Mariñas, Anna Beatrice F. STS May 16, 2014
2011-78869 Inception Prof Juned Sonido
Many
have shared good word about this movie on dreams and I was intrigued, but
intrigue was not enough motivation for me to watch the movie on my own. At first, Inception was just another movie
occupying space in my hard drive, but upon watching it for class, the intricacy
of the plot gradually earn the movie more respect from me. This science-fiction
movie combines scientific fact and fiction and binds them together with
cinematography and art flawlessly. Aside from providing entertainment, it seeks
to understand an interesting branch of science that studies dreaming, the
conscious and the unconscious and how it affects us daily.
It personally implies that 21st century
science seeks to explore uncharted waters of the vast ocean of science. The
first “Age of Exploration” brought about the emergence of colonies and
imperialism, this second “Age of Exploration” aims to explore a world that
transcends physical boundaries and map out pathways of new studies. This produces
possibilities that will project into permanent stepping stones of science. The
idea of extractors, limbo, totem, the kick, inception and etcetera tinkers with
concepts that are strange, but more so, not impossible
I see this new working theory as a great aid to
medical professionals seeking to understand problems of the troubled. Teachers
would be able to critically analyze a child’s behavior and therefore construct
more appropriate lesson plans; lawyers would get a glimpse of the defendant’s
side of the truth and likewise be able to weigh decisions more fairly. On the
other side of the coin, although these ideas may be useful, inception also presents
issues regarding invasion of privacy, hypnotizing, tampering with one’s
consent, copyright ownership, slavery, and possibly even terrorism. Likened to
Mal and Cobb’s relationship, entering someone’s subconscious may destroy
relationships.
Science is not omnipotent; it may disrupt the
natural occurrence of sleeping and the dreaming schedule, also, blurring the
boundary between reality and fantasy which then tampers with the life of the
subject or the dreamer. I do wonder whether inception, fiction as it may be, is
feasible for animals. In psychology, the sleep theory suggest that animals
sleep in certain patterns to avoid predators, but what it the predators are no
long in the field, but in your mind? Can this be addicting, produce
hallucinations and dependence?
Science
is speeding on the highway through each scientific and technological discovery.
It only amazes us at how we use the information we have to propel ourselves
forward. But we must utilize scientific information and technology in
accordance with the boundaries of acceptable moral social practices. This I
think sets the greatest debate in the field of science. We are excited at the
thought of new and noble ideas that we fail to consider human rights and
limitations. In this day and age where we are challenged to balance human and
machine, I hope we scrutinize between the two intelligently.
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