Written by: Denise Anne Castro, 2013-14434
The Fly
The
Fly is a cross between science fiction and horror. It’s not the most likely
blend of genres but director Kurt Neumann was able to bring a peculiar short
story into life by bold and inventive attempts at making the plot easier to
believe. Considering that it was made in the 1950s, the special effects are
definitely laudable. Although odd and at some points, funny, the film still
delivers the chills. It was interesting to see what was “high tech” for the
people in the past.
Scientists are always in search of
precision. In order for their research or invention to be credited, everything
has to be on point. Flaws must be corrected and space for further investigation
must be filled. This drives them to the point of “playing God”. Although their
innovations are sure to bring benefits to humans, there are certain risks that
must be undertaken. Scientists must make sure that quenching their thirst for
knowledge will not interfere with the natural order of things or else it might cross the boundary of ethics.
In the 1950s, certain technologies
were not yet available to the scientific world. Scientists’ horizons were
beyond their grasp and they were determined to arrive at new inventions. The
ambitious mindset of the scientist in the movie best reflects science and
technology during the 1950s. Although that period was known as one of the most
conservative, it was also the time when technologic breakthroughs came about
and the scientists’ far-fetched ideas were concretized.
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