At Burned we have a new collection of T-shirts from Only & Sons, these shirts are based on the film A Clockwork Orange. How come most of us have never heard of the film that was nominated for almost every possible award in the 1970s? In this blog we tell you about these golden oldies and the T-shirts from Only & Sons.
At Burned we have a new collection of T-shirts from Only & Sons , these shirts are based on the film A Clockwork Orange. How come most of us have never heard of the film that was nominated for almost every possible award in the 1970s? In this blog we tell you about these golden oldies and the T-shirts from Only & Sons.
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 British-American film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess. The film was nominated for, among other things, the Oscars for best film, best director, best adapted story and best editing. In addition, there were three nominations for a Golden Globe and seven for a BAFTA Award. These are of course nominations that you are against, but what made this film so good? The film is set in the future where rioting youth are in charge. Gang leader Alex sets out with his dries, his gang, to do what they get the biggest kick out of: plundering, raping, torturing and murdering. When he is arrested, Alex undergoes special therapy. During this so-called Ludovico method, you are presented with the most pornographic and nauseating, violent images for hours with eye clamps (so it is impossible to look away). The guinea pig (in this case Alex) is eventually declared 'cured', because from now on as soon as he sees nakedness or even comes close to aggression, he literally becomes sick as hell. Despite all the violence, it is a very profound film. This starts with the title. Following the Ludovico method, Alex is organic (an orange) on the outside and mechanical (a clockwork) on the inside. The film is both shocking and comical in a dark way. They have just finished off a tramp, and Alex then picks up two ladies for a threesome that we see played at high speed, musically accompanied by a lame electronic arrangement of Rossini's classic William Tell Overture. What also makes this film so good is that it gave a very realistic picture of the future. When it comes to the free spirit of sex and even the clothes, furniture and colors were way before their time.
At the time this film came out, not everyone was happy with it. Many people were very critical, especially because at that time sex and violence in films were not as obvious as they are today. This film had a great influence on society, people started behaving like Alex. There were even murders and people raped, inspired by the film. At one point this got so out of hand that director Kubrick stopped the film from being distributed in England. After his death, the film gained cultural status and it was shown again in America, although largely censored. According to the author of the book (Burgess), the film placed too much emphasis on sex and violence, and not on the psychological part. He distanced himself from the film and made a play in 1976, showing his own version of the story to the public.
If you look like this, it is not surprising that Only & Sons makes T-shirts based on this iconic film. The T-shirts are available in 2 different styles. one is black with a photo of an important scene from the film on the front. the second is a white shirt, with the name on the front and the poster on the back. The shirts are made of 100% organic cotton and are therefore very light. In addition, they also feel soft and are nice and airy, great for the summer. With an oversized fit you will certainly look stylish. Combine them with beautiful Only & Sons pants and a pair of trendy sneakers , so you are completely ready for summer.
