Every year of high school at some point I was forced to watch this movie in some kind of science class and it is my favorite movie of this type of genre. For some reason I had a hard time articulating why I love this movie in class so I will try to explain it here. I think for me, the love that I have for this movie is mostly about the execution of it. Not necessarily the issues that it tackles. I mean I love the story line, the idea that the underdog who is living in this society in which there are genetically perfect people and he isn’t and that in the end, he is the one that ends up on top. I love the thrill of this movie. It’s got a kind of that “who dunnit” aspect to it and that suspense factor as well because one wonders if Vincent is going to get caught or if he will be able to reach his dream when all of the odds seem to be against him. I think that is what I love about this movie. In reaction to the reason why we were asked to watch it for this class, I agree with most people that this is a horrible future because we will have found a different kind of way to discriminate against people and I agree that that is not right. However in listening to what people had to say about this movie in class I also agree that a parent might choose to do this for their child because they want the best for it. Nobody wants their child to suffer or be hurt and I guess the parents of the genetically engineered people in Gattaca were originally thinking along those lines and in that case I would say that it’s ok. I also liked that having people who are genetically engineered is a choice, the Utopian ideal isn’t forced on the whole of society by someone who is in charge (if that makes sense) and I know that in Brave new world the utopian ideal wasn’t forced on that society either, I just wanted to point that out that it wasn’t forced in this society either. I really love Gattaca and it has that message in there that basically says that you can do anything you set your mind to. Just because someone tells you that you can’t don’t always mean that you can’t. If it’s something that you really want, and you’re willing to fight for it, don’t let anyone stop you, go for it!
Wow, you must have had cool science teachers if you watched this every year in class!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same think Dr. MB, what school did you go to?! On a serious note, I agree that this movie has a really great message. Aside form the utopian theme, this movie showed that if you truly believe in yourself and dedicate yourself to fulfilling you dreams, than it can be done. Even though the reality was that it was not really Vincent that was going to space, it was Jerome.
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