Essays on Gattaca

Gattaca a world where people that are considered “perfect” are “valid”. A Godly born man named, Vincent, constructs an identity to follow his dream of becoming a space traveler. Gattaca is a made-up place where an excellent society is created by cloning. Even though Vincent...

Genetic determinism provides the foundation for Andrew Niccol’s science fiction film Gattaca. The film serves as a cautionary tale for modern society, by raising questions about genetic determinism, and the issues it could cause for us in the not-too-distant future. Niccol alerts the viewer to...

Equus and Gattaca correspond in their development of similar ideas surrounding the societal and behavioral connections between power and control, although Shaffer and Niccol differ in their approach to these concepts through filmic and theatrical techniques. Both Gattaca and Equus explore the influence and control...

In science fiction films, it is often hard to juggle real science, fiction, and plot. Sometimes, only two of these things are able to be well maintained throughout a movie. Gattaca manages to handle all three in a way that, although futuristic, seems realistic and...

Many humans have tried to predict the future of humanity. While the predictions of futurism are often vastly different, they often have a similar underlining. The feature films Gattaca and WALL-Ediffer in regards to the current state of the Earth, the physicality of humans, and...