Very best movie i ever watch

The Age of Commercialism

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

A big part of what makes Rogue One so great is the return of a long-missing element of human desperation and sacrifice. We haven't seen or felt this since specific scenes in Empire, and certain finale's as in Jedi. Rogue one feels hurried, almost panicked, dramatic, and violent from the start, and builds that rhythm all the way to the end. Its taken a very long time to get back to this kind of stark story telling that you can see in its most coarse, maybe unrefined, but piercing form in THX1138.I think Lucas entered cinema on a high note with THX1138, had all his best, most potent ideas lined up an delivered them without apology...or explanation, and has spent the rest of his career trying to sell his ideas where he once just beat the audience with them. Maybe it has something to do with film in the late 70s, or maybe just being young behind the camera, but you feel the frailty of human life and the ability of one man to stop the motor of the world at the same time, which are tough ideas to get into commercial film.I would argue that the limitations of the times made THX1138 and Star Wars so great, and pushed the crew to come up with ideas and visual translations that had incredible legs. I hope forthcoming Star Wars films and their creators keep looking for that uneasy chord and hit it hard, and I think anyone going into one of these projects on any level - from production to acting, should consider Luca's film-school project carefully.

Set in the futuristic 25th century in the ¨1984¨ moody vein , it describes the automatism and slavery of a robotic future whose terrifying vision comes to life . Mankind lives under the surface of Earth where lifelike androids carry out survey and control of slaved people with drugs used to limit their will and they confess at confessional booths . The story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society under command of robotlike where sex is prohibited and love is the ultimate crime . There in a totalitarian future society in which everything looks the same , a man whose daily work is a mechanical routine attempts to rebel by falling in love . As a valiant who handles radioactive materials in a factory begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a fellow member . Who controls the present controls the past . Dystopian as well as imaginative story which a futuristic , state-run society controlled by a superior robotized intelligence and it packs a polemic denounce to totalitarianism . "THX 1138" is a workmanlike rendition based on an interesting screenplay from George Lucas and Walter Murch that captures the desolation and misery within a terrible future world . This thought-provoking as well as visually breathtaking film boasts vicious robots , intelligent but submitted humans who attempt to flee and a trick ending that is intriguing and unique . George Lucas has worked the title of this film , or parts of it, in some of his other film ; in American Graffiti (1973), the license plate of one car is "THX 138". In Star Wars (1977), a reference is made to "prison cell 1138" ; the cinema sound certification his company developed is called "THX". Impressive as well as evocatively atmospheric production design has been rendered with meticulous attention to period detail , the underground chase near the end was shot in a not-yet-completed segment of the subway system in San Francisco ; in addition , numerous scenes were inspired by Japanese theater, design and graphics . Very good acting by Robert Duvall as a human slave who finds himself stuck in a rebellion of the Earth of the future , he is a tragic figure who dares to fall in love within a totalitarian society where emotions are outlawed . Supported by Donald Pleasence who is perfect , as usual . Furthermore , brief appearances from Sid Haig , Ian Wolfe , Don Pedro Colley , Johnny Wissmuller Jr and David Ogden Stiers's film debut . The picture is rated : ¨PG¨, Parents Guide , for violence , nudism and some strong scenes .George Lucas's original plan was to shoot the film in Japan , but Francis Ford Coppola did not give Lucas enough money in the film's budget to take the entire production to Japan , the feature was shot in San Francisco and Los Angeles . Adequate as well as strange musical score by Lalo Schifrin , usual composer of the seventies , and the music playing during the end credits is the first movement from Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 . And many of the electronic sound effects heard throughout the film are derived from telephone dial tones, pitch-shifted and electronically modified . The motion picture was well produced by Francis Ford Coppola , his first film for American Zoetrope , and compellingly directed by George Lucas , pre-Star Wars , and he considers to be one of the greatest achievements of his career . This film was made as a result of George Lucas's student film short project at USC, being an expanded of a prize-winning featurette . George Lucas , subsequently , would go on with big successes such as American Graffiti and many others . This is a superior science-fiction movie that will appeal to cinema buffs and interested in to watch an example of the kind of work filmmaker Lucas was doing at the beginning .

In a dystopian future, people are controlled in every aspect of their lives with the use of drugs and technology. THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) is paired with LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie). LUH replaces their drugs and they start to feel for each other. SEN 5241 (Donald Pleasence) takes LUH away from him. THX turns SEN in for his illegal shifting. THX is struggling at work and they place a mindblock on him. THX is sent to holding. LUH tells THX that she got pregnant. THX is joined by SEN while imprisoned. They escape with the help of SRT who turns out to be a hologram.The version I saw was remastered by George Lucas. The obvious CGI does take away from the sense of 70s sci-fi. It's got interesting style and a compelling premise. The story is a little muddled and it needs to be more of a driven thriller. Duvall and Pleasence should stick together. When they split up, some of the tension is lost. The premise works but the story needs a little bit more work.

THX 1138 (1971): Dir: George Lucas / Cast: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe: Stunning masterpiece set in the 25th century. Futuristic film regards the identity of the hero, reducing people to physical structures. Digits replace personality and brands people as products. Mankind exists in underground cities patrolled by robots with humans controlled by drugs that cease passion. Reduction introduces intimacy and a need to escape. Impressive debut by director George Lucas with astonishing visuals and art direction, plus an effective use of sound. Superb performance by Robert Duvall who seeks to escape the slavery of mind control and reintroduce passion into life. Maggie McOmie gets involved with him sexually, which is rediscovered and treasured. Donald Pleasence counsels Duvall and together discuss their state and the potential for opportunity. Don Pedro Colley plays a hologram that is featured throughout. Other roles are not very broad or at least lose focus to the visual elements. With its exquisite art direction and visual appeal one could easily compare it to 2001: A Space Odyssey but Lucas takes it a step further with broader characters and a stronger sense of purpose. It symbolizes the unfulfilling relationship between people and objects with our need for intimacy, purpose, and individuality. Score: 9 ½ / 10