The 1997 film was in the heart of medical and technological
breakthroughs of modern society. Around its time, PCR and DNA sequencing took
rise. The most notable feature in science around that time was the launch of
the Human Genome Project. While Clinton and the scientist asserted the medical
breakthroughs the project would entail, Gattaca addressed the drawbacks of the
project and the trend of technological breakthroughs.
It creates
a world in which everyone has used breakthroughs in genetics and genes to give
rise to perfect human beings. Parents chose the genes they wanted in their kids
so that they were the most viable. The next generation was stronger, more
intelligent -more perfect. But this results in the separation of those who
could not afford the artificial fertilizations and etc. Now there results a
section of the population that cannot compete the hybrid, advanced members of
society. More so, their lack of superior genes, or accumulation of faulty ones,
prevents employers and society from acknowledging their abilities and desires.
It is true that if we attribute the success of
a human being to its genes, then we undermine human perseverance and hope.
People will succumb to their physiology and not be determined to outdo
themselves and pursue their desires. Hat is the only downside that I see with
the advancement of medicine and technology.
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