The first film of George Lucas is without any doubt a master piece in terms of how to represent futuristic spaces. In THX 1138 the underground spaces are absolutely controlled. People’s behavior is driven by different drugs depending on the physical effect required. The movie contained a catalogue of spatial experiences and explore new forms of spaces that are many years forward the ’70 ideas.
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MAIN INFO
Original Title: THX 1138 Year: 1971 Runtime: 86 min. Country: United States Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas, Walter Murch Soundtrack: Lalo Schifrin Cinematography: David Myers Cast: Robert Duvall, Maggie McOmie, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Robert Feero, Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
PLOT
The human race has been relocated to a underground city located beneath the Earth’s surface. In the underground city, the population are entertained by holographic TV which broadcasts sex and violence and robotic police force enforces the law. In the underground city, society controls all life, all citizens are drugged to control their emotions and their behavior and sex is a crime.
Factory worker THX-1138 stops taking the drugs and he breaks the law when he finds himself falling in love with his room-mate LUH 3417 and is imprisoned when LUH 3417 is pregnant. Escaping from jail with illegal programmer SEN 5241 and a hologram named SRT, THX 1138 goes in search of LUH 3417 and escape to the surface, whilst being pursued by robotic policemen.
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