said after filming that he had not seen the original version but only referred to the American version, which made the original author very sad.
Let me talk about my understanding of Clockwork Orange after reading the original book. The existence of a Clockwork Orange is a satire and criticism of society, and it is also a reflection on the proposition of "what is a human being". Alex does all kinds of evil, it can be said that what he does is disgusting, but this is the display of his nature and the embodiment of his original desire. After undergoing "special" treatment, he is no longer likely to do evil things to society, and has become a "gentleman". But the gentleman is the product of coercion. And made him a winding machine rather than a man. Such good is more terrifying than evil, it is good against humanity. So balance is very important, not restricting the choices everyone makes for themselves, and at the same time allowing more people to make choices that are meaningful to society, so as to achieve balance. Totalitarian societies are often born by depriving people of choice by having a few, forcing them to do what is supposedly good for society. But "goodness" is never absolute. The consequence of doing so is that everyone serves the few and has achieved the "goodness" and "justice" they demand.
Another layer of irony in A Clockwork Orange should be that Alex came to the novelist's house after being tortured by the police, thinking that he had met a savior, but was reduced to a political tool. Although they made him heal in the end, it wasn't out of sympathy for Alex, much less kindness, they just had radical words in their heads. Alluring power. This can be seen from the fact that the politicians put Alex under house arrest, forcing him to jump off the building to become the most favorable public opinion tool.
Finally, let's talk about the film and the original. There is no doubt that Kubrick's amazing talent and excellent film made a Clockwork Orange famous overseas as synonymous with confused youth. I think Kubrick was lucky he didn't see the UK version, and arguably if he didn't end with "I'm healed" and instead honored the original, it couldn't have had such a punch and satire. And the book is undoubtedly a success. Anthony's ending has a sublimation: Alex meets Peter once, finds that he has a family and a job, and he thinks that Beethoven and Mozart have achieved fruitful results at the age of 18. He was no longer confused or crazy, and he also thought of starting a family and working. It's safe to say that Alex will be a stable molecule soon. (This may disappoint the majority of peeping-minded people and also the majority of Wenqing) Alex is no longer a villain, nor a Clockwork Orange, he made his own choice to become a responsible person. adults.
As the original author said, fiction is different from fable. Fiction is soft and fable is hard. Kubrick and Anthony are undoubtedly very good contemporary artists.
PS According to the original author, Kubrick likes manicures very much, and he is doing manicures almost every time I see him.
Anthony's wife and agent were so overwhelmed by Kubrick's Clockwork Orange that they left.
After the film was released, although the response was good, the original author was urged to become an instigator, but in fact he wrote a happy ending. Kubrick is safe and sound and has won many awards. This makes Anthony very hot.
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