Miyerkules, Disyembre 11, 2013

The Fly (1958): A Critical Reaction

by Calimlim, Noli R.
2013-11406

"The Fly" is classic Sci-Fi from the 50s but this film doesn't showcase childish feels which make it more interesting. The context itself may seem inane here, but its manage-ably executed and handled in a relax manner. This movie also swerve more towards a much more broaden and imaginative story. A certain creepiness contained in its psychological material rather than visuals also makes the plot to catch more attention to the viewers. What does make it surprisingly good is that interesting set-ups or plot twists exist that pulls every viewer by taking a more serious approach with a play of irony along the story.

"It'd be funny if life wasn't so sacred."

With this words form Andre,we can say that issue of morality was dragged out. By this point, it’s a sad fall into death which is a long way from André’s original intent for the machine: to help humanity; which is also all we knew the main purpose of Science, to simplify the humanity’s method of life. The movie’s moral exemplifies the motto that the “road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” 

From the creative minds and ideas of Andre itself, we can conclude that Science and Technology back in the 50s contributed a lot of advancements which we are experiencing now or will be experiencing in the near future. The invention of TV sets, discovery of the DNA structure, opening of the first nuclear plant and even the development of internet are only some concrete examples of those scientific and techno-logic innovations.

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