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To start off with, The Fly is 4-in-1; Horror, sci-fi, tragic-romance and a film with a message. Let's start with the first shall we?
Horror: To the modern audience he is known for crime-thrillers but to fans he is best known for the 80's body-horrors which had originally propelled him to stardom. The Fly is his best effort to date. Chris Walas's ground-breaking imagining of what would happen should a fly get fusioned with a man is classic. I mean, this is body-horror to the max and the ending 10 minutes are one of the sickest moments I've ever seen.
Sci-fi: The 80's was cluttered with sci-fi movies and this one was just another dust particle. But, unlike most others, this one was more effective and, simply put, better detailed (one of director Cronenberg's best things)
Tragic-romance: Veronica has a history with Stathis, the most unlikable character you'll ever see and has now fallen in love with Seth Brundle, the main guy. But the latter is turning into a giant fly and he wants to start a family with her and even though she refuses his advances, still cannot let go of him fully and the ending scene is the most saddest out of all.
A message: The film has now widely accepted as a metaphor for the AIDS Epidemic. It also explores on the fears of growing old and dying. The one thing that we cannot stop but most of us fear. I also saw it as quite symbolic (check out the shape Veronica's stocking resembles when it gets teleported... should be around 8:23 minutes into the film depending on your version)...
All in all, not only is this the greatest film by Cronenberg but also Jeff Goldblum's greatest performance to date yet. It was an excellent performance and him not being nominated is another example of the Academy's ignorance. I mean, very few adults have handled such a nerdy character and this is one of them. The supporting were fine too but this one stole the show. every. damn. second. The Fly is also notorious for making me a-sort of a insect-fearing person. I mean, I've never *this* jumpy before watching the film but, after watching that hideous 10-foot fly, I've become a little more cautionary and fearful of insects, more particulary flies and whenever I watch the film I always skip the last part... one time was more than enough, thank you!
So what you waiting for? Go ahead watch this film!
8.80/10
