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A Clockwork Orange
December 1, 2009
Today
1. ACO and Kubrick2. Jeopardy Quotation Selection
Next Few Classes
December 1: ACWO and Kubrick December 3: ACWO “Modern Youth”
Conference December 8: Final Exam Jeopardy December 10: Final Exam Jeopardy
ACO and Free Will: Last Class Major questions of the novel:
Better to end violence but take away free will?
What works better: punishment or therapy? Is the goal of therapy to help the person or
help society? Limits to punishment? Rehabilitation and choice?
Books on Film: Rotten Tomatoes “A Xerox copy of the book, and a copy is
never as good as the original.” “Even though a few of the book’s scenes
have been cut, fans probably couldn’t hope for a better adaptation.”
Books on Film: Rotten Tomatoes “In many ways, it’s just a giant book-on-
tape” “Gorgeous looking and achingly
romantic literary adaptation that showcases expert performances”
Books on Film: Rotten Tomatoes “Bana and McAdams do share a pleasant
chemistry, but can never quite trump the dull and earnest nature of the material they are working with.”
“I don’t think the book was a masterpiece, but this film is just plain disappointing.”
Books on Film
How do you feel when a book you love is put on screen?
Is it possible for a film version to be better than a book?
What happens when a movie eclipses its source material?
What can a film do that a book can’t?
Stanley Kubrick
1928-1999
Stanley Kubrick
The Shining 2001: A Space
Odyssey Lolita Dr. Strangelove Eyes Wide Shut
Film Controversy
Miniseries Copycat crimes Banned in England The Scala
Changes
Soundtrack F. Alexander’s novel title Deltoid Young women in CD shop No prison scene that prompts Ludovico
(101.25) F. Alexander’s recognition of Alex . . .
Delayed? Changed ending: 21 chapters=age of
maturity
Angle Practice
Create a topic sentence with an angle about the ending change in the movie.
Scenes
Ludovico Technique and question about music: what’s different? (1:15:39; 86-87)
Scene watch: Alex doesn’t comment on “cure” (1:19:21;93)
Jeopardy Selections
Group 1: “Those Winter Sundays” Group 2: “Digging” Group 3: “Photograph of My Father” Group 4: “A Woman Mourned by Daughters” Group 5: “Fathers and Sons” Group 6: “My Mistress’ Eyes” Group 7: “The Passionate Shepherd”
Look at your group’s text; write down three quotations.