Ludovico Treatment

[Darwinself]

Was the Ludovico Treatment (Clockwork Orange) based even slightly on anything? Was it based in a major way on something?


Darwinsboredelf

[According to Pliny]

In general:
Yes. Pavlov and his dogs. Classic condition/response stimulus research.

Specifically:
I'll bet the Nazis, Soviets, perhaps even the CIA looked into it and even used human test subjects. The intent, though, probably wasn't to cure homocidal perverts, but to create un-questioning conformists. It's much easier to just execute homocidal perverts.

[Darwinself]

anymore details? hints? Rumours? Can I get a teenager to pick up his clothes with the right amount of treatment?


Darwins elf

[Babar714]

If me mum played Ludwig Van to make me clean my room, me and my droogs would begin the ultra-violence.

Check out B.F. Skinner and his operant conditioning studies.

[Big Iron]

Whoo hoo! Judy!!!


I dunno about the Ludivico Treatment, per se, but I think the name is interesting in light of Alex's love for lovely, lovely Ludwig Von and Beethoven's constant presence through the film -- isn't "Ludivico" Italian for "Ludwig"?

[Jorge]

Ludovico ? It's a sly reference to "Orlando Furioso". Read both books, then ponder.

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"Proverbs for Paranoids, 1: You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures."
- T.Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow.

[Darwinself]

And just think how tickled his creatures are when you do touch the master?!?!?!?

Dread Pirate Judy