Review of THX 1138 (1971) by Simo R — 12 Aug 2008
Not as hypnotic or weird as the original short but still something original. It's fun to see a Lucas movie which ain't made mainly to entertain. The shots weren't as incomprehensible as in the short but yet...
The feature doesn't stop to explain itself too much. There is no Matrix-like scene where they tell that this is the history and this is how the system works, even though it gives a lot more readable and a lot more clues about it than the short.
The conclusion could have been less plain to see. Overall an extremely original scifi movie, or then again I might have just seen too few a scifi movie.
Btw, Jesus in the short movie makes a lot more sense now.
This review of THX 1138 (1971) was written by Simo R on 12 Aug 2008.
THX 1138 has generally received positive reviews.
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