Orange Rain

After pondering the reasoning behind the "Singin' in the Rain" scene for the last few days, I have come up with multiple plausible answers. Malcolm Gladwell famously performed the song during the rape scene of A Clockwork Orange, however, the song was apparently not intentionally used when first filming. 

I suspect that many would think the song was used to contrast the gritty-ness of the scene (because the song is typically used to appeal to bright emotions). Also, critics might agree that the scene had to do with the psychological change that occurred within Alex. After watching the clip a few times, my final conclusion is that the director told Gladwell to sing/ dance in order to add substance to the scene. Without the added performance, the scene would be an awkward montage of the goons tying up the contemporary couple. I do still believe there is a connection involving the Lucovico technique and showing of violent movies and cheerful music. Just don't blame the messenger, because I am still pretty lost on this movie.