Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Degenerates, Validity, and the Stars

After viewing Gattaca, I found myself thinking on these two lines/passages in particular:

"They have got you looking so hard for any flaw that after a while that's all that you see. For whatever it's worth, I'm here to tell you it's possible. It is possible."

"You wanna know how I did it...I never saved anything for the swim back."

These two quotes interplay on the film's themes of genetic engineering vs. human potential and its undaunted spirit, but I also wonder how they reflect this created world/society and its Utopic vision for perfection, or more. Vincent defies his "real resume," but he will never be able to viably or safely live in his world - in Gattaca. What quotes stuck out to you all for the message of this Utopia? Any thoughts on these quotes?

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