Reaction Paper #3
December 12, 2013
When I saw the title, The Fly, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from the film. For me, the film was just okay. I was underwhelmed by the video quality because I was spoiled by the graphics of today’s movies. The storyline, on the other hand, has a lot of potential, but in the way it played out in the movie, I found it quite predictable and shallow. Ultimately, its story is quite interesting but the execution is not that entertaining to watch.
It is centered on the decision to end the life of Andre so that the fly, which has been a part of his body because of his experiment, would die with him. It also plays around the ethics of science when it comes to using animals as test subjects. Somehow, it is a kind of morality play that deals with the importance of life and the ethics in using live test subjects.
I’m amazed by how much dedicated the scientists in the 1950s were. They view science and technology as a vital part of advancing human life. Andre was shown to be a scientist who keeps a lab inside his own house and one who is ready to use himself as a test subject in his very own experiment even if he knows that there are some risks in doing so. The foundations of science and technology today wouldn’t be this comprehensive if it weren’t for the dedication of the past scientists and it amazes me to think that we have gone this far in a span of 60 years.
It is centered on the decision to end the life of Andre so that the fly, which has been a part of his body because of his experiment, would die with him. It also plays around the ethics of science when it comes to using animals as test subjects. Somehow, it is a kind of morality play that deals with the importance of life and the ethics in using live test subjects.
I’m amazed by how much dedicated the scientists in the 1950s were. They view science and technology as a vital part of advancing human life. Andre was shown to be a scientist who keeps a lab inside his own house and one who is ready to use himself as a test subject in his very own experiment even if he knows that there are some risks in doing so. The foundations of science and technology today wouldn’t be this comprehensive if it weren’t for the dedication of the past scientists and it amazes me to think that we have gone this far in a span of 60 years.
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