Someone in the early 90s coined the term "anarcho-tyranny", which is when the government comes down hard on people for minor violations but allows anarchy to run rampant, especially for socially destabilizing crimes.
@Tomorrison28
Жыл бұрын
That's the U.S right now
@michaeltaylors2456
Жыл бұрын
Channel 5 on your side. Everyone has one lol . Breathlessly warns us to be wary of a small business doing allegedly shoddy work. But would never dare mention the tax unfair code, unjust fees, corrupt government, or police brutality.
@michaelallen3304
Жыл бұрын
New York, San Fran, LA, Seattle, Portland, etc.
@AnandVenigalla
Жыл бұрын
Samuel T. Francis coined the term
@job4391
Жыл бұрын
@@Tomorrison28 Amen
@tonygriego6382
Жыл бұрын
Out of all the dystopic futures I could have lived through, I never once thought that I'd live in this one.
@godwhispersinmyearsinsleep5351
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@phaedralee6831
Жыл бұрын
Me neither. I pictured more of a mad max type situation.
@vanrutgar6536
Жыл бұрын
Indeed . It's worse than clockwork orange
@regularfather4708
Жыл бұрын
I can survive mad Max or hunger games or anything else. But this one, I'm not so sure...
@TrueNeutralEvGenius
Жыл бұрын
Then you are a blind fool, because we were living in it for several decades already.
@jacklodger2462
Жыл бұрын
it was strangely eerie realizing this video is not a prediction of the far future, rather a window into what’s happening to our world today.
@desiguy55
Жыл бұрын
how true look at the major lib run cities, crime is rampant, as is drug use, plenty of homelessness, corrupt government that spends money on itself, corrupt voting system which enables them to stay in power. yet the lib elites are enjoying themselves , they are rich and powerful and far above these low brow masses.
@MST3Killa
Жыл бұрын
A great lie we often tell ourselves is that we peer out a window, when in fact we're looking in a mirror.
@safffff1000
Жыл бұрын
I hated that depressing movie when I 1st saw it.
@LarsRichterMedia
Жыл бұрын
Jumping on this comment to throw a thought in here: Kubrick says history shows what happens when we do too good a job of eliminating undesirable elements. What is interesting about our times is that we have global challenges ahead that we need to approach rather quickly. I think many would argue the consequences of our actions today have never been greater. The rapidly changing atmosphere is a global risk, bioengineering is a global risk, exponential technology in the form of AI/AGI and artifical life is a global risk, total nuclear war is a global risk, etc. - The video ends with the quote: "as with everything else in life it's a matter of groping for the right balance, and a certain amount of luck." - the right balance and the right amount of luck, the range between too good of a job and too bad of a job, that doesn't end in mass fatalities and suffering seems to be narrowing a lot and at an ever-increasing speed. Kubrick died in 1999, I would love to hear him talk about this again in 2023.
@safffff1000
Жыл бұрын
@@LarsRichterMedia 90% of our problems world wide are cause by one group people, seems that's where our efforts should be
@charliepearce8767
Жыл бұрын
I'm 62 and remember well when my father was telling me how he was on his way to the cinema to see Clock Work Orange.. He laughed at me as a youg boy when I said I wanted to go to..
@casper9013
Жыл бұрын
"Beauty's attractive, and we don't want people to be attracted by old things. We want them to like the new ones." Or as they say in 2022, 'Updated for a modern audience.' God help us.
@stewiepid4385
Жыл бұрын
"The Old is New again".
@greenvelvet
Жыл бұрын
"Woke" movies are the least of our problems. We now live in a world of total surveillance state, a marriage between big tech and the intelligence community. The complete capitalization of the internet to monetize people's data to third party companies. Corporations will always co-op and absorb the language of the left as a smoke screen. I'm not so much worried about movies made for a so-called modern audience, that I am worried about unaccountable unelected corporate power that has completely captured our government in our democracy and hitting the accelerator ports a total surveillance State and climate change catastrophe
@Sedgewise47
Жыл бұрын
@@meatman4193 😆
@HouseholdDog
Жыл бұрын
@@devinreese7704 Some concepts are eternal.
@angrydrunkengerman2819
Жыл бұрын
Now you see the horror of it...
@mattturner6017
Жыл бұрын
It's true, lots of people were (and are) so shocked by the terrible things in the movie that they completely overlooked that the film might be trying to say something. Kind of like how many people are so shocked by real-life events that they completely overlook any opportunity to learn something from their own experiences. If we could only get rid of anything shocking or offensive, nobody would have to change, grow, or be the slightest bit uncomfortable. Well done, sir. Good video.
@Marinealver
Жыл бұрын
I look at BLM and Antifa and see them as the ruling class of our so called Western Democracies, things are starting to make sense and yet still be beyond belief. However all things are in despair.
@jonharrison9222
Жыл бұрын
You missed the bit about a didactic film saying ‘By the way, brainwashing’s bad?’
@HouseholdDog
Жыл бұрын
@@jonharrison9222 It is? I better release my girlfriend from my basement then.
@angrydrunkengerman2819
Жыл бұрын
Hell, I'd argue people would say this film is terrible and irredeemable while being willing to beat their political rivals or burn buildings down. Apparently violence and cruelty are virtues if properly justified.
@Chill-mm4pn
Жыл бұрын
@@angrydrunkengerman2819 Storming the capital building and injuring law enforcement, burning local businesses to the ground. It's all bullshit. People are out of control.
@wyrdwik4610
Жыл бұрын
Watched clockwork recently the first time for around 2 decades. It has lost none of its viciousness and sadly seems to mirror more closely our own world.
@robertthompson5501
Жыл бұрын
Nancy Pelosi and Anthony Faucci. Elon Musk as Alex, and Epstein killed himself. 🙏👹
@borisnegrarosa9113
Жыл бұрын
It is a brilliant prediction of a society in decay, collapsing infrastructure, family and traditional values. But whereas in the film the state is still intact and functioning, the opposite is true of present-day society.
@brycemanagement6462
Жыл бұрын
We are regrettably on the verge of a burgeoning unavoidable conflict, new to us but old to history and we have but only those who've gone before us in these battles to learn from and take from both their victories and defeats, the lessons learned so as to repeat their successes and avoid their failures. To never retreat from that resolve borne in truth and a righteous cause, not zeal alone, for its the integrity and character by which we fight that propels us to victory and not the innate violence of our barbaric nature alone. We should and must fight a more nobler battle with no less vigor without reducing ourselves to our baser selves. Retaining our honor and faith, humanity and compassion so that, when the bloodletting, guns, bombs and death stops, we may each return to our homes, to our families and society as the humane beings we were before rather than the beast we became to fight the fight. May God alone help us and have mercy on our wretched souls by His Grace and Favor alone. Steven F Gooden-Cohen
@willissudweeks1050
Жыл бұрын
You ever been beat up by men wearing pig masks? Cause I sure haven’t.
@robertthompson5501
Жыл бұрын
@@willissudweeks1050 You have led a sheltered life Take a walk in the wrong side of Detroit or Chicago. Masked men likely will accost you and have their way. 🙏👹
@slartybartfast1112
Жыл бұрын
“A nightmare of kindness that opens the door for strangers and gets brutally assaulted….” That whole segment really struck a chord. So many people in our world treat “kindness” as THE moral gold standard. When in reality, kindness without wisdom and rational forethought is just being naïve or even worse, a narcissist person who sees their own kindness as their badge of moral superiority.
@OurFreeSociety
Жыл бұрын
I call them new age cultists now. They are abusive, tell people how to think/behave & very very dangerous. They don't look in the mirror, but rather tell everyone else what they are doing wrong. They can't stand swearing, anger, anything negative. The evils created the new age religion if you don't already know. That & of course the internet where life isn't real & you are not really held accountable for your actions & words. I'm spiritually conscious. HUGE difference.
@American_ZeR0
Жыл бұрын
Well said
@thegoblinprince8705
Жыл бұрын
Kind of like people who think their "medical status"💉 makes them a saint
@fightback397
Жыл бұрын
@@thegoblinprince8705 Interesting . But in line of what governemts in the West do . Every school child gets very fast a medical diagnose : adhd , dad , etc etc and get drugs , medicines for these varieties of " flaws " ?
@velveetaslingshot
Жыл бұрын
They will understand, finally, when their homes are burned, their daughters raped, and they are dragged through the streets naked while they die to the cheers of a mob.
@allseeingotto2912
Жыл бұрын
Very recently there was a report here in England that many police backgrounds were not checked and it was probable that there was a high criminal element employed.
@slappy8941
Жыл бұрын
That's just what they want.
