Originally Posted By: U-96
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Alex is a violent thug, but loves culture in the form of Beethoven. He needs controlling, but the means used by the (corrupt?) state are as reprehensible as his own behaviour.



That's the point of the novel at least- the state uses violent and coercive techniques just as much as an individual running amok, the images they show to Alex shows you those of state violence far more destructive and pervasive on a larger scale than a few individuals in the streets.

As for the film, it probably attracts all kinds of zany people for the subject matter, and not all of them probably bother to think about delving into topics of individual 'free will' vs. society.


No one gets out of here alive.