Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange''
by IshKebab on Thursday February 01, 2024 @01:25PM
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That's silly. Just because a murderer mentions a book about murder doesn't mean it made them into a murderer. It just means murderers like books about murder.
Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange''
by miles on Thursday February 01, 2024 @01:34PM
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A Clockwork Orange has been cited in a murder case. It is not the first time[1] mentions a number of cases linked to the book or movie, including this one:
> Arguably the most notorious of all is Peter Foster, who the British press dubbed the ‘Clockwork Orange killer’.
> Foster would beat and torture women and was found guilty of murdering two of his former wives. A court heard how he would dress up as the film's protagonist, Alex, and become violent when he heard the film’s theme song.
[1] https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/a-clockwork-orange-ci...
Re:'I should not have written 'A Clockwork Orange''
by IshKebab on Thursday February 01, 2024 @04:04PM
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I mean.. do you think this crazy murderer would not have murdered anyone had he not read this book? Come on.
> Kubrick himself, in response to a series of murder trials where the defendants explicitly mentioned his work, requested the withdrawal of A Clockwork Orange in the United Kingdom, where it could not be seen again until the director’s death in 1999.