Reaction Paper : The Fly

Name: SY, DANICA M.
SN: 2013-50915

1. Was the film entertaining and interesting? Why?


The film is interesting because it makes one curious about the present realities regarding the development of science and technology. Are there also untold incidents wherein drastic results happen in laboratories and the like in search of incomparable results? Moreover, it also makes us realize that science and technology can be so powerful that the search of these “incomparable results” may end up in having extraordinary and out-of-this-world ones which might be irreversible.      

2. What was the film's commentary on Scientists and the conduct of science? Would you consider it a morality play? Why?

Although without daring experimentations like what the scientist did in the film we would not have the technology that we have right now, going overboard and beyond your capabilities is another thing. Destroying the natural order of things to produce exceptional results is not a way to prove the cleverness of a person or an invention. I think it is a morality play since it tackles decisions which affect life. It is important to note that life, whether of humans or those of animals, should still be respected and preserved at all costs. People tend to “play God” when they want to control everything even those which should not be controlled. Science and technology cannot be prioritized over life.

3. How does it reflect the view of Science and Technology in the 1950s?


In the 1950’s wherein technology was very different from how it is today, I think people especially in the field of science and technology were eager to make and produce something exceptional. They viewed science and technology as a tool to materialize and exhibit their knowledge up to the point of making what seems impossible possible. At the same time, the film also exposed the possible harms of human’s desire in exploring science and technology that even if what they want is for the betterment of society, it would not always end up as something positive and beneficial.