Thus a new type of discrimination, genetic discrimination, has emerged. The protagonist of this film is a child born without genetic adjustment, and his genes are completely incomparable to his younger brother. Although he really wanted to fly into space as an astronaut, but because his genes could not meet the requirements of Gattaca, the space management department, and could not realize his ideal, so he took the risk and used the excellent genes of a person who was disabled in a car accident to fake , infiltrate Gattaca and complete your spaceflight dream.
The natural genes in the movie are discriminated against. They can only work in some very low-level jobs, live in slums, and when a murder occurs, they are the first to be investigated.
This injustice pushes genetic technology into an unjust position, and it seems that genetic technology has caused this misfortune.
People can also vaguely think of the original sin of genetic technology - violation of the realm of God.
However, as an atheist, it should be clear that there is no inviolable realm of God in this world.
When we know that an embryo may encounter various diseases after birth, and we have a way to correct these hidden dangers at this time, then why not do it, we just advance the treatment to the earliest possible period . In fact, while we are still mastering such advanced genetic technology, we would also advise some people not to have children, in order to avoid giving birth to the next generation with obvious defects.
Children born before the development of genetic technology in the movie are discriminated against in life and work due to their genetic disadvantage. And this kind of discrimination is not without it today. We can hear from time to time that some schools use constellation, blood type, and IQ to classify classes. When it comes to IQ, there are more companies that use IQ as a recruiting indicator, often ignoring the ability of the candidates themselves. (Frankly, I don't mean our company, don't expect to pass our company's interview if you can answer all the puzzles)
It must be admitted that individual differences always exist objectively, and these differences do bring people different fates. But genetic technology can reduce these differences, rather than create new ones, as her critics claim.
The society in "Gattaca" generally makes the same mistake, they only value a person's genes and ignore the ability itself. The male protagonist proves this wrong by himself, although his genetics are poor, his workouts have put him above most of his genetically superior competitors.
Another counter-example is the heroine. When the hero was dragging her to escape. She said, no, you know I can't run anymore. In fact, she doesn't know if she can run again, all she knows is her genetic description, her limit is here. She didn't know that, according to the genetic instructions, the man who was dragging her forward should have fallen long ago.
Genes are far from being the determinant of human destiny. Human growth environment and human free will can change our destiny. The mistake in "Gattace" is not the abuse of genetic technology, but the superstition of genetic technology, which is actually a kind of demonization.
Ironically, it is precisely those who oppose gene technology, those who oppose cloning technology, those who advocate nature who understand this least.
IMDB score of 7.6 (36,112 votes) and I give it an 8.
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