I control my own life"

Letitia 2021-10-20 17:39:56

In a scene in the movie, the male protagonist took off his contact lenses, so he couldn't see the traffic clearly. At night, the vehicles were like weaving and he needed to cross the road, but he couldn’t see clearly. He only saw bright objects flying by from the right side. He had to cross the road. In the end, he bravely stepped out, even though the surrounding environment was right. It was vague to him. When I was watching this movie, I suddenly realized that I had watched this clip a long time ago. I can't remember the other parts at all, but I only remember this segment. But now it seems that the film is still outdated.

In the future society set by the film, genes control everything about a person, which is to create a perfect person through genetic selection. In all likelihood, people who are naturally conceived are defective, and technology is God. It seems to be more optimized, but the resulting discrimination has become genetic discrimination. In today's society, there are still all kinds of discrimination, race, skin color, nationality...In the future, it will only change the shell, and there will still be discrimination. "Defective people" never have the chance to succeed through hard work, and can only do inferior work.

Our protagonist Vincent is such a flawed person. He was doomed as soon as he was born, with a 99% chance of developing heart disease and dying at the age of 30.2. Because he was conceived naturally, his genes are full of defects. At the beginning of life, I drew a frame for you, telling you: You can only stay in this circle. How sad. Most of the flawed people recognized their destiny, and Vincent was unwilling to do so. His dream was to be an astronaut, go to Saturn, and go to outer space. According to his genes, it is absolutely impossible for him to become an astronaut. The first step for related companies is to check your genes. They only need perfect people, not defective products. A drop of blood can exclude you. Isn't it the same in real life? The rules are well defined, and if there is a non-compliance, you can pass you, ignoring the abilities you really have.

However, the power of dreams is endless. Vincent has worked hard for his dreams. He said to his perfect man brother: I never leave a way for myself. Only in this way can we move forward courageously. To use the words of us Chinese: I cannot help "Heaven" in my fate, and the "Heaven" here is the gene in the film.

This is a 1997 movie that depicts the future world, but even today, nearly 20 years later, the sense of the future shown in this movie is still so strong that the young faces of the two protagonists make me feel This is a movie with a long history. Ethan Hawke was so handsome when he was young, and Jude Law was so tender. In the film, the two people are to play similar two people, if you don't look closely, they really look a bit like, but Ethan Hawke is more angular. The face is more three-dimensional. There are not many old movies. On the contrary, I have seen Ethan’s Human Removal Project in recent years. The former destinations are all great movies. This should be the third his movie I watched. It's really good. I have a habit of watching more movies of a certain actor, and I will look at his previous movies. Unfortunately, he is not considered a particularly mainstream Hollywood star in China, and many of his movie resources are hard to find. , It's really a pity.

Five-star recommendation of this film, the best one is always worth recommending. What's more, there is such a handsome protagonist whose appearance and acting skills are all detrimental.

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Gattaca quotes

  • [last lines]

    Vincent: [voiceover] For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess I'm suddenly having a hard time leaving it. Of course, they say every atom in our bodies was once part of a star. Maybe I'm not leaving... maybe I'm going home.

  • Vincent: Is the only way you can succeed is to see me fail?