@willissudweeks1050
Жыл бұрын
Ya well they don’t have guns so all that’s gonna happen is you’ll get hit in the bum by a Billy club during a Benny Hill chase.
@samezidrovibes
Жыл бұрын
Globally police need to be docile and followers. Think about it. 👀
@fusion9619
Жыл бұрын
Your country throws people in jail for speaking "offensively." So yeah, your whole government is criminal.
@dolphin069
Жыл бұрын
Diversity hires?
@edwardcarrier4816
Жыл бұрын
My God dude, saw the film when I was young did not really get it. This break down is on point, what is frightening is that it mirrors the current reality on so many levels.
@lazerhosen
Жыл бұрын
The breakdown is also full of a bunch of "opinion-as-fact" statements that are very much in line with fascist views on art... so I would take a great many aspects of it with a grain of salt.
@barneyronnie
Жыл бұрын
It IS our current reality.
@theurbanegentleman4550
Жыл бұрын
@@lazerhosen fascist views on art? What?!
@lazerhosen
Жыл бұрын
@@theurbanegentleman4550 Might want to brush up on history, the 3rd Reich had some pretty strict rules on what was considered to have artistic merit, right down to the kind of architecture that was approved by the state. Modern art was rejected, impressionism was rejected, lots of subject matter was rejected, erotic art was rejected as profane... I can go on. Art is subjective, it is up to the viewer to decide if it holds artistic merit to them, personally. It is an opinion. It is authoritarian and coercive to dictate to others what is or isn't art using objective statements.
@theurbanegentleman4550
Жыл бұрын
@@lazerhosen ok, but this guy doesn’t say what is and isn’t art. He simply critiques subjectivism and post modern views on art, which is totally valid. Kubrick was not a fan of subjectivist art because it wasn’t universal. Absolutely none of this means you like fascism or hitler.
@patrickankrom710
Жыл бұрын
I had a Master Chief in the Navy who majored in psychology. He noticed my Clockwork movie poster on my wall during a room inspection once and remarked, "Well, I guess you're a fan of Porn. You DO know it was considered pornography because of it's X rating...". I laughed then and I still laugh now because if you watch this movie and that's ALL you take away from it you deserve everything you get.
@MrGuggisberg
Жыл бұрын
Psychologists are low brow themselves, enablers of this dystopia.
@Blackhoodie85
Жыл бұрын
High-ranking Navy with a psych background? Sounds like he was just trying to get a rise out of you. Aren't they super-strict about stuff like that in the military?
@baronfriday989
Жыл бұрын
You were allowed posters in your room?
@YiddishDancingClown
Жыл бұрын
Well no one smart ever stayed in the Navy.
@jamesbackyard7192
Жыл бұрын
8 years and iv met thousands of chiefs and only 2 good ones. It's a cult.
@MrDubmaster
Жыл бұрын
Kubrick was depicting a stylised version of 1970s British youth culture, using Burgess's 1950s book as his storyline. The Droogs are quite an accurate depiction of Skinheads, or 'Boot Boys' as they were known at the time the film was made. It was far too true to life, much of it filmed in the outer suburban areas of West London where Kubrick resided, around Elstree and Borehamwood (the urban scenes were filmed in Thamesmead in South East London - a 'new town' that really did evolve into a dystopian nightmare of drugs and violence). The film really upset some people, and there were copycat crimes being committed around the country. Kubrick was forced to withdraw the film due to massive opposition from his middle class friends and neighbours who felt utterly terrified by the prospect of "the surprise visit" and the film was banned and never shown again in Britain until after Kubrick's death. It remains the most accurate depiction of early 1970s youth subculture that's ever been made - although obviously highly stylised.
@raypurchase801
Жыл бұрын
Needs a modernised remake.
@MrDubmaster
Жыл бұрын
@@raypurchase801please no. Could never be beaten.
@MrDubmaster
Жыл бұрын
@@raypurchase801 of course I remember Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Not my bag at all, but a remake of a song is very different from a remake of a movie - when did that EVER work? I can't think of a single classic movie remake that has been anything but a pile of shit in comparison to the original. Can you?
@raypurchase801
Жыл бұрын
@@MrDubmaster I anticipate a Disney remake of "It's a Wonderful Life". Georgina is a blaque le5b1an who lives with Mary, her transgender spouse. They've adopted four children, who enjoy tuck-in bedtime stories with Uncle Billy, a minor-attracted person. Their arch-nemesis is Old Man Potter, who loves the US and stands for traditional family values. Type it up, present it to Disney and we got us a movie contract.
@davefink2326
Жыл бұрын
@@raypurchase801hats off to you for getting this past the censors
@britishbulldog8966
Жыл бұрын
An excellent essay. We are well on our way to a ‘brave new world’ and it terrifies me.
@bongodave13
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry. We'll be extinct very soon.
@johnsavage7507
Жыл бұрын
You don't have to be fearful, just be a Savage.
@neko1533
Жыл бұрын
Indeed a ‘brave new world’ ! Here is the proof: kzitem.info/news/bejne/mpyFl6Ofinlyho4
@Jimraynor45
Жыл бұрын
As long as stand by your beliefs and try to stop what you see as wrong, you will have no regrets, but if you do nothing, you will be but a husk.
@britishbulldog8966
Жыл бұрын
@@Jimraynor45 I agree. I’ve been standing so much in the last decade, I can’t remember when I last sat down. Cheers.
@hanktheblesseddeejay
Жыл бұрын
I was born into the world of A Clock Work Orange, quite literally it was filmed around where I lived as a child and young adult. Brutalist architecture created such a inhumane and violent atmosphere, the perfect back drop for social disorder and crime.
@Rustydroog
Жыл бұрын
Thamesmead?
@dankelly5150
Жыл бұрын
This movie sounds like the current Democratic playbook ! 🙄
@Wolfpaw754
Жыл бұрын
Gotta love at least where I live, the nice classic 50s 60s 70s style with nice big backyards are getting torn down and in place are like 2 smaller ugly square black and grey units with like a sliver of land for a backyard
@stephenmcdonagh2795
Жыл бұрын
And the brutalist architects were proud of their ugly world, I remember one saying how Edith could speak to Betty ten stories up, but that was all they could do, they couldn't call at each other's flat unless they went ten stories down and then ten stories up. Ever since I've despised these vain architects who've moved on to vanity projects such as the Shard, which makes the worst possible use of space and will be beyond repair in 50 yrs time. I don't care about clever counterbalancing, it's still soulless.
@krimsonsun10
Жыл бұрын
This is very much the reason the western world could collapse. A technological black swan event in about 3 to 5 years is going to bring a very unexpected superpower. All downfalls of cultures start when societies commoditize their “citizens”. America was and has always been a plantation, the only things that have changed are the commodities what we call the slaves.
@thegreendank1
Жыл бұрын
As a kid that grew up in the hood, never went to school because of the violence. You put my thoughts into words i never learned and it was beautiful and terrorizing at the same time. Beautiful in language, terrorizing because what was in my head is actually happening. Hopefully we can get back to 0, and learn to love one another once again. Sure we fought about politics and religion in the 80's and 90's but we never disowned family because of it. Billions of people are destined to think differently and disagree, which is fine as long as we do it in a loving and civilized manner, but what ive seen the last decade or so is more frightening then anything ive been shown in 44 years including the darkest depths of human depravity. Fell into the drug scene, stared death in the face, dated a girl who was being abused by her own father, saw it all yet these times scare me the most because without love and unity, theres nothing left. Even at my poorest in the 80's blacks looked out for whites, etc. We were all in the same shithole and we looked out for eachother because we knew the government didnt care so we leaned on eachother. Now people actually believe the government cares, they push 1000 genders because they know its a way to devide us more because the more labels there are, the more people you can devide. And history is key because we all know the adage DIVIDE AND CONQUER. I wish people would stop being "woke" and start waking up to the evil that is surrounding us. Anyway, amazing video and you've definitely earned my sub. Fucking amazing.
@shawnmclean7932
Жыл бұрын
The relentless attack on the family and against religion has been successful. How can we love people who don't want truth, beauty and freedom? I only love those I respect.
@arghbarf419
Жыл бұрын
was with you until the gender stuff. you’re taking an example of extreme leftism and grouping it with people who just want to be accepted for who they are. You claim you want unity yet you think the “woke” is trying to divide us. In every generation progressiveness is social politics is always looked down upon by the masses. You’re falling for the same trap your parents and grandparents fell through. These “woke” people didn’t come out of know where. If you actually listened to what they’re trying to say you would get that they’re just trying to change what they think is wrong with society. Maybe you don’t agree with what they think is wrong but you can at least understand where they’re coming from. No one actually pushes 1,000 genders but this is a common talking point used to discredit trans people. Go out in the world and actually talk to them.
