The pair embark on a journey that pushes the limits of both science and humanity.
Altogether, the pair end up creating a dynamic thats disturbingly real.
Then theres Celie, the grieving mother whose connection to her daughters memory is anything but logical.
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“Now, you’re in the sunken place.”
However, it does make viewersconsider some pretty uncomfortable questionsrelated to medical ethics as a whole.
For instance, is groundbreaking progress worth sacrificing a conscience?
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Or, can empathy coexist harmoniously with ambition?
The entirety of the film has Rose continually pushing the boundaries of science while Celie wrestles with hermoral compass.
In that sense,Birth/Rebirthstands out from the crowd.
Take the moment when Rose drains the bodily fluids from a corpse as part of her reanimation process.
Its portrayed so clinically and borderline mundane, however, its unsettling in the same breath.
Its the slow, methodical dissection of ethics and science that sets it apart.
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