A Clockwork Orange received critical acclaim, made more than thirty
million dollars at the box office, and was nominated for various awards; however,
this esteemed film was outlawed from the nation of Great Britain in order to
curb its immoral content from permeating society. Before all the controversy
began, A Clockwork Orange was a novel, written mostly in Russian, by Anthony
Burgess. Stanley Kubrick is known to critics as a film maker who probes the
dark side of human psyche. Kubrick has also directed films such as Dr.
Strangelove, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket. In each of these movies the
audience delves into the evil side of the main character. Great Britain had this
film removed from theaters across the country because the government justly
illustrated there was a connection between the movie's graphic violence and an
increased crime rate.
In Clockwork . . . , there are unquestionably violent and graphic
actions. Multiple beatings, a......
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