@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole
Жыл бұрын
There is a reason the media and Hollywood attacked Trump from the beginning. He refused to subscribe to their social rules, and he pushed to make fundamental changes. Who is Hitler?
@bongodave13
Жыл бұрын
@@shawnmclean7932 Please describe this "attack on the family and against religion." Cite data, or STFU.
@ssQ2U
Жыл бұрын
"Back to zero?" Why?
@GregMoress
Жыл бұрын
I realize that after watching this video, I've been educated by a great teacher. There's no way I could have figured this out on my own. So thank-you.
@Zzrik
Жыл бұрын
I think the worst society Imaginable would be one where no one longer wants to be responsible for anything or even care about what actions they set in motion. For example with his parents in this case. "It's not my problem why should I care?." Is a rather scary thought if you have a society with that mind set
@vanguard6937
Жыл бұрын
We are mostly already there. Pushing responsibility to others, or for the future
@rachaelchavez8766
Жыл бұрын
You're so right apathy is so scary
@darania1
Жыл бұрын
We are biologically programmed by evolution to be selfish apes who are only compassionate on a Quid pro Quo basis in a crisis or survival situation...
@rachaelchavez8766
Жыл бұрын
@@darania1 I would argue that may be true, but could it also be true when people are more compassionate the natural reward is to your ultimate benefit. Much the same way as if you eat right and exercise, your natural reward is feeling better and being more biologically able to survive.
@darania1
Жыл бұрын
@rachaelchavez8766 In an ideal world. But most people typically mistake selfless kindness as weakness & unconsciously take advantage...
@johnnymontalvo5620
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I am always interested in the freedom/authoritarian dichotomy, and this gave me a lot to think about. Also, it terrifies me to see how trapped in the life of “bread and circus” we are, as more films and music is produced that appeals to base desires, and not anything higher.
@RedDogRichard2112
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree, I love any film that leaves you thinking for days. This all reminds me of one of my favorite albums 2112 by Rush, the title song is about any authoritarian religion that rules the world by controlling everything, destroying the individual but brings peace to a war torn world where its best and brightest individuals left for the stars to grow and learn.
@powertuber3.047
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps this is the real reason Kubrick was ostracized after its release... for exposing the plans of the globe. elites.
@powertuber3.047
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps this is the real reason Kubrick was ostracized after its release... for exposing "their" plans.
@rickyaguilar7572
Жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ is the only truth .
@arcturus4067
Жыл бұрын
I find this freedom Vs authoritarianism 'issue' interesting as well. I think the problem is we think of it as a dichotomy. Perhaps it is more of an equilibrium or a balance. Too extreme on either side leads to dystopia. Humans need freedoms and yet be controlled as well. We are both "based"(animal) and "divine"(moral/ restrained) . Whatever values we have constrain some of our freedoms and can lead to a stable society but too much constrains lead to civilizational stagnation and ultimate sterile degradation. Exercising our freedoms can lead to progress and innovation but also to anarchy and collapse of society. This duality is part of human nature. Then we have political, social and economic ideologies from thinkers on how a 'perfect'/'best' society should and must be. Whether they be religious or secular(Communism, Socialism, Liberal Democracy, Capitalism etc etc), rigid adherence to these ideals always lead to totalitarian regimes. There is just no ideal society or government, there never will be because we are humans, not the gods. My interpretation of this video is society can have democracy and freedoms yet live in a totalitarian state and have the WORST of both worlds - when democracy means the majority of people who hold debased and debauched cultural values elect leaders with similar values + freedoms is defined as doing anything one feels happy to do , leading to anarchy whilst 'higher culture ' which demands "some" restrain of such freedoms is seen as "authoritharian"/ "totalitarian " and a totalitarian ruling elite that allows democracy and freedoms that make the majority happy(even as society descends to chaos) so long as their hold on power is sustained. It is the worst form of dystopia because those living in such a dystopian state are oblivious that they live in a totalitarian state because they feel free indeed and do have a thriving democracy.
@popculture70
Жыл бұрын
Your video asks important questions that almost nobody is asking. What do freedom loving prople do if the majority no longer love freedom anymore and would prefer to live in Huxley's Brave New World, where their basic needs are met but have no concept of what is good or sacred or holy? What would freedom-loving people do if they became the minority? Would we force our desire for freedom on a society that has evolved not to want it?
@philyeary8809
Жыл бұрын
Such a society would ostracize or force freedom into extinction.
@fullclipaudio
Жыл бұрын
A question I struggle with everyday.
@OrunitaVivi
Жыл бұрын
the desire for freedom/safety will swing back and forth in time
@Opal_Elephant
Жыл бұрын
What style of living will give the common man the most fulfilling existence. I believe society with more freedoms is what lift/progress human existence.. I believe in small government and local government, unfortunately we are living on a complicated planet with a lot of competitors. Until we all come together as family and work together to reach the heavens we are cursed with BIG Government- military industrial complex, nuclear weapons. So BIG Government is here to “protect people” but fail miserably every time. Almost paradoxical
@Alll2017
Жыл бұрын
We will live outside the gated communities, grow vegetables and forest bathe
@gregvarner9562
11 ай бұрын
"When they become features of a culture rather than an anomaly". We finally got there folks.
@jackspringheel9963
Жыл бұрын
Anthony Burgess (who wrote the book with all the ideas in) also wrote "1985", which when I read it in 1979 seemed like a very really possible update of "1984". Worth a read.
@Captain_MonsterFart
Жыл бұрын
Never heard of it! Very interesting to know that. Clockwork Orange is a great book.
@logicalchaos9008
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I will read it.
@adamvasquez9926
Жыл бұрын
Thought Orwell wrote 1985
@echohotel7975
Жыл бұрын
@@adamvasquez9926 he wrote 1984
@xrxs1020
Жыл бұрын
Make 1984 fiction again.
@boris1932
Жыл бұрын
I am a Stanley Kubrick fan and Clockwork Orange is not an easy film to watch. Definitely not a casual viewing experience. It makes very important statements. Your video is one of the finest analysis of this film.
@jerrygrimes8813
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I could "viddy" the "ultraviolence" again. I saw that movie back in high school, and it was really disturbing. As an adult, the themes, the metaphors, would be understandable now. But the movie itself would be really tough to watch, I think.
@boris1932
Жыл бұрын
@@jerrygrimes8813 I too saw it for the first time when I was in high school too. I think it was on Cinemax --- It definitely is jarring to the viewer and for being a older film it really packs a wallop.
@kateanderson8384
Жыл бұрын
@@boris1932 There is no way to not be a Kubrick fan if you have taste. I still find The Shining to be more disturbing but I can see how Clockwork Orange is harder to watch for many.
@boris1932
Жыл бұрын
@@kateanderson8384 I love how Kubrick uses the camera, the visuals are always superb. Kubrick being a professional photographer before getting into film really benefited his work. He had a way of doing material that was disturbing and controversial, making it in a way that "sucked" the viewer in even though you might feel a "little guilty" about it. One of the things said about Clockwork Orange is that you are torn between hating and being sympathetic to Alex throughout the film. You know he's wicked, but when he goes through the treatment you feel a little sorry for him. It can leave you with a unbalanced feeling. I have seen the film at least 3 times over the years. One thing about Kubrick that can be said is that he made films that will stand the test of time because of his craftsmanship and story content. He was a true artist.
@patrickstockton2091
11 ай бұрын
ARE PEOPLE SUPPOSED TO WATCH IT NAKED???
@helmutthat8331
Жыл бұрын
A Clockwork Orange even predicted the purple hair!
@analogman9697
Жыл бұрын
Kubrick definitely nailed the squalor.
@Shananana99
Жыл бұрын
Yup 😂
@bassage13
Жыл бұрын
Haha, yes. But he did NOT predict the nose piercings!
@analogman9697
Жыл бұрын
@@bassage13 Haha....that's soooo attractive, especially the septum piercings. Must collect quite a few boogers throughout the day.
@sweynforkbeard8857
Жыл бұрын
@@bassage13 Or tattoos.
@wrmlm37
Жыл бұрын
The movie horrified my over-sensitive brain. But I continue to come back to it, in analyses like this. So happy I found your channel. I love to hear new perspectives, especially about things that cause discomfort. I open them up, and find out why. I really feel for your take on this film, your explanation of it's necessary horrors, help me to process why such a horrific film was made. I grew up reading The Exorcist, the Dune series. But not anything Lovecraftian. This was a seminal film for me. As a youth, then, YA, and now, and oldster. Much appreciated this.
