The Fly 1958

by: fidel delos reyes

2009-31842

-The film to me is not that entertaining and interesting. Just like so many suspense movie that I’ve seen, nothing extra ordinary. I find the story ridiculous and funny. How can a small sized head of a fly become big to fit the body of the inventor,so was the left arm.  Likewise how can the big sized head and arm of the scientist fit in a fly body. Add to this is the fact that the fly head could still think like a human being, meaning that only the head and not the brain was reintegrated. How could one separate the brain from the head?

-The commentary that I remembered most about the film is what Vincent Price said “a man (scientist) dared to play God.” Surely this could be an issue on morality since it concerns a human being, and if this is brought out for debate, I’m sure it will become  a big issue. If the animal carers protect the life of animals by protesting against the use of animals as guinea pigs for scientific experiments, what more is a human life, which is more valuable than that of an animal?

-The movie reflects the idea on science and technology in the 1950 which I think is still true at present, that it shows the obsession of man in creating something very extraordinary, that in their earnest desire to make a difference, scientists try to become God. But the truth is always there, that is the human mind is limited and making blunders and great mistakes are always present in their works. They can never be perfect because they are not ‘God’.