Human insecurities and prejudices are projected on it. Instead, she is used as a canvas that reflects whatever Dren is not treated either as anĮxperiment – objectively following a transparent procedure – or as a fellow sentientīeing, empathically. Parents), they react affectionately when their “pet” mimics them and acts inįamiliar ways, but are not so pleased when it defies their expectations andĪcts unpredictably. Half way between a pet and a child, and like many pet owners (as well as many The living conditions resemble a nuclear family The repercussions of their transgression, Elsa and Clive hide Dren in Elsa’s family farm, and the central part of theįilm unfolds around the emotional reactions that Dren’sīehavior triggers in the couple.
Letter blocks, imitating the print on Elsa’s T-shirt. Recognize alphabet letters by association: in fact, the name she is given, Dren, is an anagram of “nerd,” a word she spells with Through drawing, but she does not master language. Seems to have inherited top quality genes from her diverse ancestors,Įxhibiting intelligence and capacity to learn. ThisĬreature not only grows very rapidly, suggesting a short life span, but also Of human, animal, insect, fish, and bird genes (played by Abigail Chu as aĪs an adult – both performances enhanced by computer generated graphics). Surprisingly successful and produces a live creature, a female hybrid, composed Protocol and add some human DNA into their gene-mix. Their ambitious attempts to create a new animal hybrid gene, they break The financial interests that such research carries for large pharmaceuticalĪre geneticists, researching new ways of using cell and DNA technology toĭevelop medical treatments for diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.īesides being research collaborators they are also a married couple, allowingįor themes of sexuality and procreation to be crafted into the narrative. Many ways a family drama, cast against the background of genetic research and Warning that this review contains “spoilers”). Implications of seeing the elements of life as commodities? These are someĪnd well-crafted film concerned with artificially produced hybrid life (a Us, or how it resembles us? To what extent is our desire to learn howīiological life works motivated by personal or social factors? What are the With a totally different being, would we try to understand how it differs from A peer-reviewed electronic journal published by the Institute for Ethics and
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