@seanyeo5514
Жыл бұрын
It terrified me too, and remains one of the films I feel I should rewatch with each new (debatable) stage of maturity in life but also I feel that the realism of it hits home way too much, like taking the pill that allows you to see things for what they really are - that no one is truly good or bad. And those categories are really purely externalisations of our own selfish vanity and a desire to be seen as either. I find it interesting that films of this calibre that terrify me so tend to all come from this era.
@a4a72698
Жыл бұрын
The brutalist architecture is what most terrified me in the film. So many things you brought up made a lot of sense but the analysis of Alex's family life, the apathy of the parents, and lack of strong family bonds in society touched me. The indifference, especially of the mother, can cause so much arrested development in a child which is transferred to society at large.
@TuathaTuna
Жыл бұрын
The indifference of the mother? Is that especially the problem? Y’all really adore blaming women. Males abandon their children constantly, let alone all of the other evils they commit, as the majority, since time began.
@moreplease998
Жыл бұрын
Apathy towards one's own children is considered to be one of the main reasons humanity was so awful for most of history. Modern medicine is what changed things. Parents used to emotionally distance themselves from their children because so many children died during infancy or early childhood. It was too hard for people to form close bonds like what we consider to be the expected norm now
@whitmanturner5416
Жыл бұрын
I would add that people then turn to the State to assume the role of parenthood.
@bryanmiller8604
Жыл бұрын
Apathy is a powerful coping weapon for an individual who is scorned, used, abused, neglected, & even hated by society. It is not necessarily the InCel, for example that is the greatest threat to women, & society, as the media often like to portray, but rather the young men who have become completely disenfranchised with society, & are checking out completely from society, & its women. There is no amount of shame, blame, humiliation, or even the promise of rewards, versus punishment, strong enough to sway an apathetic resolve. Apathy after-all, is the polar opposite of Love, not Hate. For to hate, one must exert emotional energy. Apathy, is simply not caring at all. One way, or the other. Thus there is no energy exhorted in benefit, or malevolence toward anyone, or anything. Merely a simple fact of lying down, & letting it all rot!
@johnsavage7507
Жыл бұрын
A society largly bred by apathetic single mothers.
@stickybuns8626
Жыл бұрын
You blew my mind. I never truly appreciated classical art until now. Bravo.
@trollmastermike52845
Жыл бұрын
Don't use pepe like that he deserves better
@EmperorStarscream
Жыл бұрын
Classical art? The 1970s is the classical age now?
@trollmastermike52845
Жыл бұрын
@Emperor Starscream it's older than dinosaurs at this point
@stickybuns8626
Жыл бұрын
@@EmperorStarscream Not the movie lol.
@EmperorStarscream
Жыл бұрын
@@stickybuns8626 modern art of today will be the classical art a century or two from now. Impressionism was shit on by critics in 19th century France, now it's one of the most beloved movements
@74357175
Жыл бұрын
There's a reason we love thrill seeking and theater -- that non-lethal shock to the system is one of the ways we feel alive; whether on top of a mountain or in front of a tragedy. Happiness is not the absence of suffering, as many traditions have long pointed out...
@echofoxtrot2.051
Жыл бұрын
If anything, suffering and overcoming leads to the greatest happiness and sense of satisfaction/accomplishment.
@hungedteddy7971
Жыл бұрын
@@echofoxtrot2.051 So the Story of Jesus?
@Garry_Combine
Жыл бұрын
@@hungedteddy7971 I mean, is Christ not the example of what to follow?
@hungedteddy7971
Жыл бұрын
@@Garry_Combine That's Why I'm christian.
@brileyvandyke5792
Жыл бұрын
Anthony Burgess wrote the novel A Clockwork Orange and deserves credit for this nightmare vision and Kubrick did a wonderful job adapting the film to vision.
@inlandindieP35
Жыл бұрын
Sadly many in positions of power saw Burgess’ work as a blueprint instead of a cautionary tale.
@SnoopyReads
11 ай бұрын
They both deserve credit, Kubrick used the music and visuals to make the book even better
@johnspartan3405
11 ай бұрын
I share an appreciation of both the book and the movie. But there is a reason that Anthony Burges did not want his name on the film.
@LukeDevescovi
11 ай бұрын
There are two versions of the book. You need to read the English version, not the American one. There is a 21st chapter that did not make it into the American version. Kubrick was more nihilistic and chose to go with the American version which did not include the chapter. That chapter suggested Alex grew out of his love for ultraviolence
@unbroken1010
11 ай бұрын
We know sagger lover.
@dallashill23
Жыл бұрын
I feel it’s true, a Clockwork Orange really mimics our current society more closely than any other novel of our time
@darkhobo
Жыл бұрын
Heh. Brave New World be lile "am I a joke to you?"
@The1stDukeDroklar
Жыл бұрын
Personally, I think 1984 is closer with all the "newspeak" and "doublethink" going on and of course the electronic surveillance.
@burtknighten4438
Жыл бұрын
We are in an amalgamation of.1984, brave New world, and Fahrenheit 451
@JeagerTv
Жыл бұрын
It certainly is one of the novels of our time.
@onlinemoneymadeeasy1317
Жыл бұрын
1984 is equally vital to understand these times. When we are being force fed propaganda such as "diversity is strength" or "smash the patriarchy" and having our history re-written by "journalists" and activists, you know that Orwell is spinning in his grave, pointing to The Ministry of Truth!
@jasonfrew2394
Жыл бұрын
Dystopia seems to be showing itself to us more and more everyday. More examples of that going on than I can even get into here.
@doscaminos204
Жыл бұрын
Yea, because everyone keeps chasing utopia by supporting the corrupt politicians that promise goodies.
@lazerhosen
Жыл бұрын
We already live in a dystopia. Have been for some time. We're headed straight from Oligopoly right into Techno-Feudalism.
@shannonm.townsend1232
Жыл бұрын
@@lazerhosen pretty accurate
@fraterseamus
Жыл бұрын
Your analysis of Clockwork is bang on. Kubrick had a huge influence on me in my younger years, at the time I was not able to intellectualize what it was that his films did to me, but I felt his films deeply, especially Clockwork. It took me many years of studying philosophy, psychology and the human condition to begin to intellectually grasp the reasons why Kubrick moved me so much. The genius of Kubrick is that his films can work on you on a deep unconscious level that simmers within you for years. . .new aspects are revealed with each new viewing.
@Thespeedrap
Жыл бұрын
It just shows that we really don't have films that can challenge you in away that we need to be challenged.Scorsese right Marvel films aren't cinema they're amusement parks🧐
@soulthriver-oz6470
Жыл бұрын
@@Thespeedrap current hero films are greatly dumbed down, they are Kidults films.
@barneyronnie
Жыл бұрын
I worked with Kubrick in 2001: A Space Odyssey as a technical advisor.
@Thespeedrap
Жыл бұрын
@@barneyronnie Really how do I get that position?
@barneyronnie
Жыл бұрын
@@Thespeedrap Well, I only did it twice. I am a retired mathematical physicist who has retired from teaching and research. My job was to clarify how the mechanics of various activities would occur without gravity... and other phenomena as well.
@jessicadavis8865
Жыл бұрын
THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE. You are doing good work, friend. These types of ideas need to be talked about, we need to wake up to what is happening, before we find ourselves living in A Brave New World. I read Brave New World for the first time last summer, and told myself that I was going to outline the parts that felt relevant to our current world… let’s just say, I began to regret it within the first few chapters. There was simply too much to underline. It was one of the most frightening yet awakening experiences I’ve ever had. Anyone who has not read it needs to, right now. It is even more relevant and important than 1984. Thank you for making this piece of true art, which makes us question things and pushes us out of our comfort zones. If we keep choosing comfort and happiness, we will lose everything that makes life beautiful and worthwhile.
@fernwood
Жыл бұрын
There’s a pretty good book on the subject called Ourselves to Death comic by Neil Postman’s, that delves into Orwell versus Huxley dystopia. A great one page comic summarized it, but the author got threatened by the Postman estate and removed it. You can Google-image it I think. It’s hits home, especially now. For what it’s worth I think both Huxley and Orwell got it right, we’re living in both worlds.
@Lux_Lethal
Жыл бұрын
@@mmm-mmm How ironic 1984 has been used as a handbook.
@Tomas-to9kz
Жыл бұрын
Very insightful. Kubrick, like all geniuses, was ahead of his time. Interesting how he died of a heart attack despite having no heart problems. .
