14 Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Films To Stream On Netflix Right Now
6. A Clockwork Orange
Speaking of Kubrick earlier, how could he not be represented on the list. The glimpse into Alex’s day-to-day and eventual effort of rehabilitation is as disturbing as it is mesmerizing. The futuristic setting is just background noise to the character study that is Alex.
An essay on youth, angst, revolt, and debauchery are in full view. Malcolm McDowell helps the director create one of not only science fiction’s, but cinema’s most infamous antihero.
Can people change? Can wickedness be cured? Are some just inherently evil? These are the questions A Clockwork Orange proposes to its audience. For those younglings who think everything in the past was tame, this 48-year-old masterpiece is not for the faint of heart.