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| Alex's view of Jesus Christ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesus Christ is mentioned or portrayed several times in A Clockwork Orange. Since the film is told through Alex's point of view, the audience gets an idea of how he feels about Jesus. Alex does not seem to have very much respect for Him, if any at all. |
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| During the scene in which Alex returns home from a night of ultraviolence with his droogs, he relaxes while listening to his favourite composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven. As Alex enjoys the music, the camera moves to a desk next to his bed which has a statue of dancing Jesus figures. They are naked, bloody, and appear to be in a chorus line. This shows Alex's disrespect towards Jesus, and the scene can be very offensive to Christian viewers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alex's statue of dancing Jesus figures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| While Alex is in prison, his job is ironically to help the prison chaplain with the sunday service. He spends a lot of his free time reading the Bible, and admits that he enjoys reading it. However, Alex enjoys the Bible for the wrong reasons. During the scene where Alex is shown reading the Bible, he closes his eyes and begins to daydream. Audiences are shocked to see that he is dreaming about being a Roman soldier, whipping and yelling at Jesus as He carries the cross He is to be crucified on. This shows that Alex has negative feelings towards Christ. He does not respect Him or worship Him, but wishes to harm Him. This shows us how cruel Alex truly is. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As Alex reads the Bible, he daydreams about being a Roman soldier. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I read all about the scurging and the crowning with thorns, and I could viddy myself helping in and even taking charge of the tolchocking and the nailing in, being dressed in the height of Roman fashion." - Alex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Finally, during the scene in which Alex asks the chaplain about the Ludovico technique, Jesus is mentioned again. After trying to deter Alex from the treatment, the chaplain tells Alex to put his faith in Christ Prison Chaplain - "Be patient my son. Put your trust in the Lord. Alex - "Instruct thy Son and He shall refresh thee and shall give delight to thy soul. Amen." This scene takes place directly after the daydream sequence. As Alex recites the prayer, we as the audience know of his true intentions and false sincerity, while the chaplain is oblivious to this. Alex manipulates him, and the chaplain believes that Alex is a good person. |
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