Kubrick’s Low-Budget Masterpiece: The Cinematography of A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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What was it like for Kubrick to go from making the $12 million space opera 2001: A Space Odyssey to the $2 million sci-fi classic A Clockwork Orange? In this video, we take a look at how he made such a cinematic masterpiece on a low budget including Kubrick’s style and composition, use of light and color, avant-garde techniques, simplicity in filmmaking, camera movement, zooms, film speed, stock footage, and more!
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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.
Sources:
Cinephilia & Beyond - bit.ly/3cuPPxc
A Clockwork Orange (Commentary)
[Making] Great Bolshy Yarblockos! - The Making of A Clockwork Orange
[LoBrutto] The Old Ultra-Violence: A Clockwork Orange - January 30, 2018 Vincent LoBrutto - bit.ly/2ylpUcp
[Grundy] My Droog Hell by Gareth Grundy - bit.ly/3cuPPxc
[Ciment] Kubrick on ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ an interview with Michel Ciment
[Moloko Wiki] bit.ly/2ymxmUG
[Movie Locations] bit.ly/34NyUmO
[MacAndrew] An Examination of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange with James MacAndrew - bit.ly/3evrWY1
[Strick, Houston] Interview with Stanley Kubrick regarding A Clockwork Orange by Philip Strick & Penelope Houston - bit.ly/2ynSnhK
[Visual Memory] bit.ly/2VG1xhr
[Indie Wire] bit.ly/2KikKAx
[2001 Wiki] bit.ly/2RQpzW1
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[@Lurker1979]

One advantage Kubrick had. He was a successful photographer before he started in movies. That gave him a lot of tools to work with.

[@Ofinfinitejest]

Kubrick's start as a photographer is akin to David Lynch's start as a painter, in the way both of them brought a far higher level of appreciation of the visual image in storytelling.

[@GentlemanAmerican]

That explains why his films stress visual aspects and dialogue is minimal, especially in 2001.

[@lenteparlante6036]

From street-documentary photographer to master of minimalism and contemporary visual storytelling

[@FastEddie86]

He understood acting, and he had rhythm. That is just as important.

[@edvenuto9614]

He new how to get good shots

[@henocsilva562]

Ive always thought that Kubrick looks like he never slept a day in his life

[@phoenixgrove]

Geniuses and especially people at the top of their fields never do sleep.... creative minds are always awake and thinking.

[@David-rb3tk]

@@phoenixgrove I know the feeling...LOL

[@TheSpendog]

David do u make anything? 👀

[@InsanePorcupine]

@@phoenixgrove This sounds romantic and made up, I'm sure some geniuses sleep a lot. In fact, some of the greatest discoveries of humanity have been done in sleep such as the modern conception of molecules in chemistry.

[@glenbellefonte9620]

@@phoenixgrove Well, you ought to try waking the hell up, then.

[@racewiththefalcons1]

I feel like no contemporary filmmaker is using the zoom the way filmmakers of the 70's did, and that's a shame. It's such a powerful tool.

[@nobodysmith8580]

Wes Anderson does somewhat

[@jacksstruggle6888]

I remember when I was in a videography class, I was panned by my teacher for zooming while filming. Kinda makes me sad that I was discouraged from it.

[@MarcParroquin]

Yorgos Lanthimos uses it quite a bit. Saw some in Gone Girl by Fincher as well. Snap Zooms aren't really in style as much unless it's a 70s themed piece, but I definitely enjoy using them when working as a DoP when able. Great for creating tension if used properly.

[@Lmaoh5150]

Last great use of the zoom I remember was Suspiria ’18. It’s set in the 70’s and made with that style in mind so it makes sense. Would love to see more zoom used in modern films

[@cameron_mays]

When I first read this, I thought you meant zoom the video conferencing thing lol

[@xenos_n.]

There will never be a director in any way similar to Kubrick ever again. One of a kind film genius, and he existed during the most perfect time in film.

[@WarlockX4]

I truly wished he lived a bit longer to squeeze out a few more masterpieces.

[@Pantano63]

True, he lived in the era of film. I simply can't imagine Kubrick working in the digital era.

[@Victor-Vargas]

WarlockX4 or just imagine how different eyes wide shut will be. Idk about you, although I loved it, it just felt like there was just something very small missing ya know? Apparently they said Kubrick was very satisfied with his final cutbhe delivered to the studio. But he was known for not being satisfied/changing the film multiple times up until it's release.

[@Jrock420blam]

@Clairvoyante Everything going okay at home buddy?

[@jonathanalvarado8766]

Clairvoyante it’s my favorite film, man. It’s everybody’s choice to take this piece of art and deem it what they will though it may never be the truth. just like u did

[@educatetheleft]

I was shocked to hear that a Clockwork Orange was even a low budget film to begin with

[@laubedunfou2848]

For real😂 That movie looks ThAT gorgeous

[@rabsmiff]

not to me, other than the Milkbar stuff it dioesn't really look all that futuristic.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@rabsmiff Why do you presume it's meant to be "futuristic"?

