10 Interesting Movies About Cloning
Cloning was considered as science fiction back in the day and it’s still not entirely understood today by many people. But 10 interesting movies about cloning do manage to bring up the ethical points of such a practice as well as the scientific ideas behind it.
The 6th Day
As one of the lesser-known Arnold Schwarzenegger movies out there this title didn’t stick in the memories of many people. But it’s still an interesting concept no matter how hammy it gets. When Arnold’s character is cloned after a disquieting event he finds his world turned upside down as he tries to figure out who he is and what has been done to him.
Multiplicity
A lot of us would agree that more hands make light work. But when the cloning process comes with the caveat of splitting your personalities into their own beings it becomes, well, difficult to manage. Michael Keaton plays it off well though as he has to tap into several different aspects of his acting ability to make this work.
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
True, cloning isn’t the full point of this movie, but the fact that the Republic looks to the aid of a clone army they knew nothing about is a bit dodgy. Not only that, but anyone who’s watched the entire prequel trilogy knows how things end up by the time the credits roll on the third movie.
Moon
It’s brutal to think that any company would go to the length of not only cloning their employee, but would keep giving him hope that he might go home when his contract was up. When Sam Rockwell’s character discovers the ruse it still takes him a while to catch on. By the time he does, the hopelessness of the movie will likely set in before the credits roll.
Alien: Resurrection
It was the only way to bring Ripley back, but it was flawed in a number of ways since the cloning process didn’t work that well. Some fans might disagree, but this was without a doubt the worst entry in the Alien franchise.
Gemini Man
Seeing Will Smith as an assassin isn’t unbelievable, neither is seeing his clone be just as good as he is. Instead, the film just feels kind of empty, with a hint of ethics thrown in to make it work.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
It’s fair to say that after a while, fans were getting tired of this franchise. The box office numbers might say otherwise, but the cloning process in this franchise managed to get out of hand very quickly. Not only that, it became insanely confusing.
Oblivion
As if it’s not bad enough that an invading alien force dried up the oceans and sent human beings running for seclusion, they also created clones that had very menial tasks to complete each day. By the end, when the scope of the cloning process is revealed, it’s fair to say that it’s still a big surprise, and that the aliens are kind of petty for their stockpiling efforts.
The Island
As though cloning didn’t have enough ethical issues to deal with, creating clones for organ harvesting is an even bigger problem. Not only that, but the clones kept in seclusion are told that the outside world can’t sustain human life, and are kept safely tucked away until they’re needed. Now that’s dark.
Replicant
Cloning has been taken in a lot of different directions, but cloning a murderer to track him down is kind of interesting. This was well past Jean Claude Van Damme’s heyday, but it was still an intriguing movie. But, as expected, the acting wasn’t that great.
