Impressions of the movie "THX-1138"

Winston 2021-12-21 08:01:15

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 theory". So does the human brain also have some conscious limitations?

Speaking of the topic, this film tells that in a totalitarian country in the 25th century AD, a worker named THX-1138 was inspired by his roommate to give up taking the "sedative" issued by the government and began to be free from the control of centralization. Together with the other two, he planned to escape the Super structure (not the "superstructure" in philosophy), but in the end only THX-1138 enjoyed the charm of the sunset.
In this super structure, people’s various behaviors are strictly controlled. Every action of people is under the supervision of the government. The law is extremely strict. People will be punished for not taking medicine and have no freedom...
THX-138 After stopping the medication, with the help of SEN and the biochemical man, he came to the edge of the city. After fighting for speed, the police finally gave up the hunt because the operation exceeded the budget, and THX-1138 was free.

The contradiction between the ruling class and the ruled class.
The first is to take a "sedative", which is actually a kind of "patriotism education"; there is also the portrait that talks with you, like a "Jesus", a spiritual leader and a spiritual pillar like "Buddha" or "Mikado". Let you obey unconditionally in spirit. In movies, no matter which channel on the TV, the program serves the ruler. Whether it is flogging or "science", it will make you obey the control. This seems to have established a barrier like the "limitations" of consciousness I mentioned above. If you can't transcend it, then you have to obey to achieve the goal of a ruler.
There is also a way to alleviate conflicts. When the police want to arrest you, they always say to you: "We are here to help you and will not hurt you." It can be said that this is a manifestation of civilization. After all, it is five hundred years later. Barbarism is happening, but freedom has been deprived in a civilized way.

I know that the contradiction between the ruling class and the ruled class exists forever-no matter what method is used to alleviate it, the ruled class must fight and the ruling class must prevent and control it, so it returns to the ideological constraints that we started talking about.

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THX 1138 quotes

  • Male voice: T-H-X eleven-thirty-eight will be taken into custody at a minimal monetary expenditure. Total operation cost: six thousand credits under budget. Congratulations. Be efficient, be happy.

  • SEN 5241: You know, when I was at school, it was all very different. We used to stay in bed all the time. Combined primary economics... Combined primary economics was a bottle about this big.

    [holds hands two feet apart]

    SEN 5241: Took a week.

    Child: Wow!