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Gattacca Movie Analysis
Extra Credit Movie: GATTACCA
Gattacca is a movie released in the year of 1997, produced, directed and written by, Andrew Niccol. Movie in which he, (the writer) describes the story of Vincent Freeman, a man who had cardiovascular problems and a very inferior profile in the view of society. Vincent, had always dreamed of travelling into the outer space, the only way he could make his dreams come true, and travel into the out space, was by entering a space job/corporation known as ‘Gattacca.’ The only perquisite in Gattacca was to have an acceptable and valid identification. Due to this, Vincent decides to fight his fate and purchase the genes of a paralytic athlete in order to enter such a corporation, and there is where all the story begins.
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In this case, I’m developing a false emotional identity, similar to Vicent.
The furthest I would go in order to “fit in” into a social group or a wanted job career is to act hypocrite and lie about my personal thoughts, opinions, or emotions. Something certainly different as to what the main character did in the movie. Vincent, did not act hypocrite with others, he was just using a false identification.
Overall, the movie was about an Individual who in order to obtain his forever dream in visiting the outer space he had to commit a fraud by utilizing a false identification in order to get a certain prestige in the corporation named “GATTACCA” that would help him achieve his dream. Similar to the main character, if I had the necessity to obtain what I want in life, I would most likely act hypocrite in order to obtain what I desire. Something I would say that it should not happen, since at the end of the day you realize that you cannot hide from something when in reality you’re hiding from

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