'A Clockwork Orange' Video Analysis.

 In this clip of Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' we see Alex and his Droogs fight an opposing gang. We begin by hearing Alex shout insults at his rival, these insults are very childish and have little meaning however we then cut to a shot of Alex's rival. This shot is a close up and shows the reaction of the rival, now the fight starts. The rival gangs costume is very different to The Droogs' because unlike The Droogs clean and co-ordinated outfits this gang have a very messy and dirty outfits, this signifies a contrast between the two gangs. The set is also very dark and messy this again makes the Droogs stand out from there fore-ground creating juxtaposition between the Droogs and the set. The fight its self seems to be very unfair because the Droogs are out numbered however the Droogs still dominate their rivals this signifies their power and strength. Lighting is very dim this has connotations of night which may signify the Droogs being a 'nightmare'. At 1:00 we get a long shot which shows the entire fight and the Droogs success we also get a sense of brotherhood from this shot. The non-diagetic music in the background makes this scene quite disturbing because violence is not something we associate with Rossini's music this in a way offers more juxtaposition and almost makes the fight seem worse and more violent due to the contrast of images and sound.