When fantasy crosses over into reality one comes up with the perfect person. Perfection is striving to be without defect, which happens to be what the main characters in the story "The Birthmark" and the movie Gattaca are trying to achieve. Throughout life people are always striving to be the perfect football player, paper writer, man for that girl, or whatever ... obtain perfection. If the world was full of perfect people, the world would have no flaws or problems which then reality as we know it would not exist. In the story "The Birthmark" and the movie Gattaca perfection is not portrayed...

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... is almost no red shown throughout the film. This gives an incredibly effective at making everything appear cold and hostile. It and also increases the importance of blood in the story, when it is revealed in the homicide scene. In conclusion, Niccol has used mise en scene, lighting, and camera shots all to make Gattaca a captivating film. The use of variety ... ...

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... . So Vincent becomes Jerome, changes his looks, height body structure and turns his life upside down to live his dreams. No, I don"t agree with how Vincent is treated in this story. Just because he hasn"t got the greatest genetic profile, or because he wasn"t a man made baby, society treats him as if he is handicapped in some way, which is totally ... ...

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