tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post3852347011811660722..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: A Clockwork Orange Film and Book AnalysisFranco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-56541161493547548902011-11-29T07:22:17.713-08:002011-11-29T07:22:17.713-08:00@Direct to Video Connoisseur: Yup, its a different...@Direct to Video Connoisseur: Yup, its a different experience reading a book after seeing the film, sometimes the films images pop up in your mind as you read, or you hear the voices of the actors. Its like watching the movie in your mind. <br /><br />But that only happens with those good film adaptations that make an effort to really transport the ideas and scenes from the book onto the screen. <br /><br />This also happened to me with Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Thomas Harris's Silence of the Lambs. The directors behind the film versions of these books did such fine jobs, that reading the novels and watching the films are almost the same experience. <br /><br />Some books that are entirely different experiences from the films that were made of them are: <br /><br />Blade Runner <br />The Never Ending Story<br />Starship TroopersFranco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-60412536222768185052011-11-26T05:29:05.981-08:002011-11-26T05:29:05.981-08:00This was one of the rare cases where I saw the mov...This was one of the rare cases where I saw the movie before I wrote the book, but I loved them both, and I'm glad you did too. I think this is one of five combinations to make both AFI's 100 years 100 films and Modern Library's 100 best novels of the 20th century, which is a lofty distinction, but as you pointed out, well deserved.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-50555381651102616252011-11-25T04:53:39.139-08:002011-11-25T04:53:39.139-08:00@Neil: Thanks for the kind words man! I'd just...@Neil: Thanks for the kind words man! I'd just finished reading A Clockwork Orange a couple of weeks ago and felt compelled to write this. <br /><br />I failed to talk a bit about "Nadsat" but yeah, that is such a special part of reading that book! At first it's kind of difficult to understand what they are saying...but as the book progresses, you actually learn what the hell words like 'prestoopnick' means! Awesome experience. <br /><br />Agree about McDowell's performance, this along with his performance on If... are my favorite of his. Caligula was a fun performance as well, however over the top it was. <br /><br />J.D.: Kubrick felt the same way about the 21st chapter, about it being anti-climactic and all, I liked it because it nails the point home. That final chapter is really what the book is all about, growing up, maturing. That ending reminded me of the ending for the Coen Bros. Raising Arizona. Dont know if you remember, but in that movie, High also chooses a better life, with family and love. Same goes for the ending for Trainspotting.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-64717489481915899642011-11-24T08:08:22.798-08:002011-11-24T08:08:22.798-08:00Great review of one of my favorite movies and one ...Great review of one of my favorite movies and one of my favorite books. I have to say I do disagree with the 21st chapter though. I've always felt it was anticlimactic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364164923811747218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-88829156218860485712011-11-24T02:40:57.794-08:002011-11-24T02:40:57.794-08:00Great write-up Franco. I love the novel, the way B...Great write-up Franco. I love the novel, the way Burgess almost makes you learn a new language in order to decipher it. "Nadsat" is a brilliant creation and I experience the same thing as you whenever I re-read it - I hear McDowell's voice in my head.<br /><br />And what a performance from McDowell. One of the most memorable pieces of film acting ever - period. I've read that it was his equally effective turn in 'If...' that brought him to Kubrick's attention.<br /><br />This article has achieved what all good film writing should: it's made me want to sit down and immediately watch the film again. And dig out Burgess's novel for another read.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.com