@stevejones8660
Жыл бұрын
Makes one wonder if Eyes Wide Shut was a work of fiction or a documentary.
@1439315
Жыл бұрын
its a long list of smart men who die of heart attacks . . . . . . . . .
@richharvey9153
Жыл бұрын
True ... but let's give credit where it's due, and not forget author Anthony Burgess. There would not have been a movie without his novel.
@workhorse7134
Жыл бұрын
"Well obviously they had to murder him before he spilt the beans about the fake moon landing" LMAO!
@mickdeegan4651
Жыл бұрын
@@richharvey9153 the book is better than the movie
@nicsimon9361
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou..this was truly magnificent. The last 2 years has shown that the majority of people think the government is always there to help and a minority who think ! As Jefferson said the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. I was already familiar with 1984 , Huxley , CS Lewis and how they predicted where we are today. I was not aware of Clockwork orange story ... despite Barry Lyndon being a masterpiece and Eyes Wide Shut ..when I actually stood up in the theatre at the end and clapped alone..another masterpiece .. Kubrick was a genius. My view is since WW2 the elites have controlled by creating a consumer, entertainment world to keep people happy and distracted (Huxley technique) and also the 1947 NSA facilitated 'perpetual' overseas wars (Madison's 'instruments of tyranny at home' ) on communism.. then came additional control by fear .. war on terror, pandemic and now climate change...not saying there is no risk but they can use it as a vehicle for greater control. Huxley warned us of the use of distraction as control technique and the irony is that both Huxley and CS Lewis died on the same day as JFK ! Also noted that the new Italy PM quoted CS Lewis ! Anyway , thankyou again , I'm off to research Clockwork orange and any related Kubrick interviews !!
@shannonm.townsend1232
Жыл бұрын
I think you're mostly talking about capital, capitalists, or capitalism not an elite cabal, sinister conspiracy, etc. But there is an elite, as evidenced by their capital (wealth), and I would agree the taxonomy doesn't make much difference, as regarding the I'll effects of this "cabal " hat we're all experiencing. You recognize the problems clearly, but your explanation places the onus for redress out of the realm of possibility, for the benefit of those whom the onus would otherwise fall on.
@skinhead5
Жыл бұрын
@@shannonm.townsend1232 capital and communalism are both runned by the same type. The jew.
@happinesstan
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen 'Under the Silver Lake'?
@shannonm.townsend1232
Жыл бұрын
@@skinhead5 oof
@shannonm.townsend1232
Жыл бұрын
@@skinhead5 why is it important to you that the elite be Jews. Isn't it enough that it's a small percentage of people holding most of the wealth and having an undue nfluence over us? Does it matter who it is?
@fredgarv79
Жыл бұрын
I want to say, and this is important, what huxley said was so very profound. I have brought back into my life great classical music. something when I try to share it, people have no interest. it's as if they can't see through the fog that has been put before their eyes and can not see the truth and beauty of it. He says "an encounter with true beauty is too tumultuous of and experience, a reflection of the eternal" This is what I sometimes feel when listening to this music, it puts me in a state of timelessness, all you feel is the music and it's pure unadulterated beauty.That a great work of art can make you wonder how it's creation was accomplished by a mere mortal. To be "astonished" by it. This is what I feel when listening to Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, etc. many, many more, too many to count. It has woken me up out of a slumber. Almost every day I discover something new and astonishing. It sends chills up my spine. I never liked opera much, now I realize the sheer beauty of an aria that reaches down into your very soul. Just my personal experience. One thing and this relates to this great video, when the whole covid 19 came out, I was very skeptical of what our government was telling us, stay home, keep indoors, wear a mask at all times if you do go out, drive alone in your car with a mask on, at first I thought how can a government tell you what to wear on your face? then I saw the masses just comply, not out of any real fear, but out of they would be shamed if they didn't do what everybody else was doing. I was very surprised at the level of compliance. nobody objected to shutting down schools, forcing 3 year olds to wear masks all day, nobody objected to firemen, police etc being fired for not wanting a vaccine. Just stay home and watch your netflix , drink your beer and be quiet. if you dare post objections on facebook, it is labeled "disinformation" and taken off the platform. I could go on. I could not believe the attitude of "well, I dont mind wearing a mask" that's not the point whether you mind it or not, it's that you are being forced to wear it by some greater authority who knew nothing whether it made any sense of not. Just stop questioning things Just try to listen to some great inspiring works of art such as this kzitem.info/news/bejne/pYKcx2R7fIx6pIY and this kzitem.info/news/bejne/tol7t2qmoIqim3Y instead of binge watching season 4 of stranger things on netflix
@danielczarnecki2862
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more !!!
@joedmac78
Жыл бұрын
I also agree. Learning to self analyze would help people.
@danbradley3294
Жыл бұрын
Well put. We found out who the "sheep" are. Moreover, what our government is really up to in terms of controlling us.
@bruceschurgot3536
Жыл бұрын
You are spot on my friend!
@claudiocruzat8777
Жыл бұрын
i love classical pieces, as well as rock but the virus? , i don't think that the people dying by the covid were Holograms. Its a fact. And dont be absolute, there are great films.
@njongomato
Жыл бұрын
Incredible how prophetic this movie and the literature it pulls from has proven to be
@peregrinusdeflandria3143
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. The loss of paternal care is a very much underrated aspect of our societal pains. Noticed in the film of how the priest is the only one who attacked the experiment, and cared for Alex...yet he was powerless against the evil of the world. Also noticed a change in production quality, or is that my imagination? Anyway you truly offer a meaningful insight into these movies. Keep doing them!
@EmpireoftheMind
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Definitely trying to improve production quality the best I can--been able to make a few upgrades here and there.
@eldermillennial8330
Жыл бұрын
Indicative of the general impotence of Anglicanism. He had no orthodox subtly of Will or discipline in which to instill any fear of God, (Wisdom) into Alex, the true path of rehabilitation for lost souls. Never an easy thing to do, but he showed no sign of really trying that path.
@AbrasiousProductions
Жыл бұрын
yeah.. I have no father figure and it's provided me a lonesome harsh life, sometimes I wonder if i can ever be a good or normal person because I'm without a dad..
@eldermillennial8330
Жыл бұрын
@@AbrasiousProductions It’s never too late to find a spiritual father.
@AbrasiousProductions
Жыл бұрын
Dad?..😢💕
@xenonemos5835
Жыл бұрын
In the late 1990s or early 2000's a very large survey was conducted in which people were asked, which single experience of a work of art has affected them most deeply in their life. I remember looking through the top 100 answers - mostly songs and films. The first 4 were songs - Number 1 being Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan, Number 5 was a film - guess which.... Kubrick is unsurpassed.
@jackpavlik563
Жыл бұрын
But still surpassed by Bob…
@jonathangems
Жыл бұрын
It isn't really Kubrick (although he did a good job); it's Anthony Burgess.
@jasonlynn1017
Жыл бұрын
So the moralized Aesthetic of this cute narrative is Rock n Roll is shallow and doesn't count as higher art? That's pathetic. Think The Stones' Sympathy for the Devil or Hendrix' Machine Gun is shallow? Ha.
@brucehitchcock3869
Жыл бұрын
@@jasonlynn1017 If folks actually heard the messages in some of these songs they would hear wise words. For instance vegangelics by antichrist demon core.🙏🖖🌎❤️
@michaeldavid6832
Жыл бұрын
It was once required reading in some of the English classes at my elementary school. I'll wager that's no longer the case.
@hunteralderman4867
Жыл бұрын
This is really good! But it does bother me when people always credit the director and not the author, Anthony Burgess had the vision that wrote the scene where Dim becomes a cop, Kubrick had the sense to understand and include it.
@cryptoorgie
Жыл бұрын
Love that scene! It's not even satire just the perfect depicture of a lot of those who choose that profession.
@gamervet4760
Жыл бұрын
I saw this when I was 11 or 12. It disturbed me but I got obsessed with it. Yes it's terrifying and yes it's deeply upsetting but that burning question wouldn't let me go. Just how did the world end up this way? As I see the weirdos and creeps on TV and it all makes sense.
@ChatGPT1111
Жыл бұрын
All a smoke screen to the deals going on with the CCP and Ukraine. The wide open borders is another smoke screen that happens to create more DNC voters.
@JoãoLourenço-g4w
Жыл бұрын
It's all been like this. You shouldn't assume people in the past were good. Cuz we made up the concept of good and evil. We've all been aggressive since always.
@gamervet4760
Жыл бұрын
@user-yx5sv7pc7d No, I assume they were noble and civil. Big difference. You're making an ass of yourself by making an assumption that I was even talking about good and evil. Though I'm the idiot for asking questions, right? Right? Hate exists in all shapes and forms, and to assume there was no hate is a folly.
