The thing that is miraculous-both with the book and the film-is how one “learns” this language. It adds countless layers to the rawness that pops off the screen in 4K. One of the many reasons why Kubrick is a considered a genius is that he gave his audience credit that they would “understand” what his antagonists were saying in some ways, by what they were doing. It further adds to the innate fear that is triggered by the mere sight of these four fellows (McDowell, Michael Tarn, Warren Clarke, James Marcus).
has a gift for turning something that may be “ugly” to gaze at (a bus careening through Los Angeles with a bomb aboard, for example) into something stunning and gorgeous that is a feast for the eyes (and ears).Īnthony Burgess created a world in literary form that required the novel be accompanied by a dictionary so the reader could comprehend what these souls are saying to one another. Just like Speed and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-both given the 4K upgrade of late-Warner Bros. Society gets its collective hands-on McDowell, and he undergoes some unforgettable (visually speaking for the audience) and deeply disturbing aversion therapy He has been known to go on all-out drug-laden and violent themed rages with his pals that leave people dead, maimed and psychologically scarred forever. The 4K release joins the filmmaker’s recent “visual upgrades” with his The Shining and Full Metal Jacket-both films that take “ugly” landscapes (one has a psycho killer slowly losing it on his family and the other takes the ugliness of war and gives us a landscape unlike any battle centric film we’ve ever seen).Ī Clockwork Orange follows a fearless four (led by Malcolm McDowell’s Alex ) lads who seem to live and breathe for mayhem-causing it.
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