David Gelb's The Lazarus Effect

I recently watched The Lazarus Effect, a horror film directed by David Gelb and released in 2015. The film begins with a team of medical researchers performing an experiment on a dead pig; their goal was to revive the pig. While doing so one of the team members, Ava, is convinced that the pig squealed shortly after the experiment was performed on the pig. The team is composed of five individuals, Zoe, frank, Eva, Niko, and Clay. The team works at a University in Berkeley, California. Zoe and Frank are both scientist and became engaged recently. Zoe introduced Eva to the group and she documents and records everything that happens during the study. Niko is in charge of all the computer and technology, and Clay is basically there for emotional …show more content…
Wells: The Island of Dr. Moreau. Much like the film, the Wells’ piece has the controversial and ethical boundaries of science, and mastery over nature idea. It is clear in the film that the dean of students does not agree with the experiment and the idea of bringing the dead back to life. Similarly, in the novel, Prendick disagrees with Dr. Moreau’s works of turning animals into humans. The nature vs. torture argument is relevant in both the film and novel as well. In the film Zoe discussed the idea of bringing the dog back to life with Frank and questioned if the dog wanted to be brought back and if it is the same dog inside as it was before. Similarly, Wells writes about the horrifying experiments the animals are put through by Dr. Moreau in effort to turn them into hum-animals. There is also a love aspect/interest that causes friction and conflict within each plot. Zoe and Frank love interest caused the experiment to be done on Zoe after she had been electrocuted. Prendick and Dr. Moreau’s daughters love interest caused Prendick to be distracted and make him want to agree with Moreau’s experiments because he experimented on something he seem to be in love