Brilliant snapshot of emotions and genetics
9/10
Gattaca explores a world where designer genetically modified babies spurn the next wave of human life eventually turning into the brilliant people of a new generation. Ethan Hawke's character, Vincent Freeman, wasn't as ‘lucky' however, and in the 1990's was born as a then normal baby out of love by his parents. His brother on the other hand was given a genetic head start in life and seemed superior to Vincent in almost every way. Freeman's dreams of becoming a pilot in space and exploring planets are in tatters however, as who wants to take on somebody that has human imperfections. Not letting this change his ambitions, Freeman takes on the seemingly impossible task of becoming somebody else in order to make his ambitions a reality. However, the changing world of Gattaca ensures that everybody is on record and that Freeman has to not only be somebody else in appearance but also must fake blood samples and urine samples as well as keep himself groomed to a state of paranoia so that no evidence of the real him can be found. Gattaca is excellent in almost every way exploring human instincts and emotions, whilst also highlighting principles and ambitions and the struggle to fit into a perfect society. The film is even more poignant in the now, as the issues of genetically modified babies are prevalent. Hawke's performance is also brilliant and Jude Law portraying a crippled man who could have had it all is also fine. Uma Thurman gives an accomplished performance as Irene Cassini, a worker who sort of suspects something is out of order, but who goes along with her instincts of not saying anything anyway. Gattaca is a triumph and most scenes provoke deep thought. Some of the more emotional scenes are between the brothers, as the battle of pride takes them on the edge quite often especially as they play chicken with each other on the dangerous waves of the sea to prove what is better – natural humans or modified beings. . milad9169 watch One Hour Photo movie
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I have not seen this movie sooo i will see it .
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This movie is an excellent example of genetic engineering pushing the boundaries of science. The idea seemed a far fetch in the 1990s but each day we get closer to that day..
An almost perfect science-fiction movie, except it's not fiction
Gattaca is one of the best science-fiction movie I ever saw. It is almost
perfect in the form. The photography is extremely good. Buildings and global social organisation are just weird enough to feel different but not THAT different. The music is excellent, as usual from Michael Nyman. And the actors are ... Well, Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law. Do we need to comment on that? Let's now turn to the plot: It is original, interesting, full of suspense and scary. And here is the first scary bit: It is not science-fiction at all. We can already genotype people. I can do it. It just take a little bit more time and material than in the movie. But basically we're there. And the second scary bit is: This is not a movie about discriminating people based on disabilities, as it was often told. It is a movie about discriminating people based on the possibility that they could maybe get disabled in the future! Does it ring a bell to people interacting with insurance companies?. |
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