The Ending of George Lucas' 'THX 1138' Explained
The Ending of George Lucas' 'THX 1138' Explained 1970s science fiction isn't known for being hopeful. THX 1138 is the tentative exception. Warner Bros. For a film as relentlessly propulsive as THX 1138 (1971), it is difficult to pinpoint the true beginning of the end. Is it when LUH 3417 ( Maggie McOmie) weens her unwitting roommate, THX ( Robert Duvall), off his state-mandated sedatives? Or when, returning to his job without a drug-induced steady hand, THX drops a radioactive cylinder of magnum, exposing his sobriety to the authorities? Or is it when, beaten and imprisoned, THX learns of L...
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