GATTACA Viewing Questions – Answer Key 01. What deception is Vincent (main character) trying to hard to maintain? He is trying to be Jerome‚ who has an elite genetic identity. This identity gives Vincent the credentials to work at GATTACA. 02. Describe four ways that Vincent maintains his genetic identity. a. He uses Jerome’s blood‚ urine‚ and hair. b. He uses plastic surgery to change his face; cuts and lengthens his legs. c. He scrubs off all loose
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Production Techniques from Gattaca and Their Importance In the movie "Gattaca"‚ the director uses lots of production techniques to prove his point and ideas about a futuristic world where they "have discrimination down to a science". In the movie are used lots of color filters. The most important images are shot through a range of yellow‚ green and blue filters as if the camera were filtering out any imperfections. Gattaca has a special yellowish-orange glow that makes it look cold and unnatural
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THE FINAL SCENE _Personal Response_ The final scene of GATTACA had an unexpected twist that triggered mixed emotions of confusion‚ sorrow and happiness. The irony of Vincent finally fulfilling his life’s mission and Jerome no longer having one was heart wrenching‚ after all that they went through together to defy the odds and expectations of perfection set by Society. However‚ it was Jerome’s choice to end his life having finally come to peace with his inner turmoils which was evident when he was
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Lord of the flies written by William Golding and Gattaca produced by Andrew Niccols‚ 1997 are both speculative fictions as they forewarn humanity by creating a reduced but parallel reality to our own society in a way that highlights humanity’s problems‚ creating a microcosm of society. In each text the theme of Utopias/dystopias are used to display to mankind how what seems to be a prefect world is really the opposite. Discrimination is also highly evident in both texts as well as identity which
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In the film Gattaca‚ the well-off people were superior to others due to genetic enhancement and the main character of the film was subpar to most since he was a “Godchild” which means he had no genetic motification. Throughout this film‚ he made it clear that he would achieve his dreams‚ despite his genetic weaknesses. Altogether‚ being human is about pursuing our dreams and to not let our genders or what others
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The film Gattaca and George Orwell’s novel 1984 book share dystopian aspects. Both Gattaca and 1984 use propaganda to control the citizens in the society information modification and only certain information’s been provided also persuades the population to agree with the higher-ups. Citizens in Gattaca and 1984 live in a dehumanized state. In both Gattaca and 1984 propaganda is used to control citizens of society. In Gattaca DNA modification in babies is the norm. Some children in Gattaca are born
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authors who have expressed concerns of the use of technology in the future. Ray Bradbury displays his contextual concerns about the destructive capabilities of technology in his book Fahrenheit 451‚ and Andrew Niccol in his film (based on his book) Gattaca. Both texts emphasise the potential destructive elements of technology on society by raising ethical questions and enforcing a strict technological control on society. Utopia is a term used to describe a state or condition that is ideally perfect
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Romulus‚ My Father‚ highlights the centrality of values in connecting through the contrasting experiences of Raimond and Romulus where Romulus’ failure to belong is based on his refusal to acculturate. In contrast‚ Andrew Niccol’s dystopian film‚ Gattaca‚ shows that an individual’s refusal to accept that his values are irreconcilable to society ultimately results in the expansion of both the definitions of belonging and connections being forged. Both texts‚ despite differing contexts‚ are united in
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‘GATTACA’ Film Summary Vincent is destined to be a second class citizen‚ conceived naturally‚ rather than in a laboratory. He is born into a world which discriminates against genetics‚ rather than religion‚ race or gender. In order to gain access into the Gattaca Corporation and reach his dream of going to Titan he takes on the identity of Jerome Morrow‚ a person with ideal genes but crippled from an accident. He uses Jerome’s hair‚ blood‚ urine and skin to pass all tests and is set to reach
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People define who they are by having the ability to be who they want to be. Jerome‚ from Andrew Niccol’s Film‚ Gattaca‚ was never given the legal opportunity to be who he wanted to be. From birth he was told he had no potential‚ no chance at a stunning life. When his perfect younger brother‚ Vincent‚ was born it made it all the more harder for Jerome to cope with his faults. Jerome was tired of always being told he would never achieve his dream of going into space‚ so he took matters into his own
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