@JoãoLourenço-g4w
Жыл бұрын
@@gamervet4760 noble and civil instead of good and moral, what a big difference. It's all the same bs to describe being against civilization and moral rules. Stop making yourself look more unintelligent.
@YoutubeHandIe
Жыл бұрын
@@JoãoLourenço-g4wyou tell him to not assume about how people acted in the past but you also just assumed how people acted in the past
@AbrasiousProductions
Жыл бұрын
I rarely say this but this video is a work of art and an indisputable masterpiece
@thebetterlemonjello
Жыл бұрын
I mean, my god. This video represents the dream of the internet to me. I'm old enough to remember a time when the only media presented to people was necessarily curated, and the advent of the internet meant a decentralization of that. This and a few other channels are like the first light of that sunrise I've been hoping for these last few decades.
@AbrasiousProductions
Жыл бұрын
now, I'll be honest my videos aren't as fantastic as this but I do put genuine effort into my film reviews, there's no wokeness, no trends or gen z slang in sight on my channel so i think you'd dig my content
@rickrivethead
Жыл бұрын
@@AbrasiousProductions I Dig!
@freedommatters2900
Жыл бұрын
You will get no dispute here.
@lance9749
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@advicepirate8673
Жыл бұрын
I feel not so much taught as led to my own understanding. A rare gift.
@anthonydimichele837
Жыл бұрын
Wow! as a tradional artist (etching & engraving) I found the insights about Art profound. Best analysis of Clockwork I have heard. Many thanks. I will share this with friends and collegues.
@MatthewOfLondon
Жыл бұрын
This is by far the most astonishing and compelling deconstruction of an all-time favourite film of mine. Your insight into this enigmatic film is way above my paygrade. Bravo. 👍
@unbroken1010
7 ай бұрын
Can you sack top him more please and me next? Thank you
@jsp1611
Жыл бұрын
This was a fascinating talk. I didn't realise I'd missed so much from a Clockwork Orange, both book and film.
@chazzmccloud36
Жыл бұрын
Same here. I haven't seen it since I was a teenager, and I didn't get it then. I liked it, but didn't get it. Gotta watch it again.
@SFTaYZa
Жыл бұрын
You've outdone yourself on this one. And it's one or my favourite films ever. Too good.
@gener2842
Жыл бұрын
In the book, Burgess was positing that Soviet-style communism eventually took hold in the UK. That is why the vernacular is called NadSat, which is half English and half Russian. This dystopia existed. It was the Soviet Union. The ‘writer’ is an allusion to Leon Trotsky. The film adaptation was made at a time when socialist ideology was gathering great interest in England . Our world mirrors this dystopia a little too closely and I have no doubt this is by design
@thomaskingsbury6560
11 ай бұрын
I have been witnessing the disintegration of our society since I was 6 when 4 uncles defiled my innocence after which trust in anyone or anything was shattered. My parents were anything but kind. Psychologically and physically cruel, yet I came through with a desire to be kind and helpful to others when necessary. I am 67 now I have actually had a good life at the same time knowing dark days lie ahead. A vision of God gave me the impression that we were meant for something better in the way we treat one another. This life is filled with difficulties which I can attest to by direct experience. Yet I did not repeat any of the atrocities visited upon me. For that I am grateful. I have determined that we need difficulties to progress or entropy sets in as we are witnessing now. People today in this purposely designed world want comfort and security and will pay any price to get it. Look at the last three years and everything you are showing in this video is falling into place. So for those who remember let’s be thankful for the time and memories of the liberties we had and hope enough people will wake up before dystopias beckoning is realized. Live long and prosper.
@johnhurt7736
11 ай бұрын
Boo hoo-
@thomaskingsbury6560
11 ай бұрын
Tear jerker was it?
@johnhurt7736
11 ай бұрын
@@thomaskingsbury6560 nobody cares-
@thomaskingsbury6560
11 ай бұрын
@@johnhurt7736 need some one to talk to? This post obviously hit a nerve. In this life bad happens but good can still come from that. Pity was not solicited.
@unbroken1010
11 ай бұрын
Don't be a flat earth incel
@ericddl
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back. A very timely video on such a subject that is quite easy to see parallels in our own world at the moment, although one could probably argue that this has been true for quite some time. I have a lot of opinions about how our own world is leaning towards something of this kind in the future but I feel like many have already covered this far better than I could articulate. Well done as always, I hope your summer was good and I look forward to new videos.
@johnjeffery6638
Жыл бұрын
you left out Blue and yes green.
@jamesclark2663
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to produce this thoughtful statement. There needs to be more long-form content with insight and commentary on the internet.
@yellowbelliedslider6719
Жыл бұрын
You're in luck cause this is THE youtube era for long-form commentary, my dude
@Carl-qe8fm
Жыл бұрын
How can these videos be made by a mere mortal? The most thoughtful and thought-provoking content on the platform. Thank you for this.
@leonardticsay8046
Жыл бұрын
We don’t know if he’s immortal or not. Are you going to try to find out?
@Carl-qe8fm
Жыл бұрын
@@leonardticsay8046 He is way too enthusiastic and positive to be immortal. The promise of eventual sweet release is one of the few redeeming qualities of life.
@horusfalcon
Жыл бұрын
@@leonardticsay8046 Be careful... there can be only one!
@jalander8817
Жыл бұрын
If you like themes of this video definitely look into what is referred to as the “dissident right.” There are plenty of content on YT that provides this sort of criticism of modernity as it applies to culture and politics. I can post specific names if anyone is interested. 🤠
@Carl-qe8fm
Жыл бұрын
@@jalander8817 seems like a dangerous proposition to profile oneself as dissident right atm, what with the arrest of supposed right wing royalists in Germany.
@christopherbarney8424
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. This was an excellent watch. Bravo sir!
@oldoldmeme
Жыл бұрын
Every video you release seems to come out at just the right time in my life. It's always when I've become completely disenfranchised with my pursuit of betterment and desire to explore art in an attempt to form a more stable worldview, but just when I've reached the maximum level of derailment from my journey, one of your videos comes out and I'm suddenly reinvigorated, time and time again. There simply isn't another channel out there like yours, at least there's none that I've discovered, your works are singlehandedly the most encouraging videos on this platform, and whilst I naturally have slightly differing interpretations of the works you discuss, your own perceptions open my eyes in different ways every single time, something that is incredibly rare to find in the modern day.
@futureprimitive7465
Жыл бұрын
check out the dark night of the soul
@horusfalcon
Жыл бұрын
So very well said, sir!
@horusfalcon
Жыл бұрын
@@futureprimitive7465 Also check out Empire of The Mind. Aw, jeeze... just saw what channel is presenting this video. Do check out the rest of his stuff, though - it's worth it.
@trampassmith6482
Жыл бұрын
Check out Rob Ager and Cinema Tyler for good analysis videos on movies. Ager is more psychological, Tyler more interested in the craft.
@kyletitterton
Жыл бұрын
@@trampassmith6482 Ager steams my hams. Can't quite put my finger on why. I think it's possibly his haircut. Cinema Tyler is very detailed and a little more fun.
@bcbbarnes
Жыл бұрын
Horrifies the audience during the first half. Then challenges them to decide whether the second half is better. Thanks for the hard work and insight. Paired with Brave New World really helped me see the larger picture of this movie.
@MephiticMiasma
Жыл бұрын
"Fatherhood and motherhood are indispensable to a flourishing, functioning society." ...and we live in a society which actively seeks to ban both of those words.
@JP-wx6uh
Жыл бұрын
It has zero to do with "liberalism gone mad". Both the political "left" and "right" are criticized equally in the story. But, Totalitarianism is what it's all about - not liberal or conservative ideology. Kubrick said the film was made up of comparing extremes on both ends of a traditional political spectrum. He added that there's few differences between them both. He noted that the minister in the film is obviously a right-wing extreme character and the writer was his polar opposite (an extreme leftist). Kubrick said their "means and ends" are indistinguishable. I perceive the deeper story in Brave New World to be similar. He was merely making a story setting based on the time he was living in. Too often readers and viewers allow their own ideologies to get in the way of seeing and appreciating the deeper theme. It's human nature I suppose.
@edpoe1108
6 ай бұрын
I think he was using the word liberalism in the classical sense. The political left AND right are both rooted in classical liberalism.
@AllinWhenPlaying
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow even the mom's hair dye is spot on :D Everyone's thinking we're heading for Orwell's 1984 while we were actually heading for Clockwork Orange...