[@spb7883]

The scariest aspect of Clockwork has nothing to do with its plot or characterizations. It’s that it was Kubrick’s *second* choice for a film project. And it’s still incredible.

[@FanFanBessie2]

What was his first? Napoleon?

[@williampatrick2971]

What do you mean? He did many movies before that

[@spb7883]

@@williampatrick2971 See above

[@PanikGrafik]

The record shop girls were way younger in the book. Kubrik made a wise decision in making them roughly the same age as alex.

[@shebastinson7813]

I wonder why

[@Pyraticalpunk]

@@shebastinson7813 so we can sympathize more with Alex

[@copraphagous]

Alex was only 15 at the start of the book

[@Cocktimusprimexx]

@@copraphagous And the girls he rapes in the book were like 10 years old, same with the girl who is assaulted by the gang at the beginning

[@melissacooper4282]

I figured that the director aged the record shop girls to make Alex less of an inhuman monster than potrayed in the book.

[@MartyScorchedEarthse]

The DP really said “and least but not last... Stanley Kubrick” LMAO

[@jayrob5270]

Wonder if he was nervous lol.

[@kevincgrabb]

And last, but most certainly most.....................

[@MartyScorchedEarthse]

Jay Rob most likely

[@AntoniosPapantoniou]

could be as well an inside joke between Kubrick and Alcott

[@jimkoral3824]

I'm sure it was a nervous slip of the tongue. Alcott got hired again by Kubrick to shoot The Shining. Alcott turned down Full Metal Jacket, however. It is said because of the time and effort it takes to work on a Kubrick film.

[@ericcook5224]

Just my observation: I always thought that kubrick's film have a strange sense of isolation,stark colors,like orange and reds. And many shots of long hallways. There seems to be a limited number of cast members or,at least, the extras appear to almost not be there or something. Full Metal Jacket was a great example which added to the boot camp feel. Brilliant!!

[@jasonhutter7534]

You are spot on. They are not immersive as if you are part of the action like, say, Saving Pvt. Ryan. Kubrick's movies put the audience in the position of dispassionate observer. His mise en scene is so different from other directors. Each scene is stark and the way he directs the actors is also different. It seems that he avoids realism and goes for surrealism.

[@KhanadaRhodes]

wow, this is really good. very well-researched, doesn't drag at all, leaves me wanting more.

[@jamesupton4996]

I thought it was smart. In the end though, the Kubrick film was totally indebted, even to the little asides, in the Burgess Book.

[@antoinepetrov]

Greatest Kubrick video ever

[@joelpillay9579]

"I was cured alright..."

[@Yngvarfo]

Which is how the *second* to last chapter in the book ends. Anthony Burgess was annoyed by that. It implies that Alex has learned nothing, and is about to return to his violent ways. The last chapter shows that Alex is indeed a better person than he was.

[@keyboardcorrector2340]

Noah Johnson, It would depend on a threshold of variables.

[@joelpillay9579]

@Noah Johnson well, Anthony Burgess did and I guess it's a matter of a person' maturity and their character. Alex was just a kid with no moral compass until the end of the book. I'm glad he realized the wrong he did.

[@joelpillay9579]

@@Yngvarfo I honestly think that Kubrick's ending was better though. It was more ambigous and could have been left to the audience to interpret; whether Alex would still commit his violent acts or if he WAS actually cured. He may have THOUGHT about banging a chick in the snow...But the therapy still could've been effective. Remember how he almost hit that guy who started living with his parents? I think that he WANTED to do it, but the therapy wouldn't allow him to. Which begs the question: What else did Alex think about after he was released from the experiment? We're not shown his thoughts, but we could imagine how he felt when he couldn't act upon said thoughts

[@environmentart]

check out the video The Ludovico Lie by Rob Ager. He makes a very compelling argument that the whole process was a sham.

[@filmshunting]

The Fact that Kubrick made 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968 then worked for his next project "Napoleon" which was never realized and then made another masterpiece again, says that he was one of the best directors of all time.

[@VanillaCocoShow]

Shut up dude. 2001 mad ducking boring and overrated. Everytime I debate one of my friends on it they change their mind so don’t fuck with me. Just trust me it’s bad. I study film and it’s real bad.

[@moderoy]

Haha you study film. You're funny.

[@TheStockwell]

@lulzmoose "Barry Lyndon" is what Kubrick did with the research he wasn't able to use on his Napoleon film. I'll accept that as a consolation prize.

