late teens and loved it right away, but it would take another 30 years and dozens if not 100+ viewings for me to realize that it is my all time tippy top favorite kinography ever produced, never to be replaced.
