re: Finally watched A Clockwork Orange last nite

I think the message has lost a little of it's potency over the years as well.

Personally, I never had any qualms about the fact that his violent nature was artificially suppressed with aversion therapy (a treament for which he volunteered). The "unlucky" happenstance that he had to face his victims after he was altered and defenseless seemed more like karma and "just deserts" rather than a tragic extension of the man's inhumanity to man theme.