[@bRETTfAVREatgbnyjmni]

Vanilla Coco you probably are not, but you sound totally brain dead and proud of it

[@poxyclypse]

@@VanillaCocoShow "Do you want fries with that? I study film." I'm being unfair. Please, debate me that _2001_ is boring and overrated. Show me your work.

[@williampatterson5067]

The zoom in on Malcolm's eye with that blistering music soundtrack while he drives is one of the greatest scenes in film history.🔥👍

[@lethalmuffin101]

Another amazing video about my personal favorite film of all time. I'm perpetually spellbound by the heightened theatricality of the visuals in ACO. It's like entering a perversely delicious dream that quickly becomes drab and nightmarish. It's ID and SUPEREGO melding and it's unlike any other film.

[@violoncelo1000]

it's my favourite too!

[@arnarne]

It is definitely one of the very best movies I have ever seen. I was 18 yrs. old and had no idea what the film was about the first time I saw it. It was chocking, frightening, beautiful, funny and exciting at the same time! It is definitely a masterpiece.

[@richardphilpott1225]

agreed , best ever

[@WindRises100]

Never fail to amaze me with your commitment of research.

[@mikemccormick8115]

No matter if Kubrick had a lot or a little money he was a master. Unique eerie style, he was my favorite director of all time. All his films. One cannot say enough. A genius.

[@GRINHELL]

The Oscar never got a Kubrick. Nor a Hitchcock.

[@draaaaaven5808]

part of the movie was filmed at my university apparently.

[@FadeToBlack888]

Brunel? you can't miss it, i believe it's one of the main buildings there

[@SaturnCanuck]

Another excellent video. It is interesting how you make the connection between :"2001" and "Clockwork Orange". The old man says "Men on the Moon an din space" and I always assumed it took place at the same time in the same Universe. Like, its peaceful in space but look at the state of affairs on the Earth. Just my thought.

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

Well, it's 50 today, I just rewatched it, having not seen it in over a year, it's still my favourite film.

[@customtoggle7938]

Absolutely one of the GOAT, I watch it at least 3x a year

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

I saw the 4k edition in theaters with Malcolm McDowell in attendance. It definitely helped get rid of all the unsettling feelings I got the first time I saw it.

[@RealRoknRollr3108]

Clockwork Orange was banned in Australia for the longest time, years and years. First time I saw it was on a really, really poor quality film print in a dodgy old hall in the 90s. So the brunette's secret was prob safe from her parents for some time.

[@kevinmartz3082]

I believe that Clockwork was banned in the UK for about 30 years.

[@dwgould2001]

@@kevinmartz3082 It was never banned in the UK, Kubrick withdrew it from UK circulation after a sharp rise in violence at football matches. Yobs were turning up with bowler hats etc. Kubrick wisely pulled it, before it was actually banned.

[@josephdarkhelmet9494]

I saw it when I was a teenager. Another reason why America is so great. I have a love hate relationship with CO. Some shots/camera angles look very pedestrian & campy, taking me out of the film. Alexi's parents' house- its a ghetto outside & looks like a dangerous neighborhood and yet they seem to earn upper class earnings. The look & stylie is terribly gaudy and for a visionary, most of his films look like the 70s, the worst decade for fashion in history. Space odyssey had the same 70s look. (In defense 2001SO is my favorite film) the film doesn't look futuristic, and the technology in the film is severely dated. I think it odd that they break into a person's help, assault the people & get assaulted by the same victims later. The movie looks, feels pretensious & contrived. Was that the point?

[@dspsblyuth]

@@dwgould2001 that’s amazing and dumb but still amazing

[@stephenchappell7512]

@Cam Robertson She was also cast in another famous movie threesome with Jane Birkin (Blow-Up 1967)

[@nurahassan3926]

Yes yes yes. More Kubrick, please!!!

[@patrickmartineau1008]

My parents never restricted my cinema viewing; I watched The Exorcist and Godfather Part II when I was 4, A Clockwork Orange when I was 7. Porky's at 9. So many moments still stand out so vividly. No worries, I'm not a psychopath... ;-)

[@anthonycoca2202]

I would’ve been either 9 or 10 when I stayed up past everyone else’s bedtime to sneak into the downstair’s den to watch ACO, Fellini’s Casanova, and Bette Midler’s concert The Divine Miss M, which all aired late night, after hours. My mother wasn’t as liberated as your parents. At least in relation to what I watched on television or film. Considering how she reacted when my neighbors had me over to view Caligula on laser disk when I was 14, and remembering the appalled look on her face as she burst through the door and yanked me out of their living room, while cursing them the entire time, I’m pretty certain she would’ve been just as horrified to know what I was viewing at an even younger age while the rest of the family was upstairs sound asleep. PS I’m not a psychopath either. …at least that’s what the voices keep telling me. Lol

[@nicholasjanke3476]

