2009年12月4日金曜日

Films related to Bioethics or "Visions of the Future" Issues

I just started up a content-based unit on bioethics (especially cloning, but not limited to that) and hope to introduce (or possibly show) some good films to my students. In January, we will move onto a until called Visions of the Future that deals with issues of progress and human development. So, here are some ideas:

Bioethics:
Some are taken from the summary of this book, Bioethics in the Movies.

My Sister's Keeper (2009, one sibling used to keep the other alive, rights to one's own body)

The Island (clones used for medical purposes)

Blade Runner (clones, engineered humans)

Gattaca (genetically engineered humans)

Million Dollar Baby (euthanasia)

The Sea Inside (euthanasia- never seen this yet)

Dirty Pretty Things (illegal sale of organs, never seen this one yet)

Dead Man Walking (death penalty)

Sicko (health insurance issues)

Supersize Me (fast food industry)

The Brave New World (1980, freely downloadable, cloning)

The Boys from Brazil (1978, cloning)


Visions of the Future:

Minority Report (Orwellian government)

Surrogates (2008, Humans use mentally remote controlled androids to their work outside of the house)

Brazil (Recommended here. Even more Orwellian? But I haven't seen this yet)

An Inconvenient Truth (Global Warming)

Other ideas? Please let me know by leaving a comment!

More links for movies:

Top 10 Bioethics Movies: http://www.wellsphere.com/bioethics-article/the-top-10-medical-bioethical-movies-you-ve-probably-never-seen/521400

Ethics Movies: http://faculty.deanza.edu/burkelarry/stories/storyReader$163

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