Thea Selina G. Morales
2013-59204
"The Fly" (1958) is a science fiction film that is definitely both entertaining and
interesting. The movie begins with a
sense of mystery, depicting a scene of a murder. What makes it even more attention-grabbing,
is the fact that the wife of the victim confesses to committing the crime. As a whole, it possesses these attributes
because of the scientific discoveries that appear to be out of this world and
we are able to witness how the society at that time deals and reacts to such
situations.
Science plays a big role in the movie as it centers on
the main dilemma of the husband/scientist’s accidental fly mutation due to his
invention malfunction. He exhibits the
negative side of being too attached to his work. Andre spends more time in the lab than in the
outside world with his loved ones. And
for the seldom times he goes outside, his mind wanders back to the walls within
his lab. In this way, he becomes
indifferent to reality of the current society and becomes locked inside his own
world of science.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines morality
play to be a something viewed as exhibiting a struggle between good and evil
and offering a moral lesson. I believe
that “The Fly” exhibits this characteristic in the sense that killing another
human being is evil but doing this for the safety of humankind is good.
As seen in the film, science discoveries were
given boundaries. I may say so because
as the wife narrates the events leading to the death of the husband, the
investigators perceive her as crazy.
From this situation, it can be observed that during the 1950’s, the public is depicted to be more close-minded compared to the
society we have now. Today, scientific
and technological advancements have no limits.
New discoveries are neither seen as crazy nor impossible but seen as
fascinating and wonderful.
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