The 1958 sci-fi, horror film, The
Fly, arouses interest and entertains viewers in various ways. Some may see it
as the corny, classical film while others may even see it as a film crucial for
science innovations.
Given that the movie starts off
with a murder scene, the audience would immediately wonder what happened in the
first place, how and why had it already come into this scene. Although in my
opinion, the drama dominates more in the movie instead of terror.
The film itself showed the progress
of science in the 1950s. What the movie suggested may just be a mere
speculation but through the advancement and ingenious minds of scientists, it
may actually lead to reality.
Scientists display multiple
possibilities from the so-called, stereotyped impossibilities of society. In
the film, Andre Delambre’s invention, a device which disintegrates matter in
one port and re-integrates it in another, opened multitudes of probabilities
including the likeliness of being able to transport from one place into another
with just a push of a button.
As he marvels at the wonder of his
invention and obsesses with it, he goes in line with what is called a morality
play. He tests the contraption himself and not soon after, struggles in between
a life and death situation--- his atoms get mixed with that of a fly’s. His
condition worsens and is soon determined to end his life because of this
non-committal accident.
As the film touches upon morality
issues, it depicts both the negativity and positivity of science - that these
ground-breaking innovations could also be a threat to mankind.
Phoebe Jemima A. Rivera
BA Communication Arts
201353664
STS THY
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