The Fly (1986)
Directed by David
Cronenberg this film based on the short story of the same name stars
Jeff Goldblum and Greena Davis. A brilliant scientist shows a
reporter a teleportation machine he has invented but when he tries it
on himself something goes wrong.
At first glance this
seems like a standard Hollywood “don't mess with science you don't
understand” film but with so many references to flesh and sex it is
hard not to view it as there being something deeper going on here.
Very much this seems to be a story about disease and most certainly
one related to sex, it works pretty well at exploring the way this
affects the different characters. The special effects might have been
cutting edge at the time and while they may still have a stomach
churning effect at times they are a little wobbly in places.
4/5
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