Gattaca is a 1997 film, and its translation in Hong Kong is called "Variation of Variations" (a completely popular name...), the story of the age In the future, genetic engineering has undergone great development and eugenics is touted. Parents will adjust their genes before giving birth, so that the next generation will have excellent "innate" conditions, longer lifespans, and better prevention capabilities. .
Vincent (Ethan Hawke) was born "naturally", which means that his parents did not adjust his genes before giving birth. After analysis, he has only about 30 years of life span. In this genetic generation, Vincent is destined to have no future. No matter how well you write on your Resume, upon contact, the company will use your hair and skin tissues to trace your genes, depending on your "innate." ability. Discrimination is no longer limited to gender, race, religion, and genes. After Vincent's parents were not satisfied, they also used genetic engineering to adjust the next child. So Vincent's childhood also lived in comparison with his younger brother, who was superior to him in everything.
Vincent has a keen interest in astronomy since he was a child, hoping to take a spacecraft to see the mysteries of the sky. It is a pity that he was born naturally, so being an astronaut can be said to have no chance. It is precisely because of the genetic generation that another kind of underground transaction is created: the sale of genetic identities. Jerome (Jude Law) is a man with perfect genes, but because of an accident, he broke his legs. He sold his genetic identity to Vincent. He prepared hair, blood, and urine every day, and let Vincent pass the genetic testing devices everywhere. . Vincent successfully used Jerome's identity to enter the space exploration company Gattaca. Just when he came to fulfill his dream, the company was murdered, and Vincent accidentally left hair on the scene. The direction of the investigation pointed to his old identity, and the company's genetic investigation was strengthened. Vincent must be careful not to be suspected, and pass various genetic tests. Can he fulfill his dream?
In the world of genes in the movie, genes are a person's most primitive resume, there is nothing to deceive. It can be said that a soak in the urine will determine your future life. This is the result of the abuse of genetic engineering. A person's genes become a person's label, and it also divides people into ranks. As Vincent said: We now have discrimination down to a science
. Jerome's experience just shows that genes don't mean everything, accidents still happen. As Dr. Naomi said in MGS, genes can only tell a person a potential ability, and what it will become in the end depends on one's own efforts. Genes are not everything, they are just references.
Vincent and his younger brother Anton, since they were young, have been able to swim farthest than swimmers. Of course, Vincent has always been defeated by Anton because of his inherently bad physique. But in the end, Vincent won, and Anton asked him: How did you do it? He said: I never saved anything for the swim back. As long as you try your best, the impossible becomes possible. Finally seeing Vincent, who boarded the spaceship after untold hardships, was unexpectedly moved. This is a story of trying to change his own destiny.
It is worth mentioning that the name gattaca is a word composed of the four DNA bases of G, A, T, and C.
The story is well-written and the actors are excellent, but it is not a big hit. It can be regarded as one of the legacy of the sea. In fact, Andrew Niccol, who is in charge of the story, besides Gattaca, he also wrote scripts for The Truman Show (live show) and S1mOne (virtual cable girl). They are all able to write about the possibility of a certain technology after abuse from a technological perspective. , It's really good.
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