I would never allow a seven year old to see any of those films! I first found out about a A Clockwork Orange when I was about nine or ten. I didn't see the film then, I saw photos of it in a film book and thought :"Cool! I'd like to see that!" I finally saw it when I was nineteen. I thought the book was better but the film is good. The book/film has a few major plot holes ( Deltoid tells Alex that he and the cops know that Alex was part of the gang fight yet why don't the cops arrest Alex? The writer tells Alex that he's read all about him in the newspapers, yet how did he miss the headlines about Alex being a murderer? How was the aversion treatment removed from Alex while he was in the hospital? No way would scientists declare an experiment a total success after just one proven success test subject! (though it's mentioned or hinted that there were indeed other test subjects, but Alex is the only real proof they have-how were the scientists never able to prove the experiment with the other patients?)

[@NoosaHeads]

I must have seen A Clockwork Orange 15 times. For some reason, I never tire of it. A seminal film that is completely relevant in 2020, fifty years after it was first made.

[@garrynorris4478]

Ian Rivlin The same with me

[@MrAitraining]

I think it may be the most unique film ever made. I've never seen a movie where I said to myself "this is like or reminds me of clockwork"

[@phoenixgrove]

@@MrAitraining the character Ramsay Bolton of Game of Thrones reminds me of Alex De Large.

[@__hjg__2123]

FYI: For those that haven't done it yet -- watch these videos *with closed-captioning on!* There's always even more info.!!!

[@wolfgangschulze2343]

GREAT DOCUMENTATION. Clockwork Orange is still fresh as ever. Saw it some times ago again after some years and I was thrilled to the bones. Thanks for this sharing.

[@thomridgeway1438]

A really brilliant and compelling film. Kubrick is creatively and stylistically at his very best! Yet you also have to give enormous credit to Malcolm McDowell. He truly owned this work of art! It's hard to think of any other actor, that could have carried away the part of Alex with such gusto, largesse and yes, he made a psychopath almost loveable. That takes great acting skill. And if they were to give honorary Oscars back listed through time, for very special pieces of work, then Mister McDowell should be given one now. ASAP.

[@vittoriostoraro]

Thom Ridgeway True, but this is about the look of ACO, not the actors.

[@marknewbold2583]

Malcolm did much better work with Lindsay Anderson

[@e_z_livn]

Very interesting, I’m now completely aware how much Krubick was a genius of his craft.

[@viraatsingh1377]

This movie gave us one of the best fictional characters ever into action : Alex Delarge.... seriously never saw such a protagonist ever in any media ......

[@HaldorMaximius]

Check out "If...." in that case, it was Malcolm McDowell's first premiere in film and his character in it is essentially Alex.

[@TheMarcymark]

Not the book?

[@curtisburga943]

@@TheMarcymark Thank you for that, Marcy. You beat me by three hours. There would be no movie without the book. Alex's voice is directly lifted from the text of the book. There would be no Alex without Anthony Burgess.

[@TheMarcymark]

@@curtisburga943 it's a good read, so much of the colour in that universe is part of the language as well so it definitely lives a whole lot differently on the page.

[@CMOYoung]

I've seen Alex be described as the antagonist of the film before

[@brettl9314]

April 2020: looks at watch. Yup seems like a good climate to weave in a Woody Allen reference.

[@honodle7219]

"The Kubrick Stare" Alex gives at the beginning of the film is iconic and oft copied by other actors. Kubrick's invention.

[@axllbk]

Of course Kubrick popularized the method, but isn't the first famous use of it made by Alfred Hitchcock in Psycho?

[@FanFanBessie2]

I don't know how he didn't blink for so long. Crazy.

[@darthcheney7447]

A Clockwork Orange: Best movie ever. Really great vid.

[@bimmovieproductions6352]

All you do on this channel is marvelous, and the way you go into such depth in every project you tackle just blows every other youtube essayist out of the water.

[@CinemaTyler]

Thanks!

[@bigunclegskunkxxl9173]

My uncle worked on this film. He passed away a while ago. He had some cool Kubrick stories of being on set

[@SoundSpeeding]

Do share the stories!

[@jonesy2111]

Would love to hear them

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

Wonderful.

[@maximoreeves2199]

Go on.....

[@nireviews8492]

I'm a simple man. I see cinematyler Kubrick video, I click.

[@HaldorMaximius]

Just to add some more history to this and some much needed recognition, give 1968's "If...." a watch. If you like Clockwork Orange, you need to see "If....". It was Malcolm McDowell's first film premiere and his Character Travis IS Alex. Later when McDowell was cast in Clockwork Orange, he wasn't sure how to play the character, McDowell asked Lindsey Anderson (director of "If....") for advice and essentially said to play the same character, even down to the iconic smile. Kubrick, before making Clockwork Orange, saw McDowell in "If...." and fell in love with him, his performance, the character and demanded him. If it weren't for "If...." and Malcolm's involvement, Clockwork wouldn't be the same or maybe even exist.

