[Thesevenkillings are marked below by numbers - one of the seven occurred before the film""s action.] What makes things especially perplexing is that important characters involved in the plot never appear alive on screen (e.Originally, the rock group The Rolling Stones were considered for the main cast roles of Alex and his droogs, until Kubrick joined the production.When the ignition is turned on, a car bomb explodes in a bright flash and violently shakes the bedroom - it is Lagana""s retaliation, meant for him.Plot SynopsisBehind the credits, a silhouetted male figure on crutches (weakened - or in sexual terms, castrated), wearing a hat and overcoat, advances straight toward the camera, gradually filling the screen with black.Tear gas and gunfire were used to violently force the resistant residents to leave their apartments (and go to emergency shelters) and give up their dead loved ones.