This is post number 100 today!
I viewed Gattaca last night. It was released in 1997. It is definitely a must see. It is a fine example of predictive programming and very relevant for today. It is all about a genetic perfect society, biometrics and extreme police state. People conceived naturally, without genetic manipulation, are labeled GODCHILDREN. We know who the genetic perfects belong to... take the time to watch it. You will be amazed!
Wikipedia
The film presents a
biopunk vision of a future society driven by
liberal eugenics where potential children are selected through
preimplantation genetic diagnosis to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents.
[1] A genetic registry database uses
biometrics to instantly identify and classify those so created as "valids" while those conceived by traditional means are derisively known as "in-valids". While
genetic discrimination is forbidden by law, in practice it is easy to profile a person's
genotype resulting in the valids qualifying for professional employment while the in-valids—considered more susceptible to disease, educational dysfunction and shorter lifespans—are relegated to menial jobs.
The movie draws on concerns over
reproductive technologies which facilitate eugenics, and the possible consequences of such technological developments for society. It also explores the idea of
destiny and the ways in which it can and does govern lives. Characters in
Gattaca continually battle both with the society and with themselves to find their place in the world and who they are destined to be according to their genes. The title is based on the initial letters of the four DNA
nitrogenous bases (
adenine,
cytosine,
guanine, and
thymine). During the opening and closing credits, the letters G, A, T, and C are all highlighted. The name Gattaca itself is the name of the fictional space agency shown in the film.
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