Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) is a rather obscure take on enhancement. Tetsuo, a typical salary man accidentally kills ‘the metal fetichist’. After this accident the spirit of ‘the metal fetichist’ haunts Tetsuo by growing metal scrap parts on his body. Tetsuo does not choose his ‘enhancements’ and in the still above Tetsuo’s penis transforms into a abnormal drill with which he accidentally kills his girlfriend.
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The penis drill is scary as hell and I like that this film investigates the horror of enhancements out of control. It is not hard to imagine a future where everything can be done to enhance your body, but it is difficult to see every consequent of such enhancements.