A Clockwork orange, which I will now refer to as (ACO), is a film directed by Stanley Kubrick and was realised in 1971, is an astonishing piece of exposition around the book of the same name. The movie explores many themes all of which hold significant meaning towards duplicity in the way in which a country is governed. A large amount of this meaning can be found within Cat-Lady scene, where is twofaced narrator Alex brakes into to the unsuspecting victims household; to exert his dominance over his droogs after they questioned his leadership. ‘The New Way’ one of the droogs states, this reflected later in the movie by one of the politicians, it gives a nice comparison between the gang culture that is represent as primal activity and the politics that governs the world they …show more content…
Beethoven is an audio connotation of the ultra-violet that takes place within the movie, as well as a complex political undertone; in the movie, Alex is conditioned against Beethoven’s ninth symphony, while in the book he is conditioned against all music. This is quite the coincidence as the Europe Union’s adopted the Ode to Joy as its anthem the same year ACO’s was release. In addition, this sequence Alex is wearing a pure white overall and a cup, both of which have connotations of a heavenly light, which is also represented in the Mise-en-scène and the Garden of Eden. He is also wearing a mask that is visual resonation of Poneke that of the liar, this is an important theme of the entire movie as we are seeing the narrative through Alex’s portrayal of them. Meaning that our prospective is warped and displaced by Alex’s motives this is a direct connotation on politics and how our wills are bent to that of fascism. The fight scene that follows is made to be an extremely telling sight, as we are looking at the fight of sexual dominance, political nuance and childhood