Loved this movie; especially the concepts of mandatory medication of the population, the weird pseudo-religion, and legally enforced consumerism (basically buying useless widgets). Also memorable: how the final chase scene ends, because "the system" is in danger of going over budget: bureaucracy trumping logic.
Agreed. People might have thought (or still think) that the consumerism aspects were overdone (Duvall going into a shop just to buy a shape, an object that does nothing). Well, just look around these days and see people queueing up outside an Apple store for the 'latest model' of a device that is barely noticeably different from what they already own.
THX1138 is the most accurate depiction of the future world from a 1970 perspective I've ever seen. We are living in the dawn of THX times now. Most people just don't know it yet.
I've been saying this ever since it became apparent that "social" media and "reality" TV were reprogramming society..... Not to mention how drugs and processed foods are making a more predominant role in everyone's lives.....
This film is just fantastic! While the new version is interesting, it cannot beat the rawness of the first. I find that in not explaining everything, makes the mystery all the more compelling.
I once heard Harrison Ford say in an interview that when working with Lucas, it felt like he would have been happier if he hadn't had to deal with these things called actors who had to be told what to do all the time.
As a young teenager when I first saw this movie [1975 I'm guessing] I was spellbound. Not quite fair to compare it to Dirty Harry, as you state in the beginning it was designed and directed as an arthouse film from the beginning. I think it matches the "future shock" look at science fiction that was so prevalent in the late 60's and early 70's. Still one of my favorites, if you're into hard core science fiction [no singing, dancing and talking animals!!!] you'll appreciate this one.
I saw this back in 1982 on our new VHS player. I haven't seen it since then, I ought to give it another watch. I was 9 at the time so I found it a bit weird.
This movie doesn't take well to narration. It's verry deep and speaks to society and the human relation to it. It says the things that noone will speak of if your brain is open enough to hear it. Highly recommend.
A puerile "review" that is little more than the reviewer regurgitating the plot of the movie, while completely missing the point of it. Cut in some pre-prepared humour from other media and you have a meme, or at least trying to be one. In short, this "review" is near the kind of thing that THX 1138 tried to warn us about. Consumerism with no substance.
Your inability to understand or draw your own conclusions as to the sledgehammer obviousness of the films themes without turning on a commentary to explain it to you should make you pause and reconsider watching movies at all, let alone making content reviewing them.
If you understood that picking up a red block at the mall and then placing it into a vacuum transport system at home was a slam at consumerism good on you. I didn't see it as a sledgehammer obvious comment on the subject. The fact that Lucas talked about it in the DVD commentary suggests that many people were oblivious to it as well.
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Loved this movie; especially the concepts of mandatory medication of the population, the weird pseudo-religion, and legally enforced consumerism (basically buying useless widgets). Also memorable: how the final chase scene ends, because "the system" is in danger of going over budget: bureaucracy trumping logic.
Agreed. People might have thought (or still think) that the consumerism aspects were overdone (Duvall going into a shop just to buy a shape, an object that does nothing). Well, just look around these days and see people queueing up outside an Apple store for the 'latest model' of a device that is barely noticeably different from what they already own.
Comparing these two films is probably a good indication you don't understand either film.
THX1138 is the most accurate depiction of the future world from a 1970 perspective I've ever seen. We are living in the dawn of THX times now. Most people just don't know it yet.
I've been saying this ever since it became apparent that "social" media and "reality" TV were reprogramming society..... Not to mention how drugs and processed foods are making a more predominant role in everyone's lives.....
This film is just fantastic!
While the new version is interesting, it cannot beat the rawness of the first.
I find that in not explaining everything, makes the mystery all the more compelling.
I once heard Harrison Ford say in an interview that when working with Lucas, it felt like he would have been happier if he hadn't had to deal with these things called actors who had to be told what to do all the time.
As a young teenager when I first saw this movie [1975 I'm guessing] I was spellbound. Not quite fair to compare it to Dirty Harry, as you state in the beginning it was designed and directed as an arthouse film from the beginning. I think it matches the "future shock" look at science fiction that was so prevalent in the late 60's and early 70's. Still one of my favorites, if you're into hard core science fiction [no singing, dancing and talking animals!!!] you'll appreciate this one.
I saw this back in 1982 on our new VHS player. I haven't seen it since then, I ought to give it another watch. I was 9 at the time so I found it a bit weird.
This movie doesn't take well to narration. It's verry deep and speaks to society and the human relation to it. It says the things that noone will speak of if your brain is open enough to hear it. Highly recommend.
A sci fi classic. Have to watch it on my own as the other half just wouldn’t get it.😊😊😊😊😊
Thx was a criticism of capitalism and rampant consumption
If you watch it with the captioning, it's easier to follow the dialogue and it's logic.
I HAVE JUST EXCEEDED MY PRIMARY BUDGET!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That cgi stuff ruined the movie for me. The 70s version was much-much better.
A puerile "review" that is little more than the reviewer regurgitating the plot of the movie, while completely missing the point of it. Cut in some pre-prepared humour from other media and you have a meme, or at least trying to be one. In short, this "review" is near the kind of thing that THX 1138 tried to warn us about. Consumerism with no substance.
Exactly, there’s no true critique of the film, this is just a retelling the events that happened in the film.
George Lucas vindicated yet again
@jasonx
Spot-on.
From the guy who created Ewoks so he could sell toys. 😂
Your inability to understand or draw your own conclusions as to the sledgehammer obviousness of the films themes without turning on a commentary to explain it to you should make you pause and reconsider watching movies at all, let alone making content reviewing them.
If you understood that picking up a red block at the mall and then placing it into a vacuum transport system at home was a slam at consumerism good on you. I didn't see it as a sledgehammer obvious comment on the subject. The fact that Lucas talked about it in the DVD commentary suggests that many people were oblivious to it as well.