[@CinemaTyler]

It's streaming on Criterion Channel right now!

[@HaldorMaximius]

@@CinemaTyler It's also included with Amazon Prime. I really hope you enjoy it! Cheers! P.S. Since you're a fan of Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" (I love your series on it, outstanding work) you'll probably find this interesting... www.shmoop.com/apocalypse-now/poetry-symbol.html "If...." is also based on Rudyard Kipling's poem "If....". A lil' bit of cinematic linking;)

[@poxyclypse]

Haha! Yes, _If_ was a great precursor to _A Clockwork Orange_ !

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@poxyclypse And it was set in and filmed at my Military Elite Boarding school which became much more brutal in the mid 70's. We had three suicides in my 5 years there- And a couple of potential murders. I say that because a Jewish kid, fat, with glasses and curly hair was kicked repeatedly, on purpose in the head, over and over in a Rugby scrum that led to concussion and then a brain aneurism that killed him during the Summer vacations. Of course it was covered up. Rich people and their special privileges and Institutions must be protected. Just as in the Catholic Church. My English Teacher, a Mr Gover had also taught Monty Python's John Cleese!

[@codeblue2532]

Von_Sternberg :: the addition of the single ‘ultra~eyelash’ completed the iconic Alex....

[@ElioRose]

A Clockwork Orange is my favorite Kubrick movie. It was The Shining before that but the first time I saw ACO I was immediately hooked. Then I read the book and that extra chapter gives it a much different ending...I won't spoil it for anyone, it's a short book.

[@jayh9529]

That moon landing one was his best

[@dcox5555]

Most brilliant Director of all time! Kubrick movies are an experience.

[@lancelotlink6545]

I have to disagree with one thing- one aspect of CWO that I really love is the dialog/writing style. It adds so much to the world created and the flavor of the film. Other films that have that affect True Grit, Brother Where Art Thou, and really pretty much most Cohen Brother and Tarantino films. The words can be as important as the imagery.

[@thomasseabolt9385]

What you say times ten.

[@garrettschwindt7478]

This is a great peak behind the veil of a cinema giant. As someone who chose the path of filmmaking because of Kubrick, the more I learn about him the mythos built around his over-bearing perfectionism falls apart, and is antithesis to what (little) he would say about his methods if he were still with us. The last quote in the video sums up my thoughts and real world experience making films. All the thinking, planning, anticipating, melts away on set as the thing tells you what it wants to be. You won't see it clearly without all the thinkingplanninganticipating, but 9 times out of 10 the thing you went in wanting to do shifts to what the story tells you it wants to do. And last, film is collaboration! Film is fun! Film is interpersonal relationships existing around this nebulous idea that everyone on set, from the actors to the gaffer to crafty can contribute to the mood and spirit of it's making. Alex may have licked that brunette's popsicle in the moment because Malcolm McDowell was getting Kubrick's goat. Barry Sonnenfeld said on Marc Maron's podcast that during the filming of Miller's Crossing, the sign at their "Canal Place" hotel broke and said "anal Place" for the rest of the shoot, and he and the Cohen's joked about it the whole time. Who knows what butterfly effect this had on the creator's psyche, and gave way to a mood of play on set, forever lost if this sign had not gone out. I love your channel because you try to understand filmmaking on the level of those interpersonal relations of its creators before, during, and after production. The over intellectualizing and academic readings on film usually miss this mark completely, and twist and turn the text into something that fits a nice thesis for an academic paper, but loses the humanity of the creation process that usually works on way more subtle and subconscious ways.

[@MrAitraining]

Crazy. I've seen this a hundred times and never noticed all of the light bulbs.

[@KevAlberta]

When is something is done right it is never noticed (because it’s so well implemented)

[@pauldavis7318]

Really?

[@leonardodalongisland]

I have to agree. However I couldn't help but notice them in Eyes Wide Shut and as a photographer/filmmaker let out a mini burst of excitement when (in the theater) I realized he was lighting the entire shot(s) with just those bulbs!!

[@jakelivni9576]

Kubrick lit the set with lights that were part of the set in other movies, too. See the spacecraft interiors in 2001 and candlelit ballrooms in Barry Lyndon.

[@TobyKearton]

Phenomenal episode - Been looking forward to this one - Would love to see some more Kubrick related videos - Cannot get enough 🎥🙏🏻

[@DestroyER82]

Forget to mention revolutionary soundtrack / music in the movie by W. Carlos..

[@FirstPlace97]

You are probably the best Kubrick historian on the platform, and one of the best film historians in general. Always refreshing to see your new videos.

