When we had first watched “Videodrone” last Monday, I was thinking the same thing everyone else was, what the hell did I just watch? I was already questioning the fact that the cast included Debbie Harry from Blondie, and that I had never heard of it. The film was unmistakably really strange, but after discussing it in class it made sense.
We talked about how the film showed what was believed to be false violence and how audiences ate that up, but if they would have realized that it was real, they would have been disgusted and outraged, such as how we watch game of thrones.
Andy Warhol had described this film as “A Clockwork orange of the 1980’s”. In this film, Alex acted out ultra-violence for sheer pleasure and was later shown clips of violent acts as a way to cure him. I didn’t see the comparison until I had looked back on A Clockwork Orange.
Do you feel that this is an accurate comparison or what other films do you think of when you watch this?
For those of you who haven’t seen the film a synopsis and the trailer can be seen here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/
I can see how this film can be compared to Clockwork Orange. But taken the actual content, the message the film is trying to say, and the imagery that they use to get their point across, I believe that Clockwork Orange is a more powerful film.