rwl@uvacs.UUCP (Ray Lubinsky) (09/30/85)
> I would disagree with one * for "Clockwork Orange" - more like ***1/2 to ****!
Absolutely, Laura! This is one of my favorite movies, in part for Kubrik's eye
for photocomposition, mainly because it engages me on many levels. Any
creative work -- fiction, painting, whatever -- that can hit you on so many
levels is Art in my book. The characters are well-developed, the plot is
intense, the message is complex but clear.
Maybe detractors of ``A Clockwork Orange'' are not seeing beyond the violence.
Sure it's there, but it's not an end unto itself. (If you don't appreciate the
distinction, watch a low-budget martial arts film.) It's not a film for the
faint-hearted, but then hard-hitting drama never is.
--
Ray Lubinsky University of Virginia, Dept. of Computer Science
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