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I loved the book (still read it from time to time) and I loved the movie. I think the movie did have some intentional comedy. There had to be some juxtaposition to the ultra-violence. I was pleased that the film kept most of the book's slang because that made the violence even more horrific. The slang was funny and even a little too cute in ways thus making the violence extremely jarring. I also think the rape scene was necessary because the reader/viewer had to be horrified to make the story work. You had to go along thinking that Alex needed this treatment, that he was a monster deserving of his treatment. It's your own guilt about this that makes the story effective.
Just my own humble analysis...
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"Dahlia"
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