- Lesson 1 (Legal Theory Intro)- Read the script, taken from the film They Live. In what way is legal theory in general (and/or specific legal theories in particular) like the sunglasses in the clip? Your answer should make specific references to the Devlin reading, although you may also use other course readings and/or lecture.

1:25 EE Script 1 V Done 42 . 46 EXT. CITY STREET - DAY Nada comes out of the alley, starts walking down the street. He carries the sunglasses in his hands. .. Now he puts on the sunglasses. .. HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white), the sidewalk. Everything looks weird. Everything's black and white. Flickering . Grainy. And some kind of weird interference moves across the lenses of the sunglasses. . . Nada. Suddenly he gets a headache. He takes off the glasses . Now the headache's gone. He looks at them. Examines them again. Puts them back on . . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , a billboard across the street. The flickering effect again. . . . . .and the billboard is odd: it's completely blank, white, except for bold, black printing: ' WORK 8 HOURS SLEEP 8 HOURS PLAY 8 HOURS' Nada. A headache again. He takes off the glasses. . . HIS POV: the billboard. Normal. Color. And now the billboard shows an advertisement for a home computer. We see a stylish, high-tech computer, its screen showing vibrant business data. Bright lettering : ZEUS . . . WHEN EXCELLENCE MATTERS . . . Nada. Stunned. What the. . . ? He puts the sunglasses on again. . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) . That weird effect again. And printed on the billboard, somehow underneath the home computer ad, like some subliminal message : .WORK 8 HOURS SLEEP 8 HOURS PLAY 8 HOURS' (CONTINUED) Q A1:26 Script 1 Done REVISED 1/ 27/88 46 . 46 CONTINUED : The Well-Dressed Customer turns away, goes over to pay a disheveled-looking VENDOR, as Nada raises the sunglasses again. . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) as the Well- Dressed Customer Ghoul shoots him a suspicious glance and pays the human-looking Vendor, then moves off. .. Nada pulls down the glasses.. HIS POV: (normal, color) as the Vendor doesn't change. He's human -- with or without the glasses. He moves toward Nada now. . . VENDOR You gonna pay for that? Nada puts on the sunglasses. . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white), the Vendor is still human, but the dollar bills in his hand are blank, except for: "THIS IS YOUR GOD' Down come the sunglasses, and the money returns to normal. Nada looks over. . HIS POV: (normal, color) as the Well-Dressed Customer walks to his Mercedes. He drops a full paper on the sidewalk, keeps the business section, gets into the car. Sunglasses come up OVER FRAME (black and white) and now it's a Well- Dressed Hideous Ghoul who shoots Nada a final glance . .. VENDOR Hey, buddy -- I don't want a hassle, okay? Either pay me or put it back. . . Nada numbly puts back the magazine. He's moving on auto pilot now, staggering past the Vendor who looks at him curiously . Moving on down the street. . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , a BUSINESSMAN GHOUL, same awful face, stands at a pay phone . . . BUSINESSMAN GHOUL Don't worry, the insurance company will take care of it. (CONTINUED) Q A1:25 Script 1 v Done 44. 46 CONTINUED : Nada looks down. . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , a sign in the window reads: ' CONSUME ' Off come the sunglasses, and (in color) now the sign reads: 'CLOSE-OUT SALE' Now Nada starts looking all around. He's stunned by what he sees . . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , a stop sign. Blank. White. Reads : ' SLEEP ' HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , a pedestrian crossing sign now reads: NO THOUGHT' HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white), a stop light. All 3 lights are pulsing hypnotically in unison. Mounted on top of the stop light is a small surveillance device like a radar dish, slowly rotating. . Nada moves raggedly down the street, to a newspaper stand. He stares .. . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , the newsstand. On all newspapers and magazines, pictures and text have disappeared! Only white pages with: 'CONFORM' 'OBEY ' Nada takes a magazine out of the rack. He flips through the pages . . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) . We see that all the pages inside are blank too, except for: ' CONFORM' 'WATCH TV' (CONTINUED) Q1:25 Script 1 Done 43. 46 CONTINUED : Nada rips off the sunglasses, looks over. . . HIS POV: another billboard. Normal. An ad showing a Handsome Bronzed Man and an Incredibly Sexy Woman in a bikini cavorting in a fancy hotel swimming pool. Printed in glitzy letters: 'LAS VEGAS THE GOOD LIFE' Nada, as he raises the sunglasses again. .. HIS POV: the second billboard. Normal. UP INTO FRAME come the sunglasses -- and WHAM! (Black and white) The billboard changes to: 'MARRY AND REPRODUCE' Now the sunglasses SLIDE DOWN OUT OF FRAME, and everything becomes normal again. Color. And there's the Las Vegas advertisement. .. Nada just stands there a moment. Dazed. He doesn't know what he's seeing. He starts walking stops at a men's clothing store. A sign above the door reads : ' ARMISI 'S MENS APPAREL' Nada puts on the sunglasses. . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , the Mens Apparel sign now reads in bold black letters: 'NO INDEPENDENT THOUGHT' (CONTINUED) 44. 46 CONTINUED . Q A1:25 Script 1 Done 45. 46 CONTINUED : 'OBEY ' ' BUY ' ' DO NOT QUESTION AUTHORITY' . . .one slogan per page, printed in bolt type. Nada lowers the sunglasses. . . HIS POV: (color) , the magazine returns to normal, filled with ad art, print, pictures . . . Nada slides the sunglasses back on, as the shoulder of a WELL-DRESSED CUSTOMER moves INTO FRAME. He's a business-man, reaching for a copy of the Wall Street Journal . . . Nada looks at him. And his reaction is amazing! It's either God or the Devil he sees . . . HIS POV: THRU SUNGLASSES (black and white) , the Well- Dressed Customer is a hideous ghoul! An alien! He's still dressed in the nice suit and tie, but his skin is rotted, disintegrating, flesh corrupt, black-rimmed eyes -- like the living dead, a horror! And as he speaks, his jaw moves and you can see through to the back of his head! WELL-DRESSED CUSTOMER GHOUL What's your problem? Nada whips off the sunglasses.. . HIS POV: (normal, color) now the Well-Dressed Customer is simply a well-to-do middle-aged man looking at Nada stonily -- a brilliant disguise! WELL-DRESSED CUSTOMER I said what's your problem? Nada just stares at him. . . (CONTINUED) REVISED 1/27/88 46 . 46 CONTINUED : Q A