tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post7682305883845168344..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: The Cronenberg Series Part 8: The Flesh Makes Them Crazybill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-62665817299764229222013-08-12T16:10:53.104-04:002013-08-12T16:10:53.104-04:00Great piece. Seconds is one I should see again one...Great piece. Seconds is one I should see again one day. I'm not sure it totally worked for me when I first saw it, and it still seems to me that, for every Arthur Hamilton who can't or just isn't willing to adjust to his new life, there'd probably be at least 10 others who, maybe not having much in the way of character to begin with, would take to theirs like flies to roadkill.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised it hasn't already been remade, but then maybe its message hits too close to home for today's Hollywood. A contemporary version would have to start from the premise that at least 90% of the cast has undergone the procedure at least once already, and maybe with each successive iteration they lose more of what little is left of their essential humanity, until they're reduced to plasticized human shells.<br /><br />There's a line in The Fly about "insect politics" that sticks with me. That, I think, is the point when Brundle admits that he's losing himself, not just physically but I guess you could also say "ontologically" if you wanted to make things sound way more obscure and confusing than they need to. The fly's instincts are taking over, his humanity is going the way of his physical form. Mush. He knows he's dying, but he's also aware he'll be leaving a monster behind, a giant fly in (roughly) human form.<br /><br />It's hard to say how exactly much sympathy the guy deserves beyond that point, but the outcome is no less tragic for its inevitability. Even a fly can see that. (Or should that be "especially"?)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364322006357208797noreply@blogger.com