THX 1138

THX 1138

  • Director: George Lucas
  • Writer: George Lucas,Walter Murch
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: March 11, 1971
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: THX-1138
  • "THX 1138" ( THX 1138 ) is a Dystopia science fiction film directed by George Lucas, starring Robert Duvall , Donald Pleasons, etc., and was released in the United States in March 1971. 
    The story takes place in a totalitarian country in the 25th century. Robert Duvall plays the numbered worker "THX1138" in a factory. One day, inspired by his roommate, he gave up taking the "sedative" issued by the government and began to be free from totalitarian thinking. control. 

    Details

    • Release date March 11, 1971
    • Filming locations BART Operations Control Center - 101 Eighth Street, Oakland, California, USA
    • Production companies American Zoetrope, Warner Bros.

    Box office

    Budget

    $777,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $2,437,000

    Gross worldwide

    $2,437,000

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cade 2021-12-21 08:01:15

      A simple world

      Forgive my clumsy pen, because no one really rated this fairly good movie, I really decided to recommend it. And I never wrote anything like this.
      It was produced very early, but there are no technical flaws in the film or the feeling of "this is shooting".
      In a future underground world, we cannot know the causes and consequences, but this world has it. The movie started with a lot of switched shots: it was all the angle of view of the monitor, which made people not know what to say....

    • By Eldon 2021-12-21 08:01:15

      A minimalist future at the forefront of the world|THX1138 (with spoilers)

      If there is a kind of life,

      There is no need to worry about survival, because the system has fixed food every day;

      There is no need to worry about security issues, because the system isolates you from external dangers;

      There is no need to worry about work problems, because the system arranges your work;

      There is no need to worry about skills, because the system uses drugs to...

    • By Winston 2021-12-21 08:01:15

      Impressions of the movie "THX-1138"

      We live under a variety of controls. We have been taught to obey control since we were young. I think the word "limitation" is very clever. It explains people's inability to think clearly. I once thought about a question, is there any limitation in the human brain, is that human beings simply cannot recognize a certain level higher? Just like the teacher told us in class that animals have no subjective initiative at all? I believe that the Pope in Bruno's time could not study the "heliocentric...

    • By Oliver 2021-12-21 08:01:15

      It’s so plausible to be a debut novel

      Lucas’s directorial work in 1971, his debut (not counting the previous 20-minute short film of the same name). After the filming, the investor Warner was half angry. The signing of the subsequent 7 film appointments was cancelled, and the young director founded it himself. The independent production company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Fortunately, another collaborator of the company hurriedly shot the godfather like "The Godfather". The small company lingered and gave the 7 films that had...

    • By Dejon 2021-12-21 08:01:15

      I read the short story many years ago, but I didn't understand it at the time. After reading the extended version, I understood it all at once.

      The builders of the underground refuge may be humans, other intelligent species, or artificial intelligence created by humans.

      After the shelter was built, it was closed from the outside and was in a state of no one on standby. Once the earth is subjected to a nuclear attack, the shelter will start to operate and enter a state of operation: unfreeze embryos-clone-educate children-supervise adults- Death recovery (circulation).
      The computer guides human beings in daily management....

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    • By Davonte 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      There will always be a lot of extreme pursuits in the first test of the bull's knife, whether it is the picture or the progress of the plot. It is rare to see such a picture. The set must be perfect for the chicken legs. It is hard to imagine the production process behind the story. The world can burn with just a hint of sparks. I can't understand it, because we haven't reached that time yet. At that time, there is no me. There is only our sci-fi in the 70s. It's an interesting existence worth...

    • By Alyce 2022-04-23 07:02:34

      The narrative is loose in the dystopian structure, in which the indictment of institutional constraints and personality stripping is more symbolic than thinking. Monochromatic minimalist design, interspersed with unbalanced deep-field compositions, the aesthetic core inherits Kubrick's strictness, but it is also executed by Lucas to an almost morbid aesthetic. Mixed meaningless whispers, echoing aimless walks, are empty and gorgeous....

    • By Rachael 2022-04-23 07:02:34

      Although I don't understand it, it seems to be very powerful and pioneering! ! ! I'm telling the truth! !...

    • By Era 2022-04-23 07:02:34

      I can't stand it for a while, I don't understand what I'm talking...

    • By Alda 2022-04-23 07:02:34

      All political sci-fi is a fine-tuned combination of Huxley and Orwell, and this one is no exception, but pure white territory is still...

    Movie plot

    The story of "THX 1138" takes place in a totalitarian country in the 25th century. Robert Duvall plays "THX1138", a numbered worker in a factory. In the setting of the film, human beings live in a country with no thoughts or even desires, white everywhere, and orderly. The sexual desire of male citizens is the first to be suppressed. People deprived of happiness are expressed daily by God in procedural language, "I wish you happiness."...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    THX is the acronym for Tomlinson Holman Experiment, the standard name of this digital sound effect comes from this film. 
    Because Lucas likes to master the shooting and production of the work, which angered Hollywood, Warner Bros. edited "THX1138" beyond recognition in 1972, and then threw the copy in some B-class theaters. 
    The number 1138 in the film later appeared in George Lucas' movie " Star Wars...
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    Evaluation action

    The power of the film lies not in the story but in the disturbing weird picture and sound style. ( Famous film critic Roger Ebert commented
    "THX 1138" marks the emergence of a visual master director who can create special effects with low technical content and ingenious design. ( " Washington post " review
    This film is an excellent gift for science fiction fans. ( Review of " San Francisco Chronicle "...
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    Movie quotes

    • SRT: [Meeting THX and SEN] Hello. Uh, where'd you guys come from?

      [THX and SEN don't speak]

      SRT: Oh well, it doesn't make any difference, I guess.

      [SRT notices SEN's food]

      SRT: Uh, is that food? I'm starving. Do you mind?

      THX 1138: How did you get here?

      SRT: I was lost.

      THX 1138: You're not lost now?

      SRT: [Eating with his mouth full] Uh-uh.

      SEN 5241: You know the way out?

      SRT: [Chewing] Um-hmm.

      [swallows]

      SRT: That's the way out.

      [He points in the direction from which THX and SEN have just come]

      SEN 5241: Well, that's the way we just came.

      SRT: Yeah, but maybe you were traveling around in circles, see, 'cause that's the way out.

      [SRT points behind them again]

      THX 1138: How do you know?

      SRT: [Pointing] Well, look. Look more closely. You see? Come on.

      [SRT walks in the direction he was pointing and the other two follow]

      SEN 5241: Oh, yeah.

      [laughs]

    • THX 1138: I think I'm dying.

      OMM: Could you be more--specific?

      [THX vomits]

      OMM: You are a true believer. Blessings of the state. Blessings of the masses...

    • OMM: My time--is yours. Go ahead.

      THX 1138: What's wrong with me? What am I to her, she to me? Nothing!

      OMM: Yes, fine.

      THX 1138: Just an ordinary roommate. I share rooms with her. Our relationship is normal. Conforming.

      OMM: Excellent!

      THX 1138: We share nothing--but space. What is she doing to me?

      OMM: Yes, I understand.