A Clockwork Orange

Coincidentally, a few days after I decide to rent A Clockwork Orange from my local library, we discuss the movie in class(maybe I subconsciously decided to watch it again after looking at the syllabus). The bit in which Alex DeLarge recites "Singin' in the Rain" as he commits acts of extreme violence is inverting the main purpose of the song itself; it's ironic to sing this song, which is almost the epitome of cheeriness, within the context of breaking inside a home and committing heinous acts of violence. It resembles the ending of another Stanley Kubrick film, Full Metal Jacket, where soldiers in Vietnam chant the "Mickey Mouse" song in unison against the backdrop of a war torn country.