Firstly, I love the way that colour is used. The opening panel which is drenched in red-orange gives off the instant impression that this film is going to be violent, accompanied by eerie music that keeps recurring throughout the film.
The rhythm between light and shadow works spectacularly. Here, the main character of Alex and his friends, out on the street looking for trouble, come across as wanting trouble from the way that their shadows stretch out across the ground in an attempt to dominate the territory. They contrast with the light very well and make Alex look invasive and fearful.
Many of the scenes that involve Alex and his gang causing trouble amongst other people are shot from his POV. It's as if Kubrick wants to put us in Alex's shoes, which we don't really want because we know that he and his gang are bad people. Perhaps this is to indicate that Alex has the potential to change and be good, and put himself in our shoes instead.
This intimidating nature of Alex's is carried out even further when he kneels down and sneers towards the camera. He looks even more invasive here and wants to show us he is the boss of everything, as his friend carries out the raping of a writer's wife.
Kubrick used POV shots to heighten the urgency and terror that Alex was carrying out. It really put us in the movie and demonstrated what he was capable of. Kubrick also uses colour and shading extremely well to further emphasise this feeling of fear and sexual violence.
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