From: Tony Williams English SIUC This particular assessment begs a lot of questions, especially in simplifying and reducing what is actually a very complex movie. On one point, I doubt whether Dim and his fellow Droog become"law-abiding citizens" by joining the police. They merely use the uniform to continue their aggressivepractices against the helpless members of society. Whatever one's opinion of Alex, he does fall into that category after prison.. Finally, from a British perspective I thought Kubrick really hit the button. Many vicious adolescents later joined the police force to continue their activities against racial minorities and other social victims - at least, those who did not get early police records. The tradition continued under Thatcher. May 1995 saw the tenth anniversary of police assault against New Age travellers (several of whom were pregnant women) celebrating the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge (now cordened off as a highly expensive yuppie tourist trap). Tony Williams ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]