[@merchius]

You always leave me wanting more. That’s the sign of a great channel with quality content! Thank you mr.Tyler 👍

[@zzorken7153]

I legitimately thought you were gonna talk about Fear and Desire when I read the first half of the title.

[@ericfurst6091]

ZZorken me too or an other one before spartacus 🤣🤣🤣

[@planecrashcorner7283]

Same

[@Thespeedrap]

Kubrick hated Fear and Desire so it might be fan service not mentioning it.

[@guepardo.1]

_Fear and Desire_ is not a masterpiece, though. Just juvenilia.

[@AlanCanon2222]

Very much appreciate your technical detail of the lenses and camera setups. I wouldn't call myself any kind of skilled photographer, but I did study optics at the college physics level, and I love what people like Kubrick and other great photographers are able to do, and learning how they did it.

[@leonardodalongisland]

You do a really good job of breaking films down and giving back stories-especially to the ears of one who's made (and hopefully will again) films. Thanks

[@Endzeitstille]

it even has "Darth Vader" in it!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Often with me in the past I didn't like most Kubrick films at first, then loved them on the second go. With Clockwork, I hate it one time, love it the next time, hate it the next time, and love it again, and so on. Not sure exactly why. I think it might partly be because I loved the Burgess novel so much more, and there are things in that book that Kubrick couldn't, or didn't want to, replicate or depict. Not unusual with literary adaptations, of course. I recommend everyone watch every low-budget American or British art film from 1967 to roughly 1980 to see how good the cinema once was before it became childish.

[@edoardoferrara1887]

Could you please make me some examples? which movies you would suggest to a 22-yeasrs-old guy like me ?? I'm trying to recover all the old classics; I'm now in the middle of an Hitchcock marathon. After that, I'm up for suggestions

[@edoardoferrara1887]

ah, after hitchcok i have all peter sellers stuff, like pink panther, love that guy

[@MasoudAPFDC]

@@edoardoferrara1887 I recommend going by directors, try in no order with Kubrick, Luis Bunuel, Orson Welles, Kurosawa, Tarkowsky and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

[@edoardoferrara1887]

@@MasoudAPFDC alright. Kubrick is already done, I have all his dvd's or blue ray of his movies since The Killing and the Killing Kiss, til eyes wide shut. Reading his bio right now. I i'll try those names tho

[@joez6235]

There was PLENTY of "childish" cinema both during and before the 1970s.

[@kokoleka808]

Throughout history, there have been several great directors: Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window Francis Coppola - The Godfather Orson Welles - Citizen Kane Akira Kurosawa - Seven Samurai Steven Spielberg - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle Fritz Lang - M Sidney Lumet - Dog Day Afternoon Charlie Chaplin - City Lights Howard Hawks - The Big Sleep David Lynch - Blue Velvet Billy Wilder - The Apartment Ingmar Bergman - Fanny and Alexander Oliver Stone - Platoon But in my opinion, these two directors are the greatest of all time: Sergio Leone - Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining Their films were greater than the sum of its parts, art, in the truest sense of the word.

[@grahamyoung2099]

I agree with all of these but...where the fck is Christopher Nolan get him on this list

[@lordflacko1647]

Wheres Quentin Tarantino

[@jonesy2111]

I'd agree

[@eddiethetruhead]

I think you forgot Truffaut, Godard, Polanski, Jarmusch, De Palma, Pollak, Kasdan, etc...

[@amyharte781]

For $5 name a woman lmaooooo

[@clydekelvinandthesinners.3977]

In 1999 I went to live in Hollywood and the first famous person I met was Malcolm. I met him in a book store where I was walking through and realised a guy was coming towards me was dressed exactly as I was in all black with a silver buckled belt and a black v neck t shirt with a white rim to the v. and he had the same and was grinning at me as he walked to me and clearly was amused that we were dressed the same as I realized it was him and we got up close he smiled and I said ''HI, HI HI, MY DROOGIE AND HOW ARE WE THIS FINE DAY?'' which made him laugh and he said '';yes, very drole.'' we chatted about Alex and acting and all sorts I mentioned how I had been inspired by the his portrayal of the character and how I had a German import copy when it was banned. He seemed very interested in my liking of Alex, He was impressed I knew about his car collection and we talked of that. after over an hour I said'' well I better get going I'm sure your busy'' and his reaction was kind of a shug and I got the feeling he would been happy to go for a beer. but I was new to it all and felt embarrassed at taking up so much of his time. It's so gratifying to meet people who influenced you and you admire who are cool, he was a really nice guy and impressed me even more. I like your analysis of the movie, You have good insight, all the best folks and i hope this is interesting, It's the first time I have posted about the meeting I would love to hear if some of you guys met him and hope you don't think I'm giving it the 'I know the stars shit' - , all the best my Droogies!

