The Man-Fly

           Flies are usually killed and smashed and crushed into pieces, for they are pests that bother people. In this film, it is not just inconvenience that the fly brought, but destruction. This pest destroyed a family, a livelihood, an invention and an intelligent man. This just proves that as humans, scientists tend to fail in perfecting their machines. Moreover, nature can easily intervene with technology. It is very interesting to watch this film, but definitely not entertaining. It is interesting since it tackles the difficulties a scientist face of striking the balance between being a professional and a husband. Also, it emphasizes the possible effects of dealing with technology, and it questions the dignity of a half-man half-pest. However, watching a handsome man turn into a half-fly is quite disturbing and seeing his wife kill him adds to the horror; therefore, it is not entertaining in any way.

            I would consider it a morality play, since in the end it leaves you with the question: is it right or is it wrong? Is it okay to kill a mutation of a fly and a human? In my opinion, it is wrong since the mutated man still has a mind of his own and not that of a fly; therefore, being in the nature of a man, he decided to be altruistic. By killing ‘the thing’ you are already killing a man and a fly concurrently.  

This brings us to the conclusion that it is possible that the people in 1950s are terrified of the dangers that technology might bring. It reflects science and technology through the invention of the ‘teleporter’ to bring convenience to the society, yet caused destruction primarily to the family, then to the society itself.