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    Gattaca "They don’t care where you were born‚ just how" The film Gattaca‚ by Andrew Niccol presents a story centered on the future prospects of genetic engineering and its controversial affects on human society. The film depicts a future‚ in which wealthy families can create perfected children‚ a factor that has divided Gattaca’s society into different classes based on genetic traits. Andrew Niccol‚ who wrote and directed Gattaca‚ was aiming to break in to the movie world. It follows the life

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    revolving around science and technology‚ usually conveying the dystopian alternative future context‚ the pessimistic resultant of society. Ray Bradbury ’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and Andrew Niccols Gattaca (1997) both explore the values and concerns of human existence. Despite the difference in context‚ Gattaca and Fahrenheit 451 both extrapolate the relationship between man and machine in a metaphorical sense. Both pose similar dystopian concepts of a machine like world. Through the use of juxtapoism

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    In the movie GATTACA‚ the audience is shown a new‚ futuristic world‚ in which the genetics of any offspring can be changed and altered to create a genetically perfect child‚ known as a "valid". In this new society‚ having an embryo genetically altered‚ and then inserted into the uterus of the mother‚ much like IVF‚ is seen as the "normal" way to conceive‚ and the previously normal‚ now atypical "faith birth" wherein intercourse is the cause of conception‚ is frowned upon‚ as it produces genetically

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    changed dramatically over time. In the movie Gattaca to be able to get a specific job you have to be genetically engineered. Imagine growing up with super high expectations and you were never perfect. Even if you try the best you could you may never get into the career you want. What would be the point of living be‚ but this could also help doctors to know and cure various diseases. Imagine growing up with super high expectations. In the movie ‘Gattaca’ a young man was professional swimmer he was

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    To start‚ nearly everyone in the film Gattaca has been genetically engineered from birth. The main character‚ Vincent‚ is one of the few people that was born without the enhancement which means he has defects such as bad eyesight and a heart condition. He had always wanted to go into space‚ but because of his lack of genetic engineering‚ he isn’t considered suitable for the job. As a way to make his dream possible‚ Vincent takes on a new identity that belonged to an athlete who had become crippled

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    Alexis H. Senior English 4 25 April 2012 Are We the “Brave New World”? Gattaca‚ a movie released in 1997‚ is about potential children being selected through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to ensure they carry the best hereditary traits of their parents. A genetic registry database uses biometrics to instantly identify and classify those created as "valids" while those that carry traditional means are known as "in-valids". This movie easily corresponds with the use of science and technology

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    ‘Consider God’s handiwork. Who can straighten what he hath made crooked’ -Ecclesiastes 1:14-15 Imagine being able to control the characteristics of your children‚ free from any genetic mutations and diseases. Imagine choosing their eye colour‚ hair colour‚ IQ‚ traits‚ sex. Through the discovery of new methods and the upgrades in technology in today’s world‚ scientists can choose different features and adjust them to the wants of parents and many people now believe that genetically engineering

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    In the ‘not-to-distant future’‚ the world of Gattaca is where genetic engineering has become the normal approach to procreation. Gattaca’s society involves a culture of self-advancement through genetic determinisms‚ a caste system of valid and in-valids and social discrimination based on ‘genoism’. This sterile and cold society of elitist collaborations like Gattaca promotes competition‚ isolation and discrimination. This is something that is dangerous to individuals and relationships and shows an

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    writer delivers a message to the audience‚ educating them about the current contextual concerns and the possibility of the dystopias that are developed as a result. This is demonstrated in the novel Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury and the film Gattaca‚ directed by Andrew Niccol. Both of these composers illustrate their fears for the fate of their society through the structural and language features of their texts. Ray Bradbury explores the value of using knowledge and independent thinking rather

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    Set in the not-to-distant future‚ the film "Gattaca" gives us a chilling yet eye opening glimpse of life bound by DNA. Children are perfected by genetic manipulation before birth and then born into a prejudiced society where DNA determines your social standing. The director‚ Andrew Niccol successfully expresses a bold warning about tampering with nature through his epic cinematography. The film Gattaca offers a warning about ’tampering with nature’; it portrays the prejudices of life ruled by genetics

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