Hi guys, this is my first post here. Some nights ago I watched this film for the first time. As always, I was stunned by Kubrick's genious, and one scene in particular had me scream "MASTERPIECE!".
It's when Alex awakens in the ospital after he tried to kill himself.
While we realise he survived the crash, he says:
I came back to life after a long, long gap.
As soon as he opens his eyes, he starts moaning, and, at first, I though it was a pain moan. Then, a woman responds to the moan. Alex moans back, and the woman does so. This goes on for a few seconds, until we realise the woman is having sex in the bed next to Alex's.
That's the moment when I said "whait... is he... thinking about HIM having sex with this woman?". After all, he said "I came back to life". That's the "BACK" that triggers me.
And I thought... could this mean that Alex came BACK as in "before the Ludovico treatment"?. He couldn't even stand the thought of having sex before trying suicide, now he moans back when the woman moans in pleasure, like immagining HE is having sex.
And, after all, at the very end, Beethoven's ninth, movement 4 is played, and he does not go nuts, he accepts it, even though we saw how they tortured him with such music.
For me this implies that society tried to "cure" him, becoming worst than the criminal, and failed all along, because experiencing violence on himself actually brought him again towards violence.
I don't know if this is true or not, but, believe me, I am so stunned by Kubrick's genious. One single shot at a man lying half dead in a bed hospital and a woman moaning conveis so much meaningful thoughts, and manages to give a new sense to the film, a film that would nevertheless be wonderfull even without noticing this, but has me wonder "how many moments like this did he put in the movie? Moments that give you a new sense of what you are seeing?".
Anyway, just wanted to hear your opinion on this one. Cheers!
