THX 1138 story

movie: THX 1138 (1971) · 1971-03-11

THX 1138 is a 1971 American science fiction film set in a dystopian future in which the populace is controlled through android police and mandatory use of drugs that suppress emotions.

11 total · 4 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
conformism in society major Everyone wore the same white jumpsuits and had shaved heads.
forbidden love major THX 1138 and LUH 3417.
humanoid robot major There was an mechanical man police force.
mass surveillance major he film is set in a dystopian society where citizens are drugged and kept under close surveillance.
Christianity minor People confessed their sins to a computer version of Jesus called OHM.
facing organized pursuit minor THX 1138 and the hologram SRT escaped from prison and went of the run from the mechanical policemen.
human vs. captivity minor THX 1138 and SEN 5241 escaped from their imprisonment in a vast white void area.
mass consumerism minor The state computer urged people to buy more products and be happy.
remote controlled person minor A team of engineers did something to THX 1138 that allowed them to manipulate his body from their control terminal.
subterranean civilization minor At the end of the film we saw that the society was located underground.