Believe it or not, as I was writing this stuff out, I was thinking "wouldn't anyone who argued this, including myself, be a hypocrite, if they're a fan of any sort of villain? I don't know. I think it just comes down to subject matter, and the way it was handled; as you said, it was a very visceral interpretation, and I think, with Ledger's Joker, for example, there's a certain level of disconnect, if you will. Granted, he's the villain, and he murders people, but it's very subtle. There's also that yin and yang element, with Batman balancing everything out, whereas, with Clockwork, the inhumane treatment that Alex receives (I wouldn't say it isn't justified, though), essentially paints the forces of Justice as being just as sadistic as he is. :lol I definitely am seeing the other perspectives more, but I think, more than anything, it's just my personal belief that "I don't understand how people could want that character on their shelf." Granted, it is different for everyone, but, when I see that character, I instantly associate that with the way the movie affected me, and, thus, I could not see how someone would want it, but someone else could, I suppose.:lol
I'll give Kubrick credit; he really knew how to push people's buttons. That close-up of the woman's screaming mouth, followed by that pop-art. Yeeee; it gives me chills just thinking about it.:lol I think that is a testament to just how good he was at what he did. He managed to unsettle me more with that than pretty much every explicit or gorey scene I've ever seen in a movie (with the exception of, I think, The Toxic Avenger).
that can be put on it ... Would be kick a**
