Gattaca Film Essay
The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, set in the “not too distant future”, it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world, we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie, cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film, there are 3 main characters that have something to conceal and these characters are Jerome Eugene Morrow, Vincent Freeman and Doctor Lamar. Jerome Eugene Morrow is a very relentless and arrogant person but on the inside he is caring, Vincent Freeman is an ‘invalid’ who dreams of flying to Titan and to achieve his dreams, he has to become a ‘borrowed ladder’ with the help of Eugene, and Doctor Lamar helps Vincent achieve his dreams by concealing Vincent’s secret.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After …show more content…
a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan.
When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come
true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, set in the “not too distant future”, it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world, we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie, cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film, there are 3 main characters that have something to conceal and these characters are Jerome Eugene Morrow, Vincent Freeman and Doctor Lamar. Jerome Eugene Morrow is a very relentless and arrogant person but on the inside he is caring, Vincent Freeman is an ‘invalid’ who dreams of flying to Titan and to achieve his dreams, he has to become a ‘borrowed ladder’ with the help of Eugene, and Doctor Lamar helps Vincent achieve his dreams by concealing Vincent’s secret.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, set in the “not too distant future”, it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world, we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie, cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film, there are 3 main characters that have something to conceal and these characters are Jerome Eugene Morrow, Vincent Freeman and Doctor Lamar. Jerome Eugene Morrow is a very relentless and arrogant person but on the inside he is caring, Vincent Freeman is an ‘invalid’ who dreams of flying to Titan and to achieve his dreams, he has to become a ‘borrowed ladder’ with the help of Eugene, and Doctor Lamar helps Vincent achieve his dreams by concealing Vincent’s secret.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After …show more content…
a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan.
When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come
true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, set in the “not too distant future”, it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world, we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie, cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film, there are 3 main characters that have something to conceal and these characters are Jerome Eugene Morrow, Vincent Freeman and Doctor Lamar. Jerome Eugene Morrow is a very relentless and arrogant person but on the inside he is caring, Vincent Freeman is an ‘invalid’ who dreams of flying to Titan and to achieve his dreams, he has to become a ‘borrowed ladder’ with the help of Eugene, and Doctor Lamar helps Vincent achieve his dreams by concealing Vincent’s secret.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, set in the “not too distant future”, it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world, we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie, cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film, there are 3 main characters that have something to conceal and these characters are Jerome Eugene Morrow, Vincent Freeman and Doctor Lamar. Jerome Eugene Morrow is a very relentless and arrogant person but on the inside he is caring, Vincent Freeman is an ‘invalid’ who dreams of flying to Titan and to achieve his dreams, he has to become a ‘borrowed ladder’ with the help of Eugene, and Doctor Lamar helps Vincent achieve his dreams by concealing Vincent’s secret.
Jerome Eugene Morrow is a valid in Gattaca. He is what is considered as close to perfection that’s possible. After a suicide attempt, it left Eugene a crippled, depressed and an arrogant person. Niccol proves this when he is calling the policeman a “f**cking flatfoot”. He places this personality upon himself because he is too scared to show anyone the real him; sensitive and caring. Throughout the film, we see that he in fact conceals his true personality by helping Vincent. The amount of energy he put into helping Vincent, shows us that on the inside he is actually a caring friend who is willing to sacrifice his life to help others. From this we see that no one is who they seem, and Eugene is even willing to lend his own identity to another person.
Only the ‘valid’ class is told they can truly succeed in the world of ‘Gattaca’, so if an ‘invalid’ tries to succeed, they must put their lives around the concealment of their genetic identity. Niccol places Vincent, an ‘invalid’ whose dreams are achievable only in the ‘valid’ world. In order to enter that world, Vincent becomes a ‘borrowed ladder’ using Eugene Morrow’s identity. The opening scene of the film shows this dramatically, as we see Vincent’s hair and skin painfully removed in an extreme close-up. Vincent does this routine every day and it is courageous. We learn more about this routine in a later, slowly paced sequence that details the processes the system Vincent must go through each day just to reach his goals. Niccol makes us aware that Vincent is not alone in this class of people by showing the label ‘confidentiality guaranteed’ written on the dry cleaning plastic wrap. It is clear that being a borrowed ladder is an all interesting job and for Vincent, a relatively lonely one.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.
Niccol portrays Gattaca as this developed world that has minimised the level of imperfection, where there is no room for invalids and the genetically engineered people. However, as the story develops, we start to see the ‘perfect’ people also have flaws and we see that even in this ‘perfect’ world, lying and cheating still happens. Everyone has something to conceal, and no matter what their status, they are willing to commit fraud acts, whether it is for their benefit or to benefit others. It seems that although people in Gattaca seem perfect and innocent, no one is without flaw, and everyone has a secret.
Doctor Lamar is the main doctor at Gattaca, and although he lies under the radar, he is a crucial part of Vincent’s journey to Titan. When Lamar says “right men don’t hold it with their left”, it suggests to the viewer that he is in fact fully aware of Vincent’s true identity, and that he has most likely known for a while. At the beginning of the film it seems that Lamar is convinced, as is everyone else in Gattaca, that Vincent is a true valid. However, near the end, it becomes obvious he has known the truth all along. Lamar lies and effectively cheats the system by turning a blind eye to Vincent’s true identity and allowing him to continue on his journey. He does this because his son is also an invalid and if Vincent can make it, it could be possible for his son to make it into the “valid” world. Even with this status as a doctor at Gattaca, Lamar is willing to lie and risk his own job in order to let Vincent’s dreams come true.