BloodChild Questions

1. I thought "BloodChild" was an incredible practice on morals questions of selfishness. How far you are willing to go for yourself and who are you willing to throw under the tire for it. With the value centered at the eggs for extra life and other worths, it creates a real want and the temptation of them effects every family member involved. I also really loved the alien species the main family came in contact with, they were both suspiciously warm but backed it up that it was all an experiment making them low-key evil. It's also interesting how the entire family see's them as a privilege, almost haunting and can be a metaphor for those who get government benefits over others. Overall, incredibly well written and thought provoking, what science fiction should be.

2. A connection I made with the story was a personal one. My father is an ad salesman for a local newspaper and every week or so we'd have someone over who owned a restaurant in town or who owned a business and it was always an event. Used to get dressed up, clean the house, learned a ton of manners and knew how to talk to professionals. The idea of these strange beings coming to your house to benefit you with some sort of profit is surprisingly relatable to me. To other science fiction works, this is obscure but the now defunct "Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter" ride at Disney world. The plot focuses around a colony of aliens wanting to bring technological advancements to Earth in a big showcase but that really ends up as an experiment to see what happens when a deadly alien comes in contact with humans. The deceit and temptation of new things for the benefit of us leading to becoming greedy is established very well in both.

3. As a film major I think this would be a very enticing sci-fi horror film with a psychological focus. Almost in the vein of "Donnie Darko" where your morals and ideals are questioned through these eggs and the power of choice. With a really great alien design and some "Silent Runnings" like imagery of a perfect household this could really get the mind racing. I think it could use silence to it's advantage, having long drawn out scenes to let the viewers mind breathe and contemplate the question the character is going through. I think the story itself is perfect but may need a bit more scenes, perhaps more interaction with the aliens and a bigger emphasis on the past. It could easily be pushed for a 90 minute run time with the right screenplay, an adaptation could be very worthwhile with how boring modern sci-fi can be modernly.