'A Clockwork Orange' with Matt Parker | Ep14

So What'd You Think?

Recorded during KXSC's 24 Hour Programming week, Nick was joined by friend and Kubrick fan, Matt Parker, to discuss one of the most talked about and strangest Stanley Kubrick films: A Clockwork Orange. What makes this episode especially unique is that Matt has actually seen this film before, making him the first guest to do so. However, don't let that deter you... if anything, Matt was able to supply necessary answers to questions Nick could not get on his own and through that, they were able to provide a deeper and more nuanced discussion of the film. In this episode, they discuss their immediate thoughts vs thoughts after the 5th time viewing, the purpose of the milk, the eyelashes, the phallic imagery, and use of "Singin' in the Rain," what was allowed in films at the time, things Matt noticed for the first time on this viewing, if watching violence in film influences violence in real life, what the message is of the film, if the film is trying to talk about innate vs. learned behavior, whether medicine helps "fix" you or if it just sedates your true self, how the character of Alex really isn't too different from the rest of society, the relationship between sex and violence, if violence is power, if the purpose of prison is to punish or to rehabilitate, the meaning of the title, and much, much more! November 14, 2018. Check us out on instagram: @nick_ladue @zesaladin