``The Fly'' This is how Cronenberg's terrifying and sad masterpiece was born!

"The Fly" synopsis

Seth Brundle is a genius scientist who accomplished the great invention of a matter transfer device. However, a fly sneaks into the human experiment using his own body! During the reconstruction, it was discovered that Seth and the fly had fused at the genetic level. After that day, a miraculous transformation occurs in his body. Eventually, he turns into an abominable fly-man and appears in front of his lover!

Index

• ``The Fly'' that propelled Cronenberg to the majors
• “Top Gun” was also a candidate!? Struggling after entering Hollywood
• Cronenberg continued to spread his wings even in the foreign land of Hollywood.
• A happy fusion of artistry and entertainment

``The Fly'' that propelled Cronenberg to the majors

In 2020, six years have passed since Canadian genius David Cronenberg stopped producing new works. 2014's `` Map to the Stars '' was praised at the Cannes Film Festival and was a work that once again showed off his talent, so I don't think I'm the only fan who feels this ``absence'' for a long time.

Cronenberg is now an internationally acclaimed film director. At the beginning of his career, he was thought to be a talented photographer who shot eccentric horror films, but his works such as `` Seaverse '' (1975), `` Rabid '' (1977), and `` Scanners '' (1981) definitely captured the hearts of horror fans with their unique worldviews. was holding. If I had to choose a work that marked a major turning point in his career, it would have to be ``The Fly'' (1986), which made his name widely known around the world.

This Hollywood-funded sci-fi horror film, which followed ``The Dead Zone'' in 1983, was the highest-grossing Cronenberg film at the global box office, catapulting him from his cult status to the status of a major genius. Ta.

“The Fly” preview

Scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), who is developing a revolutionary teleportation device called "Telepod" that breaks down and reconstructs matter at the molecular level, meets Veronica (Geena Davis), a female reporter for a science magazine. , become lovers. Meanwhile, after much trial and error, the pod was successfully developed in animal experiments. Seth tries to transport himself again, but when a fly sneaks into the pod, his transferred body fuses with the fly and begins to mutate. Veronica tries to save him, but...

Cronenberg's characteristically sticky depiction of shock is still present, and it's a great horror film to watch. However, the love story that traces the tragic love between Seth and Veronica is well established, giving it a weight that goes beyond being just a genre film. How did Cronenberg, a man obsessed with his own vision in a business-oriented Hollywood, create this film?

“Top Gun” was also a candidate!? Struggling after entering Hollywood