Poll: Stanley Kubrick

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

I waaaalk down the lane...
With a haaaaapy refrain...
And I'm singin',
Just singin',
Iiiiiiin the raiiin.

 

[Locobato]

I should own a copy of Clockwork but sadly of all the great films he made I currently only have Full Metal Jacket. So my vote went to it, I figure that subconsciously that must be my favorite as it is the only one I own.

 

[Quel0]

2001 inspired me as a child in more ways than carl sagan did about space... which is odd in retrospect

 

[haruvister]

2001 inspired me as a child in more ways than carl sagan did about space... which is odd in retrospect

I can understand that. For me, 2001 is the closest experience an atheist can have to a revelation. Perhaps at this point it's worth reminding ourselves of Arthur C. Clarke's third law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

 

[cleverlymadeup]

A close call between Dr Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange. 2001 and The Shining get edged out because I prefer the books to the films (I haven't gotten around to reading A Clockwork Orange yet.) Dr Strangelove is just in front. It's close though. R Lee Emery is screaming at me in my head now...

yeah tough for me, it's a toss up between Dr Strangelove, i mean how can you go wrong with 3 Peter Sellers in one movie? and Clockwork Orange, tho i do agree with nilcypher that the book is way better and you do feel bad for little alex you simple and humble narrator oh my brothers but really it's a false sense of remorse as he really is a bad person

 

[cmaloney1]

hi, i am an A2 student and for my film (small scale research project) coursework i have decided to base it on Stanley Kubrick himself, an auteur of...
i will pay particular focus to his recognisable style (his distinctive themes) paying particular attention to the theme of 'dehuminization'
my chosen three focus films are:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Shining (1980) and
Full Metal Jacket (1987)

it would be really helpful and much appreciated if you took the time to read this and gave me your opinions, this would help with my primary research! :]

1/would you have used the term 'auteur' when describing Kubrick (noting that the French term symbolises the director as the creator of the film-in other words cinematic effort is a solo contribution, not a collaborative one) and how have you recognised Kubrick's influence in the themes of his films?

2/what other key themes have you noted in Kubrick's work (particulary the three films given)?

3/after your viewing of these three films, what were your views on the films portrayal of the key films (in particular-dehuminization)?

4/do you think Kubrick's work (in particular the three films i've noted) reflect the fears in society (at the time of production) about the future?

5/do you think Kubrick's work could denote ideologies of society at the time? and do you think it could have influenced society?
thank you for taking your time to read (and hopefully respond to) this, all feedback welcome