{"product_id":"a-clockwork-orange-blu-ray","title":"A Clockwork Orange [Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClockwork Orange, A: Special Edition (BD)]]\u0026gt; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nStanley Kubrick's striking visual interpretation of Anthony Burgess's famous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nnovel is a masterpiece. Malcolm McDowell delivers a clever, tongue-in-cheek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nperformance as Alex, the leader of a quartet of droogs, a vicious group of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nyoung hoodlums who spend their nights stealing cars, fighting rival gangs,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nbreaking into people's homes, and raping women. While other directors would\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nsimply exploit the violent elements of such a film without subtext, Kubrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nmaintains Burgess's dark, satirical social commentary. We watch Alex transform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nfrom a free-roaming miscreant into a convict used in a government experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nthat attempts to reform criminals through an unorthodox new medical treatment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe catch, of course, is that this therapy may be nothing better than a quick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\ncure-all for a society plagued by rampant crime. A Clockwork Orange works on\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nmany levels--visual, social, political, and sexual--and is one of the few\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nfilms that hold up under repeated viewings. Kubrick not only presents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\ncolorfully arresting images, he also stylizes the film by utilizing classical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nmusic (and Wendy Carlos's electronic classical work) to underscore the violent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nscenes, which even today are disturbing in their display of sheer nihilism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIronically, many fans of the film have missed that point, sadly being\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nentertained by its brutality rather than being repulsed by it. --Bryan Reesman","brand":"Warner Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45817040076897,"sku":"bluray-clockworkorange","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inmyparentsbasement.com\/products\/a-clockwork-orange-blu-ray","provider":"Inmyparentsbasement.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}