THX 1138 Mindlock

[JordoF6]

Anyone realize that THX 1138 is star wars version of earth there was a novel meant to come out to explain that people from this version of earth ended up in the star wars galaxy and populated it with humans hence humans are not native to the star wars galaxy.

[sequence130]

I wonder why the workers need to be told what to do in a job they presumably have done for years, perhaps here the film is saying even peoples inner voice that guides them through tasks has been replaced by the state?

[OHaraJudy]

@sequence130 Because they are monitoring all the time, everyone, to make sure they are taking there daily drugs and for other common offenses. Once THX screws up a bit here then they start to monitor him more closely and that's how is gets found out.

[stoopidmonkeyful]

"THX...YOU ARE ENTERING A CRITICAL PHASE!!!!" But we'll still mindlock yah and feed yah to the dogs HA HA!!

[ChaationBergin]

They do this scene so, so right. The radiation rods are creepy, the magnum-cell chatter is so surprisingly tense, the corporate chatter wonderfully detached...

It's really, really, eery.

[gorelord187]

more sci fi like this plz i love this movie silent running,2001 a space odesey,2010 when we made contact,moon,pretty much anykind of sci fi that has camara work like this sorry i know my spelling is horrid but i really dont care have a great one....P.s do you love the sci fi sound effects they use in movies casue i do lol

[theouncesmoker]

At last here's a technology that has useful real world applications. Wouldn't it be just fantastic to mindlock folks just at point when you know they're going to piss you off. And you can also get some lefts and rights in retaliation free as a bonus.

[azrielka]

THX 1138 rules!!! Dystopia done right...

[James25H]

what the hell is this movie about?

[IggyHazard]

@James25H It's about an underground society in the near future (the surface is presumed to be a wasteland) ruled by order. People are dehumanized and aren't allowed to have a sense of identity. They're allowed to watch holographic porn but aren't allowed to form natural loving relationships with each other because, since individuality is outlawed, everyone is an expendable cog in the machinery of society. In George Lucas's words, "society itself is the prison."

[chunkmanshaun]

fun fact- in the future everybody has cancer.

[IggyHazard]

I remember watching this scene with GL's commentary. The bureaucracy almost causes a disaster through the application of its own convoluted rules. Then they deny responsibility for it. Then they use THX as a scapegoat even though they put him in that situation to begin with.

Death to government!

Death to order!

May chaos and freedom reign supreme!

[BKI1226]

C3PO @ 0:16

[Simwillb]

Yo! this isnt something that is coincidental. THX 1138 mindlock....Lucas has used the THX at the begining of all his movies, That is a mindlock! THX sound design??? wave frequency inputting data???

PS: Dont bother replying if your just going to say "Its just a film, jeez, paranoid"

THINK ABOUT IT, the amount of drugs prescribed, medication, The Phantom Menice and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Freedom are being turned into VIOLATION!

[TheEZPAXIIChannel]

I saw this on Encore Avenue HD not long ago

[noodlesmealey]

why did they quit printing ONMI magazine. THE REAL REASON?

[BlueChipNinja]

Thats an OSHA violation if I ever saw one.

[GrendelBoglin]

Star Wars was almost part of THX :P

[neocoders]

Wow she is so archetypal. There are people like her in government departments, driving buses, customs control at airports, department stores...brrr.

[TheAdultChild101]

@neocoders I was thinking the same thing. Another administrator who makes terrible decisions but isn't responsible for anything.

[neocoders]

Micro management...

[Destroer666]

did this film get a rejuvenation treatment like star wars be cause it looks like it when that rod goes through c3po's head

[stoopidmonkeyful]

@Destroer666 Yes it did back in 2004 with a limited theatrical release.

[pwskidmarx]

@Destroer666 yep, it did.

[SteveSabbai]

@Destroer666 ...more unnecessary CGI added into the movie just like in the Original Star Wars Trilogy...it looks fake and totally out of place...

[weedfan]

this movie sucked so bad, star wars rulez!

[MrPisster]

Great film, way underrated. I like THX more than Starwars.

[featheon]

Ahhh his camera work is so remarkable here, and distinctly his own. Too bad...

[iousup]

one damn trippy movie, recommend

[GS336]

Unlike Star Wars, a lot of the changes in the Director's Cut of THX actually improved the film. In this scene, the eyes rolling into the back of his head is extremely effective.

[FlashFizz]

It looks like the new version is a bit more colorful, which seems to counteract the mood of the original.

I am still interested in the new version, though.

[WarGamerHistorian]

THX-1138 is more comon than you think. What cell block was princess Liegha in? THX-1138 (Star Wars Ep:4) A battledroid in in Star Wars was unit THX 1138 the cerial number you see on the flying wing in Indiana Jones is THX 1138. A licence plate in American Graffiti reads THX 1138. The theory is is that THX 1138 was once George Lucas's phone number.

[tutonme]

@WarGamerHistorian I love that theory. Poetry. A man trying to connect with the world through film connects with the world through film and ultimately seals himself off from the world. Through film.

[WarGamerHistorian]

@tutonme That was confusing to me...

[NickInMesa]

Where can I find the original version for this scene?

[jmm1233]

this is a really good cyberpunk film ,

[gatheringleaves]

this isn't cyberpunk this is a dystopian sci-fi flick like Brazil or Metropolis or 1984

[jmm1233]

@gatheringleaves you should read up on what cyberpunk is including the top 20 cyberpunk films , i give you a clue it is just as you described it :)

[zreidsnider]

don't forget Anthem by Ayn Rand, I have the feeling that her book started it all

[Anayo]

The weird, fascinating atmosphere of this movie shows that George Lucas had something special as a young director than lost his touch when Star Wars episodes 1-3 came around. I'm not sure why.

