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Originally posted by: Bossk
How many people have seen this movie and what is it really about? I keep hearing about it's impending release yet I have no idea what it's about.
If you're talking about THX-1138: THX-1138 stars Robert Duvall and Donald Pleasance and is about un underground city where all the people wear white and have shaven heads. The city is policed by robots in police uniforms who savagely beat anyone who disobeys with clubs. THX-1138 is the name of Duvall's character. Sex has been outlawed in the city, but THX-1138 starts falling for his female counter-part. Eventually THX-1138 and Donald Pleasance are arrested and put in a bright white room. They meet up with another inmate and all 3 of them escape. Pleasance is captured, but THX and the other guy make it to an underground road where they hijack two sports cars and escape. THX makes it outside the city, but the other guy dies in a wreck. On the outside of the city THX, still outrunning policemen, runs into mutants who want him for dinner. THX makes it to a ladder and escapes to the surface. The last scene is a beautiful image of Duvall coming out of the top of the ground with the sun shinning behind him.
The movie is very entertaining, but slow at certain moments. In contrast to Star Wars, THX-1138 is darker. And there's lots of artsy and weird scenes in the movie.
Enjoy!