Showing posts with label The Fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Fly. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 December 2013
TIME 11:27
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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
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TIME 11:27
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Mikko Chino R. Salvador / 2013-70157
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.
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TIME 11:24
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At 4:00 pm, the previous class had not been dismissed yet. Sounds of suspense, coupled with occasional shouting from the class before us left us thrilled to already start with the class.

The film started out eerie making me feel a little bit uncomfortable. When the title The Fly was flashed, I instantly got curious on what the significance of a mere fly is on the movie. That got me hooked.

The story, all together, was weirdly amazing. In the first part, my mind had so many questions such as “Why are there inconsistencies in the stories told by the characters?”, “Why does the woman look so calm having killed his beloved husband?”, or “What does the fly have to do with the whole plot?” Those questions kept me fascinated all throughout the film.

Being a science fictional movie, the movie addressed some issues on the effects of thee advancement in technology. There is a limit to everything and the scientist went beyond that boundary as he tested his invention on himself. A simple mistake can result in a big complication such as what happened to him. Indeed, scientists are capable of inventing or discovering such incredible creations that can serve as an aid to the everyday living of society. But along with that power is a great responsibility.


Based on the film alone, it can be assumed that people see science and technology as a threat to our day-to-day life. Science and technology have to be dealt with utmost care and caution. In the end, the movie did not imply any discouragement in learning the sciences. It even inspired the son, Philip, to explore even more as he makes his father his inspiration.

Garcia Dianne S.
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TIME 02:19
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Life has never been easier – communication between two people across different continents is made possible, traveling from one place to another a thousand miles away is much more efficient and even the simplest task such as opening a can is easier. These are just a few of the deluge of wonders Science and Technology has brought. However, as all things in the world, it has its downsides as well. This is mostly due to the fact that humans, the users, are never satisfied. They crave for instant gratification, for continuous progress, for "something better" than the current one. They want ease. They always seek for greatness and are mostly goal-driven. This is the story of a scientist named Andre Delambre. This is The Fly.

The Fly is a science fiction movie set in the 50’s. It revolves around a man – a scientist – Delambre and a mahcine he built, the disintegrator-integrator. This device is used to transport an object from one place to the other through, as its name suggests, disintegrating the atoms of the object and re-intigrating them in another location. Delambre spent years perfecting it. Finally, he succeeded by using inanimate objects to test its capability and limitations. Blinded by his success, Delambre upped the ante – increasing the risks as well. He tried it on the house cat and failed. However, he did not stop there. He used guinea pigs and the result came out well. Discontent, eventually, he tested the machine on himself. Unfortunately, a fly came in with him during the process. Its atoms got mixed with his and when they re-integrated, some body parts were switched. His head and an arm were on the fly. Meanwhile, the fly’s head and limb grew in his human form. A few days after, the fly started to control his mind. He begged his wife to save him but, if it proves to be impossible, kill him instead. Failing to capture the fly, the latter occurs.


While categorized as a science fiction film, The Fly encapsulates the repercussions that society’s greed brings forth. As I’ve mentioned, we are really fortunate to gain knowledge and have the expertise to mold Science and Technology into works of pure genius. However, we have to be responsible enough to know its limitations and be aware of its consequences. Everything has its risks but we should be able to make use of our abilities and turn them into calculated ones.
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TIME 01:21
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A sci-fi film with a touch of disgust that will certainly keep you wide awake even when you’re in a very cozy, dim room: The Fly.

I personally found the film entertaining because of the print. Its “vintage-ness” was quite evident all throughout the movie—from the fashion style of Helene Delambre to the manners displayed by the characters. However, although I found it entertaining, I wasn’t really interested in how things were going because the film was quite predictable and conventional.

Morality play, as defined in Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “something which involves a direct conflict between right and wrong or good and evil and from which a moral lesson may be drawn”. From that, I don’t think the film can be considered a morality play. I, myself, didn't learn much from the film—it was merely a source of entertainment.

