A Clockwork Orange

Stanley Kubrick’s controversial masterpiece probes the dark collision between violence, control, and free will.

In trying to reform delinquent youth Alex (Malcolm McDowell) through psychological conditioning, the state reveals its own appetite for domination. Every frame is stylized, shocking, and meticulously controlled, just like the society it depicts. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE endures as a provocative question: is a “good” citizen still human if they’ve been programmed to behave?

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