THX 1138

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Claudio C @Claudio666 Sep 14, 2026 THX 1138 (1971) Cult in the 70's, Tiresome in the Present Days (12,688 – 11 Jun 1998 / 31 Jul 2012 / 14 Sep 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) "THX 1138" was a cult-movie in Brazil in the earlier 70's; however, watching it again in 2012 and 2026, I found it a plagiarism of the Logan's Run novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson that was published in 1967 and become a cult-movie in 1976. "THX 11238" is also very similar to George Orwell's "1984"; Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"; and Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". The narrative is tiresome in many moments, and the excessive white landscapes are tedious. But the cinematography is beautiful for the 70‘s. Anyway, this is a mandatory film for any cinema lover or student. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "THX 1138" See more

Kyle C @kylekc Sep 5, 2025 George Lucas’s debut feature THX 1138 is often praised as a bold vision of a dystopian future, but for me, it fell flat. At less than 90 minutes, it somehow manages to feel much longer. The pacing is slow, the atmosphere is dry, and the near-total absence of music makes even the supposed moments of tension feel lifeless. The film doesn’t give much reason to care about its characters, and the worldbuilding feels half-baked. Take the hologram companion, for example. He just shows up and we never get a real explanation or backstory of who he is or why he matters. The sets occasionally stand out with a stark, sterile look, but more often they just look like regular parking garages, office buildings, or tunnels. While that could have been an intentional choice to blur the line between “our world” and the dystopia onscreen, the film doesn’t sell the idea convincingly. Instead, it feels like a cheaper imitation of 2001: A Space Odyssey mixed with 1984, but without the spark that makes either of those works powerful. That said, there are a few things I appreciated. The CGI, often derided, isn’t nearly as bad as its reputation, with only a handful of scenes standing out as distracting. I also liked the way the film portrays religion as a hollow government service, while economics are the real mechanism of control. The idea that THX isn’t a revolutionary hero but just an expendable cog escaping the system—only to be abandoned once it’s too costly to pursue him—is interesting, even if it dulls the impact of the ending. Ultimately, THX 1138 has some intriguing concepts but never brings them together into a compelling whole. Its narrative is murky, its characters are thin, and its style leans heavily on influences it can’t match. See more

thiago s @Thiagostone Aug 24, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more

kevenquinlan T @RT75276071 Jul 12, 2025 Ahh, Meh. Listen, I understand I'm watching this for the first time and it's 2025. I might've liked it in 71? There isn't much story to it other than to show a technologically advanced dystopia but it was so non-sensical and, you can't take the human element out of humans and expect it to function in any meaningful way- and this movie doesn't function in any meaningful way. The people would be so miserable by the level of surveillance and being forced to live like this= they'd all be depressed and most would kill themselves. Than what's the point of a dystopia if no one can tolerate it- and it's not tolerable. This is like 2001- if you didn't see it when it dropped you'd be hard pressed to get anything out of it now. I won't be keeping it, the cool thing is all the little cues from it they used to better effect in Star Wars. See more

Brad S. R @RT07389644 Mar 11, 2025 Thoughtful, but sluggish to a fault–even when it's supposed to be exhilarating. See more

Geoff R @RT47350921 Jan 5, 2025 Fantastic first effort but just not enough to sustain the movie. See more

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