Essays on Gattaca
In Gattaca and The Handmaid’s Tale, both texts explore the idea of dystopian worlds and how they can cause negative impacts to society and lead to oppression. In The Handmaid’s Tale, the community is highly influenced by a social hierarchy, which is used to oppress many people into thinking their world of old fashioned discrimination...
Science fiction texts often explore fictional futures to offer social commentary on the present and warn the audience through a wide range of conventions. Gattaca (1997) directed by Andrew Niccol is set in the “not too distant future” and explores a possible future where advancements in technology allow humans to tamper with one’s genetic makeup....
Invalids/valids: everyone knows their place, social structure, opportunities Genetically engineered individuals, such as Eugene and Anton, are labeled “Valids”, and are society’s elites while those born by natural means or “invalids” such as Vincent, are treated as inferior citizens. Valids are genetically modified to reach their greatest potential through selective breeding. From birth, Valids are...
Gattaca, a dystopian society, creates the illusion of perfection by hiding under a mask of a utopia. Every individual knows their place in the social hierarchy and is passive and accepts it. A brutal system has been unintentionally created by the simple thoughts of man and their utilisation of new scientific inventions. Underneath this clean...
The primary purpose of a text is to entertain. This is evident in Andrew Niccol’s 1997 science fiction film, Gattaca, which presents a world where human nature triumphers over a society in which having the perfect DNA is the only measure of success. Vincent freeman is displayed as the protagonist of the film where he...
