| − | With Francis Ford Coppola, he founded an independent film studio, American Zoetrope. Their first feature was ''THX 1138'', based on one of Lucas's student films. The film depicted his then pessimistic view of the 21st century, a world where people engage in mindless, pointless consumerism and love is outlawed. It was poorly recieved at the time, but currently holds an 89% "fresh" approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was not commercially succesful. | + | With Francis Ford Coppola, he founded an independent film studio, American Zoetrope. Their first feature was ''THX 1138'', based on one of Lucas's student films. The film depicted his then pessimistic view of the 21st century, a world where people engage in mindless, pointless consumerism and love is outlawed. It was poorly received at the time, but currently holds an 89% "fresh" approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was not commercially successful. |