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    Genetics is an intellectual interest of mine. I was first attracted to genetics by a documentary about Neanderthals. Although the documentary itself wasn’t on genetics‚ it mentioned how some humans have a percentage of Neanderthal genes in them. I found this incredibly interesting that our genes could be traced back in history. I was further interesting about genetics was that one could have genetic mutations. This led me to wonder if maybe there are people in the world with genetic mutations that

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    Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca portrays a discriminatory society in which status and quality of life is determined solely by a DNA profile. However‚ it is against this oppressive regime that Vincent Freeman shines‚ as Niccol conveys the importance of maintaining individuality – in those qualities which deem his protagonist unique. Throughout the film Niccol criticises those who conform and contribute to this‚ while simultaneously he praises those valids who do rebel in order to emphasise how pivotal it

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    Gattaca - Perfection “The Film Gattaca Presents a World Destroyed by the pursuit of our perfection. Discuss.” Andrew Niccol’s film Gattaca does present a world where the world has been destroyed by human’s pursuit of perfection. It is the characters in the movie which show this‚ Vincent‚ Jerome & Irene. These three characters illustrate a world to the viewer‚ a world were perfection means everything. It is this I intend to illustrate for you on how Andrew Niccol’s film shows us a world that has been

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    The film Gattaca is an American film that premiered in 1997‚ about a future society where babies are conceived through genetic manipulation to ensure that they possess “favorable” traits. The film is about Vincent Freeman‚ who was born outside of genetic manipulation and faces genetic discrimination because of it. Gattaca takes place in the not so distant future where eugenics‚ the practice of “improving” genetic quality is common. In this society‚ there is a database that classifies those as “valid”

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    story of Vincent shows in Gattaca that there is possibility of beating the genetic engineering system. Vincent is one of the last naturally born babies born into a sterile‚ genetically enhanced world‚ where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth. Myopic and due to die at 30‚ he has no chance of a career in a society that now discriminates against your genes‚ instead of your gender‚ race or religion. Vincent an invalid‚ dreams of working within Gattaca and making it into space

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    (Ecclesiastes 7:13). Such is the opening quote and the thesis of director Andrew Nichol’s film Gattaca (1997). Although the film is based on the lives of genetically engineered human beings and the effects that such have on the "invalids"‚ that is those who are "God-children"‚ it deeply criticises the values of a society of "valids" through its satirical tone and the use of film noir techniques. Gattaca not only supports the belief that nature‚ despite its flaws‚ is preferable to a supposed error-free

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    Gattaca is a story about the not-so-distant future‚ a time when genetic engineering is so common place that it is common practice. The world‚ of course‚ has the draw back that anyone who was not genetically engineered is part of new class of society‚ called an invalid. Vincent Freeman was born this way. He chooses‚ however‚ not to remain and invalid‚ but become what is known as a de-generate‚ someone who uses other people’s blood‚ urine‚ hair‚ etc. to fake a genetic code superior to their own. He

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    Gattaca examines science‚ religion‚ genetic engineering and ethics. By opening the movie Gattaca with quotations from Willard Gaylin and Ecclesiastes‚ director Andrew Niccol invites us to ponder the tension between science and religion with regard to the ethics of genetic engineering. This tension is further sustained through the complex relationship of the main protagonists Vincent and Eugene‚ who must ultimately conquer their own physical limitations in order to find ``God’’. As the titles

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    conception and now regret it; Vincent’s younger brother‚ Anton‚ is conceived with the aid of genetic selection. Anton surpasses his older brother in many aspects including a game that they call "chicken": both swim out to sea‚ and the first to give up and swim back to shore is the loser. Anton always wins due to his superior physical stamina. Vincent dreams of a career in space but is constantly reminded of his genetic inferiority. Later as young adults Vincent challenges Anton to the game of chicken. This

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    Gattaca Essay Through his film Gattaca‚ Andrew Niccol shows that the ‘not-so-distant future’ of genetic engineering is not as superior as it seems. A time where children are engineered from conception is imminent. An obvious benefit of such a world is the ability to eliminate all genetic flaws from diseases to deformities. While this may seem like a utopian society Niccol suggests that the more technologically advanced man becomes‚ the more human spirit is lost. He also implies that man can never

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