manavmehta Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 This 1971 movie by George Lucas is being re-released at 20 US cities on Sep 10. I just read the summary of the story, and it sounds a lot like Anthem - a future society where individuality is banned. Just wondering if anyone here has seen this movie, and what you thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manavmehta Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Here is the link to the movie's Yahoo page: http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&...0127572&intl=us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoyd Loki Posted September 7, 2004 Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 I can tell by watching the trailers that it has a number of the usual flaws for this sort of theme, but I'm still going to see it. Usual flaws being: an advanced technological society under a dictatorship, and the usual anti-consumption/brainwashing theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manavmehta Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Yup, I noticed the technological-society flaw too. Well, I guess objectivists are likely to be dissapointed if they are looking for parallels with Rand's work, so the best thing to do would be to just watch it and judge it as an entity in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Release Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 I'm deffinately going to see it. I'm a fan of Lucas (childhood thing I think) and I've never even heard of this film. I just checked and it's not out in my city at all. damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norse God Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I first saw this film back in the mid to late seventies when it appeared on television. I recently purchased the directors cut of the DVD and after 30 yrs. I think the sound and visuals, san the CGI add INS, still hold up. Visually, it borrows allot from 2001 with a lot of static long shots in oblique settings. The premise is similar to Anthem, 1984, and Equilibrium where an individual breaks from an oppressive society. In the world of THX, everyone is emotionally neutered from a daily dose of drugs, and they're heavily persuaded to consume (as the all knowing voice says, "buy more, buy more now.") as a means to distract any introspection by the individual. The film doesn't do much in explaining its universe. Where and when is this society taking place? How and why did it become the way it is? I think it's the lack of answering these questions that prevent it from gathering a greater appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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