Singing in the rain scene 1,903,723 views Nov 24, 2009 7.9K Dislike Share Save Alex DeLarge 947. Much like the rest of the music in A Clockwork Orange, which pairs typically celebratory classical pieces with scenes of violence, the use of this famous love song from the 1952 musical of the same name adds an eerie incongruity that lingers well after the scene ends. This dimension of the films intertextuality has been inadequately acknowledged in scholarly analysis. If the scene upsets you for those reasons, that is more than valid. B.A. Any and all ad revenue that's generated from our channel goes directly to Google as well as to the various copyright owners; the film studios and the recording industry. @keyframes ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}to{transform:rotate(1turn)}}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq{--sizePx:0;font-size:4px;position:relative;text-indent:-9999em;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyTextAlpha20);border-left-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);transform:translateZ(0);animation:ibDwUVR1CAykturOgqOS5 1.1s linear infinite}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq,._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{width:var(--sizePx);height:var(--sizePx)}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq:after{border-radius:50%}._3LwT7hgGcSjmJ7ng7drAuq._2qr28EeyPvBWAsPKl-KuWN{margin:0 auto} I argue that both fictions are ambiguous in their representation of violence and problematic in the response they ask us to take. How to Make Money as a Cinematographer is a new in-depth online course from No Film School, available now. This is what I want to contend, as someone who has absorbed this media to heart. It was a daring choice to tell a violent story like A Clockwork Orange with a comedic bent, but the movie's pitch-black humor makes its violence even more disturbing, like when Alex belts out a rendition of "Singin' in the Rain" during a brutal home invasion. It commonly raises questions of moral justification. He had his back to me and the guy tapped him on the shoulder, he turned and the guy said, Gene, I would like you to meet Malcolm McDowell.'. There is no one person who is deserving of punishment and cruelty, and we must use our correctional facilities to rehabilitate rather than punish. November 18, 2016 | Indie Film Hustle In 1971 Legendary film director Stanley Kubrick released one of his masterpieces, A Clockwork Orange. When Alex beats up his two Droogs, Dim and Georgie, Kubrick once again sets the fight to classical music, and this time he slows down the motion. Take your career and your day rate to the next level. According to McDowell, the executive said, You wont believe it, but Gene Kellys here. And I said, Great! One of the most famous and talked about was how mad Gene Kelly was at Stanley Kubrick and the entire cast of A Clockwork Orange for using his classic song, "Singin' in the Rain," during an incredibly violent rape scene in their movie. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} Both fictions caused intense controversy in which the representation of violence was paramount. Charles is a podcaster and film writer from Massachusetts with a degree in creative writing and literature from Hampshire College. That sometimes bad characters are written that are also unlikeable. The fixation on her breasts moving in slow motion. And sometimes characters that people seem to defend because we are "supposed to not like them* don't seem to be registering that the critique of them being a "bad villain'" or antagonist as protagonistis that the type of villain they are is lazy, uninteresting, and feels utilitarian more than the character says anything about the plot, protag, or world of the story. It seems like a lot of people at the time understood it's intentions, however now the light it's viewed in is different. This is why this material is so incredible, it's basically witchcraft that they can pull this off. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} The association with outrageous ways of representing violence and the accusation of glorifying and inciting it created a lasting legacy for CO. Who cares if he was gay? If these people had a conscience they wouldn't have committed to their initial actions. I think the shocking scenes in this film paired with classical music and laughter serve a similar goal as Kubricks gorgeous framing of selfish and ludicrous behavior in Barry Lyndon. While music plays consistently throughout A Clockwork Orange, especially during scenes of violence, this musical void allows for this specific scene to land differently than the rest of the film, foreshadowing its importance in later scenes andgiving space for Alex to take over with a soundtrack of his own. The song wasn't originally scripted. An orange naturally does not have clockwork, and the idea of forcing an orange to work that way is counter-intuitive to the purpose of an orange (I believe the author has even referenced this much.) I probably am. It's supposed to be disturbing, that an act so incredibly serious and vile could be treated as a joke. So, i documented it here for all to see. It was the release of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation in 1971 and its prompt success at the box office which initiated the cult status of CO. 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Well, a whole new year has dropped and i just watched A Clockwork Orange on HBO Max. Alex is deeply a product of the system, a victim of the system, and someone the system tries to rehabilitate (brutally). ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} When Alex returns later on, he's revealed by accidentally mentioning that he thought they didn't have a phone (as the phone rings . While the book is basically a polemic against the idea of a forced mechanization of humanity, of the loss of human moral choice, the film gleefully depicts Alexs violent nature and revels in his violent acts. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE purposely confuses crime and punishment, cause and effect, hero and villain, irony and satire, and many other concepts, creating a truly unique work of art in the process. Both fictions choose highly artificial modes of expression: the novel uses 'nadsat', an invented teenage slang, and the film adopts an anti-realist style. In this dissertation I will analyse the films of Stanley Kubrick to see how these may display stylistic, aesthetic and narrative features which in my opinion reveal Asperger's-like traits. It turns out that Kelly wasn't super mad about where the song appeared, but he was pretty upset that he never got his cash for it being sung in the film. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} Reasons for the prominent status in this regard lie not only within the fictions themselves but also in their manner of reception. A Clockwork Orange (1971) is producer-director-screenwriter Stanley Kubrick's randomly ultra-violent, over-indulgent, graphically-stylized film of the near future. Singing in the rain scene 2001: A Space OdysseyThe Shining Pulp Fiction Full Metal Jacket Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The . My general view of Kubrick is that he's an ice cold and cynical satirist, and Lolita especially, but really many of his movies, shows his love for pitch black sexual humor. lt can also be used to show character growth, foreshadow important information, and create associative meanings between characters that are not explicit in the story. " Both use juxtaposition to highlight hypocrisy. He obviously upgraded security after the break in? Luckily that's not the case. Eventually he approached Malcolm McDowell and asked him if he could dance. It may be said that the discussion triggered by the movie produced a backlash against the emerging mood of permissiveness which had inspired the novel. Its actually a deeply disturbing ending and probably Kubricks best. 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