@YourMomfailedu
Жыл бұрын
😆 So true!
@EmperorStarscream
Жыл бұрын
Can't it be bolth?
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq
Жыл бұрын
She dresses like a 20-year old girl, the typically Baby Boomer, emotionally immature mother.
@Matthew.E.Kelly.
Жыл бұрын
If you make a Venn diagram of concentric overlapping circles for dystopian novels, we exist where all of them intersect at the middle: 1984, Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange, Bladerunner, The Hunger Games, The Running Man, Soylent Green, Fahrenheit 451...
@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq
Жыл бұрын
@@Matthew.E.Kelly. Yes.
@13StJimmy
Жыл бұрын
“the average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” - H. L. Mencken
@djangofett4879
Жыл бұрын
you know who had a lot of freedom? Genghis Khan. Vlad the impaler. those guys had lots of freedom.
@KylePawluk
Жыл бұрын
FREEDOM!!
@neo-filthyfrank1347
Жыл бұрын
@Bobby Brown say morons
@neo-filthyfrank1347
Жыл бұрын
@@djangofett4879 Good. Freedom is more valuable than morality the modern western conception of which is worthless.
@grapeshot3462
Жыл бұрын
I simply want to get laid with a non-obese female. I'll support whatever system increases that probability.
@horusfalcon
Жыл бұрын
I would recommend those who watch the movie should also get and read the book. Anthony Burgess's book takes a bit of a different turn in the final chapter than does the movie. It's not a hard read, but it is a deep read.
@lawr5764
Жыл бұрын
I read that the final chapter was not in the book given to Kubrick. In some copies, the book didn't have the part where Alex basically outgrows his younger self, and his new gang of droogs. Can't remember for sure, but I think there was different editions, in different countries.
@tommythetrain1945
Жыл бұрын
Hardest part of the book is nadsat language. Get a book with the definitions in the back. Helps a lot and is fun.
@lawr5764
Жыл бұрын
@@tommythetrain1945 I would agree, wish my copy would've had it. I found, and printed, a list online after I finished reading it. I'd have to go through the whole book again to get the benefit. though.
@ml5955
Жыл бұрын
A Clock Work Orange is a prophetic vision of blue cities in the USA circa 2022. Thank you Demoncratic party.
@happinesstan
Жыл бұрын
@@ml5955 You just don't get it, do you? It's not a red v blue issue.
@tomc.4860
Жыл бұрын
When I saw A clockwork Orange for the first time it reminded me of my home town where all the high school bullies went to work for the Police department. They continue to be bullies as police officers until they retired and violated the rights of thousands of Americans.
@6Haunted-Days
10 ай бұрын
Yea and cops sure aren't liberals/...he got this so wrong.
@SuperKelleyg
Ай бұрын
True. I remember school counselors telling the bullies to become cops to have an "outlet" for their behavior. How backwards is that?
@jozzyjamz7371
Жыл бұрын
This is not only the best clockwork exsplaination , but Is the best synopsis of what is. Going on right now in America you hit every topic amazing how you put things I’m gonna watch again and try the rest of you’re vids .thanks man
@floydforthought9998
Жыл бұрын
This is why Dystopian science fiction is my favorite genre of media. As crazy far gone as they once seemed to be, we as a society end up not being far off. Creating a Dystopian Future is like telling a joke, 30% exaggeration and 70% truth. Enough exaggerated ideas to get away with telling the truth.
@smokingcrab2290
Жыл бұрын
At this point, it's 100% truth and no joke
@Celticowl4136
Жыл бұрын
No longer science fiction
@josephcaserta5692
Жыл бұрын
Your statement is similar to the quote, "today's conspiracy is tomorrow's news."
@rjlundholm89
Жыл бұрын
Its disturbing. I do enjoy my dystopian concept but only in works of fiction.
@nerfytheclown
Жыл бұрын
As a connoisseur of essays about dystopiae, let me congratulate you on perhaps the most well-executed and good-ful take I have ever come across, vis-a-vis ACO. Nailed it, bud.
@Thespeedrap
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes our real society can actually be worse than what we see in the movies and our world's news😔🧐
@areuarealman7269
Жыл бұрын
Just move too any city in America and you will find nobody likes you or cares for you as a stranger it's cold and annoying saying hello too people only too be frowned at and looked at like a bug all because nobody knows you it's sad and humorous at the same time I've given up on the beautiful people since smart phones no talking just blankness I'm not antisocial but I am now .
@MondoReyTV1
Жыл бұрын
@@areuarealman7269 Try New Orleans sometime, it's probably one of the last american major cities with any old world kindness left in it. Even the homeless wave and say "hello" when you walk by. The only city in the US with any magic left in it... Of course a bar on almost every block also helps! 🤣
@Thespeedrap
Жыл бұрын
@@MondoReyTV1 But what if you don't drink than what
@blackneos940
Жыл бұрын
Escapism comes to mind.
@TrueNeutralEvGenius
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes? All the time. Real works is far worse and more tragic than any most horrifying dystopia or tragedy book or work of art.
@lieutenantlascivious1992
Жыл бұрын
We are basically living in this right now. Great video btw!
@iantanner7579
Жыл бұрын
As someone who lives in London, and only a few miles from Thamesmead, where much of this movie was shot, - I've always felt that this film was not very far removed from our own reality, - knife crime, football hooligans, punk, - London had it all in the 70s. But in more recent years looking towards America, I see the problems there are just as similar, if not more prevalent, for instance, - During the BLM riots, half of the country was on an authoritarian lockdown, while the other half was allowed to run a mock, to the point that the opposition party was actually bailing out the arsonists and ultra-violent offenders to continue their rampage. Also the medications available to the young in America are much more potent from a psychoactive perspective, than they are here in the UK. And when one looks at what goes on, on those New York subway platforms, during the day, I fear our society is way beyond the horrors depicted in this movie. People are being pushed Infront of trains, young women raped in broad daylight, while others just pull out their phones and film the offence, Asians and Jews mindlessly punched in the face and beaten half to death, for absolutely no other reason than their genetic appearance. But also here in the UK, we have foreign rape gangs, school kids stabbing each other to death daily, and the police are only solving around 5% of all crimes committed.
@tomcarl8021
Жыл бұрын
Want to guess who is committing all the violent crime in NYC?
@chuck6033
Жыл бұрын
See…you’re an I diot and you have no idea about anything that you wrote about. So…stop. Just stop. Clown.
@thesame4076
Жыл бұрын
@@tomcarl8021 White supremist megaMAGA republicans
@joshjonson2368
Жыл бұрын
Jews are being assaulted? Last time anybody's noticed it was before ww2 when mass prosecution of jews was considered ok
@clappedoutmotor
Жыл бұрын
"The film made it easy for readers of the book to misunderstand what it was about, and the misunderstanding will pursue me until I die. I should not have written the book because of this danger of misinterpretation, and the same may be said of Lawrence and Lady Chatterley's Lover."
@Mandrax1138
Жыл бұрын
How disturbing is it when a 70s dystopian movie accurately portrays the world in which we live today?
@GruntKF
Жыл бұрын
Lol well the roots of neoliberalism were taking hold all the way back then, quite literally nothing has fundamentally changed across all that time, just different iterations of the same thing again and again with marginal differences.
@1marcelo
Жыл бұрын
Not at all. Everything started with Reagan and we told you so.
@1marcelo
11 ай бұрын
@@zogwort1522 so, you say hat Reagan had nothing to do because there was liberalism before neoliberalism?
@germanikolaas
11 ай бұрын
Then don't watch "Dinner With Andre"
@elesterb
Жыл бұрын
Very well done. I first read the book in 1992. I was staggered by how well executed it was. I had immense respect for Burgess - I couldn’t believe a human being could create something so funny and thought-provoking. Great work of bringing out even more layers of meaning .
@RideAcrossTheRiver
Жыл бұрын
He wrote it in a hurry to collect pay to provide for is family.
@mariuspoppFM
Жыл бұрын
Funny isn't exactly the word I'd use to describe Clockwork Orange
@TheDonLemonSnickety
Жыл бұрын
That was absolutely brilliant! Without a doubt one of the best video essays I’ve ever seen on KZitem. The idea of Clockwork as a sort of unintentional “prequel” to Brave New World is actually a genius observation. While it may not have been Kubrick’s or Burgess’ intentions, anyone with a moderate knowledge of history can draw the lines from one to the other all too easily. Can’t wait to look into more content from this channel!
