Gattaca story
The film presents a biopunk vision of a future society driven by eugenics where potential children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The film centers on Vincent Freeman who was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.
18 total · 10 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother and brother | major | Anton Freeman pursued his own brother Vincent in a murder investigation. |
| discrimination in society | major | We saw a society in which people were systematically discriminated against based on their genetics. This was called "genoism" int he film. |
| eugenics | major | We saw a future world in which potential children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. |
| genetic engineering in society | major | We saw a not too distant future world in which it was considered socially irresponsible to have non-genetically engineered children. |
| genetic engineering utopia | major | The story is set in a not too distant future world in which it was considered socially irresponsible to have non-genetically engineered children. |
| nature vs. nurture | major | We were shown that people, Vincent Freeman in particular, could succeed in a world where genetic augmentation was commonplace in spite of having been born the old fashioned way. |
| overcoming a limitation | major | Vincent overcame having a congenital heart defect to make it into outer space as an astronaut. |
| prejudice in society | major | We saw a society in which people were systematically discriminated against based on their genetics. This was called "genoism" in the film. |
| romantic love | major | Vincent and Irene fell in love. |
| speculative genetic engineering | major | The modification of people's DNA was at the heart of the film. |