Labrador, Ana Micaela B.
2011-02178
The Fly was an
entertaining and interesting film because of how it depicts a scientist’s
never–ending pursuit for knowledge, which is very much applicable to real life.
Though the story might have been a bit of a stretch in terms of the capabilities
of past and current technology, it still reflects how great scientific
advancements will sometimes be discovered ahead of their time.
It was a commentary on how human beings are naturally
curious creatures, and so they tend to push the limits when it comes to great
discoveries, even when it may come at a cost. In the same way that people have
traveled far into space, deep into the ocean, and to many other extreme and
dangerous environments, the Scientist in The
Fly pushed his limits and tried the experiment on his own self in order to
experience the phenomenon first hand. It is definitely a morality play focusing
on the aspect of curiosity, because of how the Scientist was willing to ‘play
God’ by using live subjects in his experiments. Even though such methods may
have been dangerous and questionable, he still performed the experiments for
the sake of finding answers and making improvements to what he already had and
knew.
The film reflects the view on Science and Technology during
the 1950s in that it was a very ambitious depiction of what people thought
technology could possibly do in the future. During the 1950s, technology was at
a slow but steady climb; with the evolution and emerging of inventions such as the atomic
bomb and other weapons, it wasn’t difficult for everyone to imagine
possibilities for the future – whether technology would be used to create great
things, but with destructive purposes depending on who was in control of such
knowledge and manufacturing capabilities.
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