Darth Solo said:
PS. Whoever quotes 'filum' terminology here, be an arsehead. And i already call my response of "i expected that reply" in advance of the all clowns responceses, as im tring to be kinda being serious for once.
D'ah! I was about to make a fun arsehead responceses about the last time I saw a filum being in my university biology class, and even then only being a picture of a filum, but then I read this post scripted bit under the heading "etiquette"...
Not gonna lie to ya, this thread is more than a little intimidating, what with coming complete with a syllabus and all. But I really do appreciate the effort of generating a deeper level of discussion. Since I just happened to watch a film last night, and probably won't offer myself that luxury again within the next few weeks, I'll seize this window of opportunity and give it a go with as little clownishness as possible.
(1) A Clockwork Orange.
(2) Buddy of mine had never seen a single Stanley Kubrick film before, and last night we decided to rectify that. Out of the options Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, and A Clockwork Orange, he chose A Clockwork Orange.
(3) Watching it again for the first time after after many years made me reevaluate why I like it so much. It is weird, extremely violent, and all in all not all that pleasant to watch. It is filled with some pretty ridiculous and cheese ball stuff too, both a sign of its age, and Kubrick's quirkiness. After it was over, my friend's first response was, "That was really good." Ultimately what makes the film is the themes it examines (not to down play how impressive the film is aesthetically). Rehabilitation, conditioning, youthful deliquesce, etc.
(4) I have always had a hard time giving numeric ratings to things. They never feel genuine, because I can easily see myself assigning a different number from one day to the next, depending on my current thought process. I also tend to feel tempted to give things I really like full marks, when in reality almost everything has room for improvement. A Clockwork Orange is really good at being what it is, the only case I can make against it is that I felt Kubrick should have included the book's final chapter, which touched on the theme of maturity, which really fit with the theme of not being able to treat something organic as if it were mechanical, and brought the whole thing to a great conclusion. 8/10