It amazes me, however, that during the 1950’s, people were already open to the idea that the world would soon be a very technological age. Scientists back then were already thinking of ways on how to construct a device or a machine that would be able to transport an object from one place to another in plain seconds. It’s just sad to think that more than half a century has already gone by and the transporter Disintegrator-Integrator still continues to be a mere idea. But hey, ten years, or probably twenty years from now, who knows? :)
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013
TIME 18:35
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Andayon, Patricia Carmela V.
2011-02035
The Fly

 “The Fly” is about a scientist that made a device that successfully can, in a split second, transport anything from one place to another. Until that’s when he decides to try to transport himself, his arm turned into a fly’s arm and his head turned into a fly’s head because a fly is also inside the device when he tried the device for himself.
The plot of the film is a commentary about the possible effects of scientific experiments that scientists perform in order to find new knowledge. But why do scientists conduct experiments that involve animals and humans when they are fully aware of the possible consequences and ethical issues? This is because in order for the new knowledge to be scientific, it needs to be empirical. This means that a hypothesis should be verified through observation and or experiment. Hence, experiments cannot be separated from any scientific discovery. Many scientists challenge the morals and the natural order of things just to verify their hypothesis

The result of the experiment of the scientist on him shows that experimenting on animals and humans can make people “animals” in a sense since he did not consider the morals and ethics that humans have. Since the concept of the movie is created within the 1950s, this shows that people in that time are scared about the scientific experiments but despite of this, many scientists continue to experiment and search new knowledge.

Overall, the film is entertaining and at the same time enlightening because the positive and negative effects of scientific experiments are presented in the movie. Even though the plot may seem too science fiction for now, but we will never know if this will happen in the near future unless we be careful in all of the actions that we do.



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TIME 17:51
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At the beginning of the movie, I was quite interested in story behind Andre’s death. I expected a deeper and complex reason as to how and why he died. But as the flashback, starts I lost my interest in the movie. The film was not entertaining since seeing Andre as half human-half fly is really quite disturbing. Also the flow of the story was too slow for me, that I think most of us who watched the film could predict what was going to happen.
With the appearance of Andre being set aside, through the film, I still learned how scientists before, worked. They are really determined to know the right formula to perfect their own inventions. A lot of trial and error had to be made and also a lot of experiments with living things, even with the scientist himself. I would consider it as a morality play. Andre wasn’t conscious of what he was experimenting with. Either it has life or not, he still used this as his experiment. I think it is a lesson that experimenting takes a lot of care and thinking. Great things often come out of accidents, but sometimes even much worse things could come out of not-well-thought-of experiments.

I can say that even those scientists before think innovatively. They have concepts that are really futuristic and to think that this film was made in the 1950’s, the major invention in the movie is still not seen today. I can say that scientists today and before are of no difference. But the way the inventions presented in the movie is different from how I would picture them today. The teleportation machine would look a lot different if it were to be presented today in our generation. It would look more advanced, high technology and neatly as compared to the movie, which was too complicated with wires and the lights turning blue and yellow. 
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Tuesday, 10 December 2013
TIME 22:53
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The 1958 film “The Fly” was certainly an exciting movie. It started off with a good deal of mystery (why in the world would someone kill her husband with no motives?), then went off into excitement, and finally, horror, as said husband is revealed to have turned into a fly. It ends with a gruesome picture you find hard to forget – the mutated fly with a human’s head screaming “help me” as it is about to die.
So yes, if you are a fan of creepy things, you will definitely like the film. And if you’re not, well, you won’t get bored.
Aside from being entertaining, the film tackles several important themes. While it’s technically not a morality play (this would involve the characters symbolizing certain virtues, and all the characters here seemed pretty human), morality does come into question. In fact morality gets mixed up altogether, as we try to figure out whether killing a half-human, half-fly, is a bad thing or not. And behind all that is the big question: are we taking science too far?
The question was a relevant one for the 1950’s. It was the decade when the hydrogen bomb was being developed – a bomb that could level entire cities. To the people back then, it really must have seemed like scientists were going too far.
But the film never portrays the scientist this way. The scientist and main character is seen to be a kind and caring person, someone who is only trying to do good, and even end famines. In the end they tell his son that he died searching for the truth, which isn’t a bad-sounding way to go.

So in conclusion, we get that science is immensely powerful and dangerous. As for the scientists – they should always check for bugs. 

- Clare Tan
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