[RaikenXion]

Everyone has that raw talent in their youth, most artists in any profession usually turn out their best work, in early stages of their carrer. This film was Lucas saying to the studios, I've got something different to offer.

[hazbutler]

@Anayo mmmmmm monnneeyyy

[BallsOnFire83]

@Anayo money?

[McLarenMercedes]

@Anayo

Not sure why? You're being sarcastic right?

Money. He was already incredibly rich before he started production on Episodes 1-3, but he knew he could make movies which would make a new generation of kids buy action figures and merchandise for billions.

[9999git]

we are 138........

[TheBlitz1]

misfits

hmm

[cubdawg1]

The best part is the very end where she pops a pill...

[StepmothersTeeth]

i hate bloody mindlocks... i never get a full days work done

[podfunk]

This and Powaqqatsi/Koyanisqqatsi, etc are the best things Lucas ever did. Star Wars sucks donkeys.

[patrickstarr999]

oh man, hope the world isnt like this in the near future.

[UberSecret]

Filed report. Accusation: Illegal Programming.

(hehhehheeheeheh)

[antarcticamoon]

Oops.... Bad time to execute a Mindlock.

[ChrisCrockerTime]

no one holds responsibility for their errors in mindlock.

[alexjonesretard]

robots?

[ibanezdude2006]

can someone tell me whats going on in this scene

[claudio69arg]

where's the cgi? i didn't noticed it..mm are there too many added scenes? please tell me people

[shodan1138]

There's a good bit of CGI in this scene.

1) THX's eyes rolling back is an added effect. In the original, he was simply staring straight ahead.

2) The radioisotope he's manipulating is glowing orange and burning through everything in the new version - in the original movie, it was just a tiny grey capsule that just... sat there... when it was dropped. It's still apparently dangerously radioactive, but there's absolutely no /visual/ aid to indicate that in the original version.

[emmthreejonny]

The Director's cut is a better version indeed. I hope George Lucas won't resort changing many things like he did in the original Star Wars trilogy. The original THX was supposed to be 5 minutes longer but he was forced to cut some scenes out. In the Director's Cut, Lucas was free to add them.

[drbetoalanis]

Will there be a Blu Ray version?

[AmazingShoestring]

No amount of restoration could really make a good hd version of a low budget, 5254 short end techniscope film, unfortunately.

[therealDeprogram]

I saw the new version of THX 1138 in a theater. I agree that while I don't mind the new footage in this scene, some of the modifications George made to the movie are just annoying. If you want the original version then get a VHS of it.

[urkanwilhunt2]

Ah, I saw this movie a while ago and watching this scene it looked liked there was a lot of new stuff. When was the re-release?

[mobilezonetv]

I love this movie. The sound effects really get my attention.

[ascwevtry56u7yjkyuh]

if you like this try these movies: logans run, saturn 3, outland, galaxy of terror and tron just to name a few an mark 13

[raoulsghouls]

also blade runner. comepletely different plot setting, but same weird love story and suspense plot

[Craptron2000]

I can't wait till the digitally remastered bluray edition comes out, including wacky new characters such as Cutesy Wootsey the wise cracking beaver from Planet Shitsmeoff.

[TheGodParticle]

But i must admit that scene is the only one where i enjoyed the CGI...

[Portugueseman67]

Hello can you answer please this question:

Why George Lucas is ruinning his ancient movies with new and childish special effects?

....

Where can i buy this movie with the original 1971 footage? new special effects are ugly and ridiculous

Thanks

[bwanasan]

How can you say the new version is ridiculous when you don't even have the original? Please people, watch the original first, then voice your opinion! You'd be surprised and will appreciate the effort Lucas has put into the new version.

[christopherKBL]

great movie. this is were humanity is headed if we arent already there.

[help4343]

No, I don't think humanity is head there.

[richintalent]

dark and weird

[ultrakink31]

one of the best movies out hands down.

[dawes57]

its your future inside the new world order and you can't stop it with words.

[phrayzar]

i,ve worked in systems analasis for 30 years.when this film came out i thought the scenario was rediculous.now i know better.

[hangtime9873]

30 years in systems analysis?

[scanretina]

Cool CLip, Cool Film!

I did a THX 1138 mash up remix thingy on my page.. have a look if ya want

Cheers, Scan.

[Behrzad]

can any1 explain this scene to me?

[Setebos]

The lead character is attempting to insert a radioactive element in a robot when it is noticed he is "suffering" from insufficient drug intake. This automatically leads to him being paralyzed (or "mindlocked") so he can be arrested, but the attempt almost results in an industrial disaster because, being paralyzed, he cannot handle the radioactive element. The mindlock is stopped in time to avoid the disaster.

[pwskidmarx]

CGI = Computer-generated imagery.

[bjoh2]

I thought they'd just added a few CGI bits but this scene has been cut very differently to the original. And not only adding things but deleting little bits here and there. eg. at 2.10 the original dialogue has the conflicting orders coming through 'Hold, hold' 'Proceed'. In this version we lose the 'Proceed'. Ugh. It wouldn't have been too hard to release the original version on the same DVD.

[Ashworth6]

I bet Lucas waits a few years, until everyone has bought this CGI version, and then releases the theatrical version of THX 1138 on DVD as "The classic original version", just like he did with Star Wars!

[Slaytanic48]

the original version is better

[m0peds]

I've never seen this version, scene with them all running from the magnum machines looks so cool, put the screen capture on my desktop.

[cap65]

It's still a work of genius - but George really screwed up the original atmosphere BAD with all his CGI crap that he can't seem to leave alone.

[peelugum]

cgi wasn't out yet, plus cgi expanded directors ability to develop a story, how could you say anything bad about a man who revolutionized the film industry with cutting edge graphics and sound

[scoopster6619]

Will I be a THX too...soon....what a great future we have...