Ideology- "THX 1138"

THX-1138

What is ideology? How does this concept relate to the study of film?

Ideology is a myth, doctrine, or belief that guides an indivual, social group, class, or institution. It consists of an origin of ideas and how people look at things. The concept of ideology relates to film because producers and directors have their own ideas in creating their genre of films. For most directors, they use a similar taste in how they portray their films. They incorporate these ideas and beliefs into their films to create a view that they see and want others to see.

George Lucas filmed THX 1138 in 1971. He created the film by making it look like it was from the future. He wanted everyone to look and act the same way except for the main characters. He did this by showing the main characters in the film not taking medication which made them act "normal". Star Wars was his next best movie in 1977 and I think he took a lot of his ideas (ideology) from THX 1138 and incorporated it into Star Wars. George Lucas's style of film when he first became a director, was a futuristic genre. His ideology remained futuristic in both films.

I enjoyed this movie in many ways, but it is definitely a movie you have to think about and not just watch for pure entertainment.

-Km