[@clockworkdave9850]

Nice story.. thanks for sharing droog,btw I saw c/o when it first showed in UK,I was like 15..me and a couple of mates wore the gear,even down to the false eyelash and remember getting makeup glue in my eye..which stung,and made my mate laugh.

[@clydekelvinandthesinners.3977]

Thank you my friend I like your choice of name I have studied the concept of Utopia dn it always becomes Dystopic, nice, All the best.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

@@clydekelvinandthesinners.3977 Cool story. I've seen Mr McDowell on some late night talk shows, and he does seems like a genuinely nice man. Thanks sharing.

[@Orgotheonemancult]

Amazing. Thank you for providing sources in the closed captions!

[@Ryukuss]

Kubrick's movies look like they where made in the future

[@ThisIsTheRoad]

16:44 I really like this idea and Gaspar Noe (self-proclaimed Kubrick fanboy) seems to have picked up on this to, as his first movies all fit nicely back to back. :D

[@PeteMossLives]

A tremendous act of generosity and scholarship! Thank you.

[@painkiller346]

Your work is amazing, I feel like I always learn a lot with every video-essay.

[@clydekelvinandthesinners.3977]

Yes I feel the same about when Dim makes fun of the singer and Alex hit's him with the cane, This is the start of the crack between Alex and the others. I really like your analysis

[@Metaflix]

Bravo. One of the most thorough, well-rounded video essays we've ever seen.

[@PopeRecords]

I can only imagine, three guys holding onto each other and dancing around the room to dodge and match the fight scene.

[@dschaeidiefi9924]

What an astonishing video, in behalf of every viewer I thank you for your time.

[@Cybjon]

Wonderful as ever, although one small point; some of the stills you use when referring to the Mitchell are actually pictures of the Arriflex in its sound proof blimp. The 16mm version (the Arri 16S and ArriSt) had one made out of fibreglass, but many years ago I enquired about purchasing an Arri 2c from Lee's Cameras in London on High Holborn Street. It was literally the best shop in London. You could just walk in and you'd see glass showroom cases full of professional motion picture equipment. Anyway, what made me decide against it was those cameras are LOUD, and the for some reason, the only blimps they could get hold of for the Arri 2c were made out of lead and weighed about 200 pounds.

[@CinemaTyler]

Thanks for the correction!

[@ryans756]

I have a small point too, but it's for you, Derek. More of a question, really: Would you like me to teach you how to correctly use a semicolon?

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

@ryan I’d love some help with using semicolons.

[@CliveIllenden]

Dude, this is like a thesis. Great work (wish I had this when I did my Film Studies dissertation) - then again YT didn't exist then

[@vibrolax]

My SO excoriates "A Clockwork Orange" as horrifyingly, realistically violent. I've been unsuccessful explaining that it's not realistic, it's balletic. Love your work.

[@zapillofilms]

Thank you Mr Tyler. Amazing work again!!

[@archstanton9073]

"Old Hollywood movies" * shows shot of a non-Hollywood Dracula movie *

[@romansoto9644]

I'd rather rewatch A Clockwork Orange than 2001 anyday.

[@voicetube]

I personally can't agree with you… But that said, I rather watch ACO then pretty much most any other movie over the last 50 years.

[@melissacooper4282]

Same here. I thought 2001 is boring!

[@limpty]

Great video. My wife recently asked why I like to watch movies over and over again and I told her to me it’s like listening to a song. Cool to hear you have the same experience.

[@jonglewongle3438]

Kubrick's low budget masterpiece. The Apollo manned Moon Landings, with the plasterboard, scrapyard metal, and foil Lunar landers.

[@planecrashcorner7283]

More kubrick! Yesss!

[@1.66to1]

You're back!

[@AraFilmsFire]

dude, bravo. this was beautifully crafted.

[@archaic9525]

perfect analysis for a perfect cinema, i really enjoyed the 'sources' part with the exact pieces of films taken from. 'great artists are thieves' once said Picasso. Kubrick is the Phidias of modern times and your work around gives it its rightful dimension.

[@g.anthonybenjamin281]

At the 10:00 mark you mention that Kubrick loved to have the subject in the center of the camera - thank you! I always noticed this and have tried to get others to notice it, too! Apparently I am not insane (well, I probably am, but at least someone else has noticed this, too).

[@bimmovieproductions6352]

The shining also does this wonderfully, Full metal jacket as well. However Barry Lyndon may have the best compositions he made.

[@Pantano63]

One-point perspective is pretty much his signature shot.

[@N1BNfilms]

That is not a “large Mitchell camera” in the bedroom romp. It is an Arri camera in a sound blimp. Thanks. Nice video.

[@reelscreenwriting8940]

Thanks for this 😊 I’m really enjoying the content you are putting out.

