In my opinion, as Kubrick became a teenager, he experienced how U.S. became a super power. This changed the American culture to believe that it was a perfect society. The media began to glamorize life,and ignore the issues the nation was living through. The kids who were growing up with this idea became disappointed to realize that life was not glamorous as in the films. As a result, they began to rebel and question authority.
I think that Kubrick used Singing in the Rain in his film to portrayed all the lies that it was a perfect society. There were many social issues, and the country needed to change for good. When I watched the original Singing in the Rain, it made have the sense of perfection and that there is nothing to worry about. It was like trying to tell me that life is perfect. While in the scene of Clockwork-Orange, Kubrick is singing that song while beating up a innocent and in defensive couple. For me, it was like he was trying to say, "Life is not perfect, it is very messed up. Wake up."
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