anchor: In the new genetic thrillers, it's the scientist who makes a last-ditch stand against an irresponsible society--reflecting a role for scientists as the defenders of ethical principles that were born at the Nazi doctor trials at Nuremberg and endured through the Cold War.
positive: Scientists now take the heroic roles in movies, standing up against a society that has become irresponsible.
negative: The lessons of post WWII Nuremberg trials and the Cold War have been forgotten by modern film's scientists.