[@sandelic1]

As usual, another great video from CinemaTyler. Thanks and keep em coming! :)

[@nikshmenga]

Considering how pedantic Kubrick was in planning and executing his movies, how lucky was he that "the lasting images" of ACO invariably feature the iconic uniforms worn by Alex and his Droogs - inspirations by Malcolm McDowell (according to him.)

[@FanFanBessie2]

Yeah, what a weird, weird choice - I mean it sounds like the most ridiculous idea for a costume!!!

[@whatandwhere2815]

Great video! When are we going to get an Eyes Wide Shut doc?

[@CinemaTyler]

Thanks! Someday!

[@istrumguitars]

One of my top 10 favorite movies of all time. So fascinating to learn so much new about how it was made.

[@callumcrossley7926]

These videos are always really fascinating with the way you present them. Would be great to see you do a video on Taxi Driver, or even a series on Martin Scorsese similar to the ones you done on Kubrick at some point.

[@callahanhanson5890]

After reading the book, and as a Kubrick fanboy, I am excited to finally see ACO. McDowell is one of the greats.

[@FRESHboosters]

Ultra-violence never hurt anyone... 🍊

[@mobyt.3900]

wow, this is great! Cinema Tyler does it again, taking the awe-inspiring and making it accessible to under-educated clods like myself! I'm sorely tempted to check out this mubi thing!

[@fastfishtoo4991]

There's a great scene from the film Waking Life about the "Holy Moment" of filmmaking. I feel like that final quote of Kubrick's you included works very well into this idea of the "holy moment."

[@philster611-ih8te]

It wasn't that Kubrick set out grey tones for London, thats just how London always looks

[@philster611-ih8te]

@JNath Mart Lol. London is a very ugly city. Compare it to Rome, Paris, Copenhagen or Stockholm and you see what I mean. No-one ever smiles in London.

[@influencer20XX]

Apparently it’s trendy to say Kubrick is overrated but honestly how can you discredit his vision and execution

[@PolishGod1234]

He's definitely not overrated. 8 out of 13 films of his are masterpieces, 3 are great and 1 is decent. He only has 1 bad movie which was his first film to begin with. What other movie firector has this wide range of masterpieces?

[@romanrevenge58]

​@@PolishGod1234 His movies are outdated and boring too me. I like eyes wide shut, the killing, the shining the rest boring..my opinion tho everybody got opinions.

[@PolishGod1234]

@@romanrevenge58 they might be boring to you, but no way are they Outdated - his movies are timeless, 2001 and Barry Lyndon still look beautiful today, and the message of his films are still relevant to this day

[@GradKat]

The film is a masterpiece, but so disturbing I never want to watch it again. My favourite films are those I can rewatch frequently and still enjoy.

[@osciegaming]

My favourite film! Glad to see a video essay on it.

[@koreanjaefish]

The sped up slo-mo scene looked like a guy Ritchie moment

[@cha5]

Jaeyoung Lee 😂 Very true.

[@samcohen99]

Any interest in doing a video on Phantom Thread?

[@CinemaTyler]

Someday!

[@reimourrpower9357]

Thanks again *Cinema Tyler* for revealing certain points and influences in Kubrick's films that are not easily seen upon first or many viewings. *Funeral Parade of Roses* is now at the top of my Must See list. Also noting how the white VW bug crashing on the road in Clockwork was shown similarly to the crashed VW bug in The Shining on the side of the road. The sequence with the porcelain Jesus's seems to preceed the cheesy porcelain 'atwork' of Jeff Koons also.

[@edvenuto9614]

I watched a clock work Orange many times. After watching it many times he has many good lenses and a good camera to get the shots he wants. There so many exciting angles many exciting shots. In this movie alone he shows his talent how great he is. This movie is amazing.

[@paulathienides1376]

Crazy like a movie by that fella stanley kubrick - j.cole Facts

[@r.m.2598]

Its funny that now 12 million budget movie is a indie movie budget.

[@FEARYOYOYO]

It's supposed to be around 93 million after adjustment for inflation.

[@clowncleaner]

I saw this on cable when I was 13. Really blew my mind. Great job!

[@Ruylopez778]

Flawless and thought provoking as always, sir.

[@tshirt_]

Once our English teacher asked for our favourite movies and when I said A Clockwork Orange and the class called me an idiot for not naming a Marvel movie.

[@peelsreklaw]

@Jack Casey "Favourite" is the British spelling. Nice try though.

[@melissacooper4282]

Memo Baba I probably bet your classmates never seen A Clockwork Orange have they?

[@tshirt_]

@@melissacooper4282 now they have but not 7 months ago. also its not my favourite film anymore my edgy teenager phase is over and disturbing movies actually disturb me lmao. Now my favourite movie is The Grand Budapest Hotel. Still love ACO tho.

[@tshirt_]

@@peelsreklaw English is not my main language and I learn from both Americans and Brits, its kinda mixed rn