A Clockwork Orange.

If you had half glass of wine, would you consider that as a glass half empty or a glass half full ? It solely depends on the way you look at it. You may look at the dark side of it being half empty and desire for more or you would be happy with whatever is remaining. Choosing the side depends on different perceptions of different people.. In the novel "A Clockwork Orange", the author, Anthony Burgess bewrays the life of a teenage boy named Alex DeLarge, whose pleasures are classical music by Beethoven whom he often refers to as "Ludwig Van", rape and ultra violence. In 1971 Stanley Kubrick's film "A Clockwork Orange" was relatively faithful to Anthony Burgess's novel. The movie was rated "X" in the U.S and withdrawn from the U.K after repeated requests by Stanley Kubrick himself. A series of controversies clouded the movie as it had graphical sexual violence content.It was claimed that the film had inspired copycat behavior, i.e. Rape , Ultra violence , burglary by many teens across both the U.S and the U.K. I wouldn't be surprised if a teenager is fascinated by this movie. "It changes your mentality and encourages you to do the same even though the movie wasn't intended to do so". It solely depends on the viewer and the way he looks at the movie. He may find it as good entertainment with a evil or rather inhuman message OR he may find the movie very artistic,psychedelic and dissimilar, in a way interesting when compared to the other movies.But again, the Government and the people make a big issue out of the movie because of all the sexual violence in it! The movie or the novel never asked the teenagers to adapt sexual violence. It were the teenagers who relived the sequence from the movie. Sexual Violence is the way the most of teenagers look at the movie and for the rest it's a psychedelic trip on it's own. If you ask me, I'd tell you that this movie is the best directed movie I've ever seen. It has an amazing story. I'd love to discuss the story in detail here but I prefer that you watch the movie and judge the same.

I believe that the movie is awesome and one of it's kind. Every teenager should watch this movie and realize oneself.Once you watch the movie you'd wanna compare your self to Alex DeLarge and revalue the good within you. It'll help you to look on the bright side and be your self rather than trying to be somebody else. You'll respect yourself for everything your are and everything you aren't. Other than that, I suggest that you watch the cause it's very artistic and divulges the art of 60's hippie movement. :)