Singing In The Rain

This scene is very disturbing, and not just because of the content. The way the actor sings "Singing In The Rain" is creepy. But why that song?

 "Singing In The Rain" was a song written in the 1950s. In that era, innocence and purity were admired, and consistently projected on movie and television screens. By singing this song during committing such a violent and brutal act, is a statement about society. "Singing in the Rain" was an idealization of things, the real world was not like that. The rape and beating in this scene of Clockwork Orange was the exact opposite. There was no idealization, but rather an exaggeration of society. The characters in the film are hyper-violent, and decided to commit this act randomly, out of boredom. This juxtaposition of innocence and hyper-violence draws the viewer's attention. This song being sung is a direct response to the covering up and polishing of society. It's as if this act was committed and shown just to make up for the lack of reality in the past. It is a direct attack against that projection of innocence, by projecting the opposite. It was made to be disturbing, and shake the viewer, the exact opposite of the pleasant feeling of the original song in its original film. It is a brilliant scene, that conveys so much more then what appears to be on the surface.