The film begins with music and a bright orange hue fills the screen. The music in the scene lacks harmony, even when the audience are not familiar with the piece Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; he encounters the sound as conveying something bad is about to happen. The sound prepares the audience for the next cut: a close up of the main characters’ face that is very distressing because of many (striking) details. In the beginning shot, the audience are introduced to the main character Alex DeLarge, with an extreme close up. This combination of sound and sight has an overpowering and disturbing effect on the viewers, as we have a sensory experience which enters a whole new dimension of beauty and horror. This scene also welcomes the viewers…show more content… Alex has bloody eyeballs on the cuffs of his sleeve, a splash of colour on his otherwise neutral clothes. On top of all that he also wears suspenders that accent his groin area. The droogs attire accentuate this too, which is obscene for the viewers to look at. However, this is important regarding to the theme sexuality and the relationship it has with violence. Although the white and black outfits make Alex and his droogs look well kempt and clean, the eyeballs and the suspenders mar the respectability of the costumes. This could be seen as perhaps ironic that this group of men dressed in white, as this colour evokes a sense of innocence. Compared to Alex, there a severe lack of movement from his droogs; they are in a state of paralysis, almost in a trance like state. This suggests that they will soon surrender to a productive society and become part of the system. There are also several other groups with the setting and, it is by no means a coincidence that they are in a similar position to the mannequins and like them are not moving or…show more content… The voice tells the audience who the voice belongs to and the details of the mise-en-scene that the camera reveals. The pace of his voice is in complete sync with the camera movement. The language that is used, which is a mixture of normal English and grotesque words like vellocet and rassoodock, adding to the disorientation of the audience. The camera then continues to slowly track, revealing the black and white Kerova Milk Bar. It is adorned with mannequins of naked women in revealing and incriminating positions, with other young men, completely stoned. Alex, who is aware, addressed the viewers through non-diagetic sound: acknowledging us as ‘O my brothers’ which allows us to consider that we will gain an insight into the world of Alex DeLarge. The excellent use of narrative enables the audience to learnt that the Kerova Milk Bar sold. It seems we are involved in the violence which will later come, as the narration has shown that we are the only ones Alex can open up to. This causes his violence within the film to become more sanitised, as we do not feel guilt nor pity for the crimes that Alex commits. The Nadsat language, as it is called, fits perfectly and it is almost like poetry; which causes us to feel like a part of the group due to the informal nature of the voice over. However, it could also disconnect the audience as it is a language which we
