Dull
lighting, corny music, draggy pacing, stiff or superfluous acting – these are
just some of the reasons I never really shared a love for old films. And as
much as retro cinematography didn’t appeal to me, “The Fly” did very little to
change my notion on old films.
It
was boring, weird and disturbing. The show basically had all the elements of an
old film I was dreading to see: dull, retro production, turtle-paced plot
development, awkward and sometimes, off musical scoring and occasional
superfluous acting. The one thing I love about old films though, beyond
their classical aspects, is the wealth of invaluable insights and relevant
lessons to be learned on various social, political and scientific aspects that
are rarely derived with commercial cinema nowadays.
The
film projects Scientists as innovators who strive to make society grow and be
more efficient through their discoveries and inventions. Andre, the protagonist
of the film, falls short in following the conduct of Science by testing the
teleportation machine on himself without perfectly ensuring its stability and
taking necessary precautions.
In
effect, various levels of morality play manifest in the film on the aspects of
Science, Andre’s family and and Andre himself as the Scientist. Andre,
realizing that he could well be unleashing a contraption into a world that may
not be ready to accept such an innovation, readily destroys all traces of his
research and equipment, hoping that the abomination he has become will be the
last Earth has to see. This also took a negative toll on Andre’s family,
forcing his wife to kill the monster her husband has become and causing their
son to be fatherless.
Science,
as depicted by the movie and its era, is indeed a powerful thing to harness
with lots of potential to create, as well as destroy.
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