Gattaca

based on their ability to perform according to their genetic make-up. Because of that reason people are leading boring lives because they have lost the desire to do things. They no longer do things for the pleasure of it, but for the mere reason that they “have been given all the gifts required for such an undertaking”. They are told what they are capable of doing and don’t desire to do more or even less. In a particular scene involving a Detective and Anton in the monitoring room, they ask the Flight Director an important question, “Why do you keep monitoring your personal?” The Director is quick to answer, “in order to see if they are meeting their potential”. Then the Director is asked if a person is able to exceed their potential and the answer given is no. In any event if that occurred it would suggest they had made a mistake and monitored the person incorrectly. What is forgotten is that a person’s life is not only made up of genes but emotions, things that they can’t measure and are unreliable. For instance, genetics said Jerome Morrow “would have a long life span”, what they could not account for was his first and only desire he ever had was to end his life”. Uma Thurman’s character Irene is part of the genetically superior beings but has a small heart problem, which is described as “unacceptable likelihood of heart failure”. Even though she does have a minute flaw she is still able to attend Gattaca on the premise of only being allowed to do short missions. Irene is a part of the people who have and lead empty lives because of what a piece of paper says. She has this inferiority complex because even though she is part of the “valid” society she still contains the human essence, which is imperfection. In a scene where Vincent and Irene a running from Anton down an alley at a rapid speed, after accomplishing the run she turns to Vincent and says,” can’t you see I can’t do that

Some topics in this essay:
Ethan Hawke, , Jerome Morrow, Uma Thurman’s, Flight Director, Vincent Irene, Jerome Vincent, Detective Anton, genetically superior, jerome morrow, genetic make-up, Jude Laws’, capable doing, wasn’t built, able exceed, built perfect, able exceed potential, exceed potential,