outcomes of contemporary issues in society. Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca reveals the possibilities of future technological development and the effect of genetic modification on society. J.G Billard’s Billenium puts forward the possible threat of overpopulation and the issues linked to it. Francis Lawrence’s I am Legend portrays the potential possibility of a virus outbreak resulting from a mutation of a successful cancer cure. The film Gattaca explores the impact that future technological advancements
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Gattaca challenges the wisdom allowing genetic potential determined from birth to decide the future of an individual? Genetic potential. What does this phrase mean to our society? Simply an aspect of the future to most‚ a mere scientific term that means nothing to some‚ or it could be a devastating reality for others. The film Gataca poses this question and seeks to find the truth behind genetic potential and how it is used to determining the future of an individual. Through the character of Vincent
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Imagine a society in which your social status is based upon your DNA. A world where everyone knew everything about you. This description matches the plot of the aerospace thriller “Gattaca”. In the movie‚ genetic testing is common practice; DNA prejudice becomes widespread. Although this sounds far-fetched‚ this sort of DNA testing has been rapidly developing over the past decade. Personal Genomics is concerned with the mapping of an individual’s genes. When the Human Genome Project was completed
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In this scene from the movie Gattaca‚ Marie and her husband Antonio are wanting to have a second child. The couple underwent in vitro fertilization‚ and four healthiest embryos were selected as candidates by the doctor. Once Marie and Antonio stated they wanted a boy‚ doctor gave further information regarding embryo’s genetic predispositions for specific disorders. Having chosen the healthiest embryo‚ the future child had very slim chances of developing any serious condition. Thus‚ the scientific
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In the 1997 movie‚ Gattaca‚ Vincent Freeman is an invalid born into a valid world. This means his parents decided not to pick and choose the ideal genes in the process of conceiving him‚ causing Vincent to be born with heart problems‚ asthma‚ and myopia. He then makes the decision to become Jerome Eugene Morrow and pass himself off as valid in order to achieve his dream of traveling into space. In the movie‚ there is a clear divide between the valids and invalids‚ revealing many connections to sociology
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Social Barriers: The society of Gattaca separates its citizens into categories based on their genetic makeup‚ thus segregating its citizens into distinct categories. The most prominent social barrier evident in Gattaca is the one isolating the natural born from the genetically modified. Vincent‚ being a “God-child”‚ was regarded by society as a second class citizen for his genetic inferiority. Vincent experiences rejection at a very young age. Due to his heart condition he was deemed too great
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It cannot be taken for granted that all human beings are born with the physical traits that would fuel them smoothly to their destinies. However‚ as the film Gattaca reveals‚ success is “by no means guaranteed” to only perfect beings‚ just as it is not completely unreachable by weak beings. Niccol reveals that through fortitude and commitment‚ even a weak individual can take hold of his or her dreams and create unexpected twists in the society. He also shows how one’s determination‚ the ability to
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Expository Essay – Gattaca Parents should/ shouldn’t be allowed to choose the genetic make-up of their children‚ regardless of whether they want to eliminate genetic disorders or give them desirable characteristics. Parents shouldn’t be allowed to choose the genetic make-up of their children‚ regardless of whether they want to eliminate genetic disorders of give them desirable characteristics. Parents should not be allowed to genetically engineer their children because who would want to live
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belong and by society as a whole. However‚ these perceptions can be altered by physical and/or emotional barriers placed upon the individual. Through a comprehensive study of the poetic works of Emily Dickinson‚ the novel Candide by Voltaire and Gattaca‚ a film directed by Andrew Niccol‚ I have come to learn that an individual can belong or not belong as a result of various different factors. Such as belong through interests and the forging of relationships through
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A passionate‚ self-willed and persistent character yet an in-valid. Vincent Freeman‚ a character in Andrew Niccols film “Gattaca” achieves more‚ whilst being imperfect whereas the perfect not so much. Gattaca focuses on the perfection and the high expectations but not so many achieve as much as Vincent does. In the film‚ Anton Freeman‚ his younger brother has several rounds with him in the game ‘Chicken’ and Anton would win all the time‚ a sudden change occurs where Vincent comes out on top. Throughout
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