@freedommatters2900
Жыл бұрын
There is so much human, cultural and political insight to unpack and ponder in this monumental accomplishment of a video. I feel that numerous repeated viewings and copious notes offer the only chance I would have to fully absorb, comprehend and appreciate this work. And like a true masterwork, the creator leaves it to the viewer to put it all into their own perspective, relative to its parallels with all the current madness and the state of the world today. Bravo!
@moottori_paa
Жыл бұрын
I have seen this movie more than 100 times. Most important movie in my life. Thank you for this great video!
@ChrisJones-gr1lo
Жыл бұрын
Very well put together, thorough, concise, and insightful. Your progression of thought hooked me in and kept me engaged throughout. Nice work sir.
@shyman3000
Жыл бұрын
Im an old fan of the film, just recently read the book for the 2nd time only this time it was the original british version with the final chapter included. I highly recommend. A true classic of literature.
@camrnlve
Жыл бұрын
Wow the greatest video essay I’ve watched on my favorite movie of all time. Absolutely great work. You deserve a glass of Moloko plus
@durden91tyler
Жыл бұрын
this was fantastic, these are my two favorite stories ever written. in one video. im floored, this is a wonderful take. thank you.
@crimesforkibble6912
Жыл бұрын
That close up shot of Alex's face when he says "oh and what's so stinking about it" is so haunting and unforgettable it has been seared into my brain since the first time I saw it
@StreetsOfVancouverChannel
Жыл бұрын
I spoke with a former special forces member recently here in Vancouver... and he noted that the Vancouver Police Department could pretty much deal with all the crime/criminals in a period of roughly 18-24 months. Of course they don't and they won't... because there would be substantial lay-offs as a result. Many people don't realize that for centuries the police forces of large metropolitan cities primarily serve the interests/whims of plutocrats. The amount of theft that occurs in this city DAILY to facilitate the drug habits of addicts is completely insane. There's a four-block stretch where I can openly buy stolen and new high-end clothes, electronics, bikes, packaged/processed meat, cheese, cigarettes, jewellery, books, etc... pretty much anything... and the vast majority of it has been 'freshly stolen'. People learn pretty quickly that if you look away from your stuff for ten seconds that it'll be stolen! There's no mutual respect or civility in these regard whatsoever. The police close down the occasional 'vendor' here and there but the vast majority sell their stolen wares in the open with pretty zero concern about being arrested.
@wynfrithnichtwo8423
Жыл бұрын
I saw a couple of documentaries illustrating your city’s zombie problem with fentanyl. It happens here in the USA. You forgot to add how much of a payoff under the table occurs, which is something the hbo tv series The Wire showed.
@inversion9651
Жыл бұрын
That's dark.
@dickenstom
Жыл бұрын
And yet most people in the city think “more of the same” is the solution
@srenkierkegaard4267
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video as usual. Watched the movie three times, but you really expressed an impression of disturbance that it always left in my mind but I wasn't able to articulate. Makes my want to revisit both the movie and the book, Admirable New World, whose end I always considered one of the most disturbing I've ever read. It's lessons, as you greatly shown, are as ominously relevant as ever...
@coreycoh7464
Жыл бұрын
The Wanting Seed a novel written two years after Clockwork Orange is a sequel to Orange, set around 100 years after Alex and his droogs. Both novels deal with a Britain that is on the edge of societal destruction. By the time of the Wanting Seed liberalism discussed in Clockwork Orange has run amok and forced moralizing by the authorities has driven people to madness. Both novels written by Burgess feature brutal police, overblown bureaucrats and a culture in decline. The two novels are truly one in that both are cautionary tales.
@gkcs
Жыл бұрын
I am so happy that I am subscribed to your channel. Thank you good sir for your amazing essays.
@vallivergano239
Жыл бұрын
We already live in this kind of society. We just didn't think it was possible. Often the real criminals are the ones we admire the most
@xrxs1020
Жыл бұрын
I don't admire Biden, Harris, Garland, McConnell, Fauci or the rest of these mediocrities. Our hope is in the Rand Pauls of the world. And even Trump who for all his annoying excesses had our borders solid, no new wars, midEast peace deals, and we were energy independent until Biden's first week.
@xrxs1020
Жыл бұрын
Biden and the ideas of his handlers are a bad as it gets. Pray we survive the next two years.
@DrinkTheKoolAid62
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you making great content once again. A brilliant perspective of a thought-provoking subject
@theprophet9429
Жыл бұрын
People WILL sell their liberty for an easier life. How many times, over the past two years, have you heard... “I only got the 💉 because I wanted to go on holiday”
@Puppy_Puppington
7 ай бұрын
wtf lol? Medical issues and the physical safety of others has nothing to do with YOUR freedom. You act like A baby. It’s like complaining that there are laws not letting you hurt others
@theprophet9429
7 ай бұрын
@@Puppy_PuppingtonYou are a totalitarian maniac.
@carvalone3076
Жыл бұрын
Clockwork Orange has been a lifelong favorite cult film for me but, man.....did I learn SO much more from your video. Kubrick was really something
@obsidianhospitaller2558
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see that you're back! All of your videos have always made me think differently about situations we all encounter every day. Thanks for the videos and keep it up!
@matthewsmith6051
Жыл бұрын
This is excellent work, thank you for making and sharing. Watching this in 2022, I am both inspired and terrified.
@ericross5048
5 ай бұрын
I’m listening to your whole Kubrick series. It’s good.
@HouseholdDog
Жыл бұрын
First time viewer. All I can say is WOW! This was so thought provoking. It was also excellently explained.
@alcaeus701
Жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I've seen on KZitem. It's been a long time sice I watched Clockwork Orange, back when I was still a teen. I should rewatch it once I get the chance. Edit: First time noticing Ephesians 1:10 at the end of the video, which apperently is also in other videos.
@Antrolf
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the edit, I never noticed. Glory be to god.
@silverhawkscape2677
Жыл бұрын
Amen. A lot of People don't watch the Video at the end so many people don't even see it.
@Thespeedrap
Жыл бұрын
Who knows sometimes it's important to stay close to God in these times and what's crazy is how sometimes media can enforce the way we're supposed to think or the more we look at the scriptures to tell us how we should react.
@larsjorgan7964
Жыл бұрын
I watched the movie as a 14 year old in the UK when it came out. It was cartoon violence and extreme rebellious reaction fantasy to boredom and authority , not unlike "If.." which Malcolm MacDowall was in a few years previously. MM was a kind of rockstar hero to rebellious kids like me. The idea that this movie is a lens through which to comprehend today`s society is mainly intellectual pretention. Nor was the movie particularly prophetic, probably less prophetic than say, "Idiocracy" !🙏
@aaronrowell6943
Жыл бұрын
1970s London or 2022 New York City it's hard to tell the difference
@atw-me1xy
Жыл бұрын
One of the better videos about this topic I've seen. I've added to my list and will come back and watch regularly
@1400IntruderVS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've been trying to pass on these lessons and was beginning to believed no one understands. This is an excellent presentation.
@noiseofknowing8964
Жыл бұрын
“But as the jurist Richard Posner has pointed out, the recurring fallacy in lamentations of modernity is ‘to compare an idealized past, its vices overlooked, with a demonized present, its virtues overlooked’.”
@ozymandiasramesses1773
Жыл бұрын
I find that quote hopeful. It implys we can push for modern social reform without using the 'Appeal to Nature' fallacy.
@aisforapple2494
Жыл бұрын
A terrific analysis of one of my favorite films, and also an interesting hypothesis on the link between 'Brave New World' and 'A Clockwork Orange'. Excellent!
@MrPepperjack25
Жыл бұрын
You nailed it. Weak family structures create the need for the government to become the mother and father and create structure. That is the most horrific thing I see developing today. I can see The Brave New World forming right before my eyes. You got a subscriber for life with this one man, well done.
@djangofett4879
Жыл бұрын
that's the most horrific thing you can think of? wow.... you sure are naive.
@MrPepperjack25
Жыл бұрын
@@djangofett4879 you're right, being an adult star wars fan is far worse
@jesboogie
Жыл бұрын
The state becoming the father is the core tenet of communism.
@Dan-mc7xg
Жыл бұрын
That was awesome. I could never make it through A Clockwork Orange, maybe I needed stronger LSD, so thank you for that summary.
@DeanAdventure
Жыл бұрын
We are living in this dystopia time now.
@francescopili1286
Жыл бұрын
I think you're doing an amazing job. I've seen those movies in my youth when they came out in the cinemas. They have influenced my life forever. I'm 70 now and they still keep teaching me. Thank you.🙏✨️
@lapensulo4684
Жыл бұрын
I have the distinct honor of being able to teach about dystopian societies, so I very much enjoyed this. I shall use portions in my classes.
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