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Film Review
himself against a man who assaults him physically and
cannot satisfy his sexual desire because those acts are
related to violence. Despite these secondary effects, the
Therearelotsofironiesinthemovieinthat
governmentwhichconductedthestudydecidestofreeAlex
thereisnoboundarybetweentheaggressorsandthe
victims.Alex,whowastheaggressoronce,becomes
fromprison.
a victim and the victims beaten by Alex become
violent towards Alex. The most interesting point is
While Alex was in prison, his priest once said,
thatsomesongsaredeeplyrelatedtotheseironies.
“Goodnesscomesfromwillingness.Goodnessischosen(by
For example, Alex sings a song called “Singing
humanbeings).Whenamancannotchoose,herefusestobe
in the Rain,” while he breaks into someone’s house
aman.”Likethepriestsays,Alexloseshisplaceafterbeing
and commits a crime. Once inside, he cripples a
freedfromprison.
manandinducesawomanto?nallycommitsuicide.
When he comes home after two years, he found that
After releasing from the prison and being beaten
anotherguyhasreplacedhiminhisroleashisparents’son.
by vengeful people, he goes to the house where he
Alex’s mates do not consider him a leader or even a friend.
committed that crime. The disabled man does not
All Alex could do is to feel alive after being ultra-violent,
recognizehimat?rst,butassoonasAlexsingsthe
andnowhecannotdothatduetothefeelingofnausea.Now,
samesong,themanbecomesvindictive.
he started wandering around being subjected to the assault
Also Beethoven’s ninth symphony, Alex’s favorite,
bytheoneswhohadbeenformerlybeatenbyAlex.
becomes a punishment which makes him feel sick
Forthegovernment,itdoesnotmatterwhetherAlex’sevil
while he goes through the experiment applying
naturehaschangedornot.Itonlydesiresforhimtodogood
Ludovico’stechnique.
with or without his willingness. Finally, he tries to commit
suicidebyjumpingfromagreatheight.
I have always believed in Xunzi’s theory about human
nature,arguingthatitisthereasonpeoplebecomeeducated
By now, some might feel pity for Alex. He was an
and gather together into communities. Some people
assailantbefore,buthebecomesanothervictimduetopoor
watchingthis?lmmightdescribeAlexasasociopath,butI
judgment.However,whenAlexhadacloseshavewithdeath
think that he has no choice because his upbringing spoiled
asaresultofhisfall,hedidnotlosetheevilmannerhehad.
him. His parents did not care about him enough, and they
At the end of the film, he even shows his base desires to
showedthisbyreplacinghimwithanotherman,andschool
viewers:sex.
attendancewasnotobligatoryforAlex,either.
The running time is 137 minutes, every third of which
According to the original author of the book, the title,
shows different states of the main character. The prologue
“A Clockwork Orange” comes from the people in London
shows the whole evilness of Alex. Furthermore, it is
saying “as queer as a clockwork orange.” At that time, the
followed by the culmination, in which the main character
story was shocking to all, but nowadays, has proved it is
goes through the changes of his personality. Finally, the
truth.SomeviewersmightsympathizewithAlex,andsome
epilogue shows how miserably he is treated and how he
mightagreewiththegovernment.Whichsidedoyouagree
becomesanormalperson.
with?
Itlookslikethedirectordoesnottakeanysideandleaves
alljudgmentsandargumentstotheviewers.
cherryblossomin@hufs.ac.kr
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