Analyzing The Movie 'Gattaca'

Gattaca, a Classic example of Nature vs Nurture, but in this example a miracle happened where Nurture won, because in the reality of case studies, Nature often being the side that wins. Gattaca was a great Sci-Fi Thriller movie at it’s era. It tells us about how dream of life that comes with a trial, that You must test and polish yourself in order to face the great challenges of life. Transcend the realm of life and death, and then you will be able to make your way calmly and safely through any crisis that confronts you (Ueshiba, 1992).

In a society where genetic superiority and engineering to create the ‘perfect’ person is a priority over all else, it would be a normal assumption that society would be a better place and people would be much happier, but in Gattaca it is quite the opposite. From the beginning of the film we see haunting images of the uniformity and soulless behaviour of the Gattaca employees. All people regardless of race, gender, class or age should have an equal opportunity to strive to their full potential if desired, but the society of Gattaca represses the potential of many capable people simply because they are

In the opening scene of the film ‘Gattaca’, camera work and the power of setting engrosses the audience and institutes conflicts. Close ups and wide shots are most frequent for camera work while colours and organisation represent setting.

It comes back as Jerome’s genes, and the geneticist says to Irene “Very Nice” (Niccol 46). The geneticist thinks that Irene is getting the hair tested to see how good of a mate Vincent would be. This encounter shows the viewer that in Gattaca many of the citizens find their mate based on the other’s gene

The science fiction cinematic piece Gattaca by Andrew Niccol was released in 1997. It addresses the moral and ethical concepts regarding genetic engineering and the social order strives in the pursuit of biological perfection. The idea of perfection and genetic engineering is portrayed with a dystopian world were genetic discrimination is the foundation for society that takes place in “the not so distant future”. To address these ideas Niccol, uses archetypal characters such as Vincent as the underdog and Eugene as the supporting character to convey the psychological challenges and boundaries that have an effect on how the characters live their lives and interact within the world they live in. The films idea of genetic engineering causes the viewer to consider the ethicality of such technology and how its superiority can result in a world were individuals are bound by social restrictions and discrimination due to the presence of a scientifically engineered race of human beings.

By opening the movie Gattaca with quotations from Willard Gaylin and Ecclesiastes, director Andrew Niccol invites us to ponder the tension between science and religion with regard to the ethics of genetic engineering. This tension is further sustained through the complex relationship of the main protagonists Vincent and Eugene, who must ultimately conquer their own physical limitations in order to find ``God''.

“Gattaca” is a movie about a man named Vincent who is born into a “new” society that uses genetics as the make-up for what social class you are given and will remain in, no matter what you do. Vincent is a “godchild”. He is born the “natural way”, without any genetic altering and his future is set for him as soon as he is conceived. His place in society is at the bottom of the social class and with all his “birth defects”, he seems to be placed even lower. He has poor eyesight and heart problems among many other things and is only given a life expectancy of around thirty years of age. He is denied the basics of life such as medical care and education. When his brother, Aton, is born through genetic

Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol, is set in a future where science, and not religion, has taken over society. A new form of discrimination has arisen, called genoism, discrimination according to one’s genetic purity. The story follows a man named Vincent Freeman who was born as a god child this means he was genetically inferior to people born with the aid of technology. Vincent faces extreme genetic discrimination and prejudice, making it harder for his life long dream of being an astronaut. But we soon find that with courage and determination Vincent can rise up and live his dream despite being

In the film Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol the power of the human spirit is exemplified as the prominent theme, presented through the characterisation of Vincent Freeman, the protagonist of the film. Vincent is a young man living in a world which discriminates against one’s genes, and unfortunately for Vincent he possesses “Inferior Genes”. Through the verbal techniques of dialogue and narration and the visual features of camera angles and lighting Vincent’s inferiority is exposed. Through some of these same techniques as well as the technique of

The novel, Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro and the film, Gattaca, directed by Andrew Niccols both explore through structural techniques how society’s expectations and fate can either limit or drive a person’s desire to succeed and the unfairness of discrimination. Although the protagonists in both texts face discrimination due to scientific advances in genetic engineering technology, the way that the characters are shown to cope with prejudice are vastly different. Both texts employ the positioning of the reader to evoke sympathy, in addition to using narrative structure and plot development to demonstrate how the influence of society can either impede or stimulate a person’s dream. While Ishiguro proposes that the expectations of society

A theme in gattaca is genetic discrimination. In the aspetic society Vincent lives in ,ones life is genetically restrained even before the individual is born so that each person gets the “best possible start”. The sterile environment metaphorically captures a harsh authoritarian ambience favouring genetic perfection above anything else. It is a society that overpowers human desire and human relattionships. This becomes apparent through the mechanical robotic characters that live in Gattaca. Traits such as personality, beliefs, values and morals are useless. Identity in gattaca is seen in solely defined by ones individual status as a valid or in-valid. Other then this nothing else is relevent.The starting scenes in the film sets an atmosphere of controlled physical excellence. Vincent is shown shaving and exfoliating his skin.Vincent gathers a stray hair d from his keyboard and the space director ackknowledges his admirable cleaning habits, To which Vincent believes is “next to godliness”. There are extreme close-ups of human matter including blood, skin, hair , urine and fingernails. Extreme closeups are

When the mission director of Gattaca was murdered, detective Hugo discovered an eyelash of Vincent. But they did not know the person called Jerome that was working here was actually Vincent. This invalid person was their most obvious suspect. Vincent's identity was now in danger of being discovered.

This was eventually proven wrong when the movie suggested that it is possible for an individual to overcome his or her genetic flaws. Galton believed that regulating procreation would produce an overall better human race. GATTACA focus on the concerns of reproductive technologies, which promotes Galton’s eugenics. Overall, I felt that GATTACA tries to warn us of the many issues that will arise if our society believes that genes are the only essential part of human beings, like Francis Galton

Gattaca brought about some interesting points on human evolution and human ingenuity. We live in a world where babies are left to chance and genetic metaling is frowned upon, but in Gattaca that idea is flipped. Society judges those who are left to God as inferior. How can one be judged for the decision of their parents? Science is moving into uncharted territory, where we might be able to create “super humans” as depicted in the movie. Gattaca revealed both the pros and cons of genetic engineering in science.

Gattaca has a way of to impose a perfect image so easily due to the fact that they can decide a person’s entire future while they are still embryos. Parents used genetic manipulation to build their image of a perfect child, leaving nothing to be defected. This process is what stops evolution, leaving no room for humans to evolve into better things, leaving no empathy in humans, no emotions, no flaws. Different hair, skin or eye colour would be the only thing that would differentiate in humans, leaving the world to be nothing but emotionless and