Why is the film Clockwork orange called so?
It’s “A Clockwork Orange” meaning an orange that has mechanical components, like a watch or a clock. Anythink that’s clockwork (mechanical) can be like a robot that works on gears and springs (like the elves and dinosaurs on some older amusement park rides) instead of on hydraulics and solenoid switches.
‘A Clockwork Orange’ is based on the book of the same name by Anthony Burgess. The title of the book comes from a supposed old Cockney expression, but no one can really verify that. Also, according to Wikipedia; “Due to his time serving in the British Colonial Office in Malaya, Burgess thought that the phrase could be used punningly to refer to a mechanically responsive (clockwork) human (orang, Malay for ‘person’).” I’ve been interested in this book for awhile and I’m reaidng it. The movie is extremely graphic in a few parts, but you probably already know thta. Hope you enjoy it!
