The Fly (Reaction Paper)

The Fly (1958)

The Fly is a science fiction film that tells about a story of an aspiring scientist who eventually got caught in his own experiment.  To brief the story, he invented a device that can transport inanimate objects. He had a mixed of successful and failed attempts. Later on he built a human size chamber and used himself for the experiment but failed when a fly accidentally got trapped in his device. He asked his wife to look for a fly to rectify it, and as the time runs out, he was closing to becoming like a fly so his wife had no choice to murder him.

First of all, this is one of the weirdest films I’ve ever seen.  It was interesting since it gives a lesson on the infinite possibilities of little things. See what a fly can do. This movie is interesting, so to speak.  Another important thing that should be taken from this movie is the ethics involved in doing a scientific stuff. Whether it be an experiment, research or other forms of study, people should always bear in mind the risks of doing such things. There is a fine line between curiosity and foolhardy so be careful where you trip.

Considering the time, I can also say that science and technology were successful in the 50’s, since people already strived to make their lives easier. Mistakes are how we learn, and if it weren’t for their mistakes, probably this Information Age would not be ours, our time.