SPLICE SCREENPLAY
The pitch was very interesting so I was eager to take a closer look at it. And indeed, I thought the screenplay is extremely well written, characters are appealing and well crafted, we know the leading female character wounds, her background, and we easily understand the reasons behind her « vocation »…The creature itself is fascinating and surprisingly endearing…And the suspense unfolds progressively until the end.
However, and I deplore it, the story itself isn’t that original and has been made a thousand times before, it simply points toward the same primitive human fear (which I also deplore greatly): The fear of progress and advanced science…Once again our heroes are the « rebellious » scientists confronted with their deadly creation, and eventually punished during the last act of the film. It is Frankenstein story made over and over again.(But Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley in 1817) and science needs to progress! (advancements have been so slow lately) And every form of evolution will undoubtedly be positive!
So what about making a science fiction movie showing how advanced science (including cloning) could really improve our life instead of remaking the same « ethical topic » again and again and brainwashing audience with how bad is science!
Anyway, it’s just my opinion…
Want to read the script?
Here's a link to it, found on the internet:
Splice screenplay PDF
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