1997 Directed by Andrew Niccol
Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.
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I have been in multi-year relationships with women who weren't half as good looking as this film.
Dystopian future in which even straight white cis men can be discriminated against.
It is the total and convincing immersion in a future world that makes this one of the strongest science fiction films I've ever seen.
That is a bold statement I know, but for me it is a fact, it just took me a while to realise it. See, the first time I saw it I was distracted by the meandering third act in which the plot drudgingly treads towards its excpected resolution.
And while that problem still exists I was struck this time by two things. For a film that is almost 15 years old it still looks absolutely stunning and it does what any film in this genre should do. It takes away all suspension of disbelief by presenting…
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”It's funny, you work so hard, you do everything you can to get away from a place, and when you finally get your chance to leave, you find a reason to stay.”
Andrew Niccol starts Gattaca by picturing a “not too distant future” where genetic engineering has changed everything, it has revolutionized the way people think and act and it has brought a new social order to the society, people are no longer divided to rich and poor or educated and uneducated, you are either a child of god or a child of science, genetic modification has become a routine part of the cycle of life and now everything works differently. That exceptionally alarming and…
How had it taken me so long to get around to watching this? I love sci fi and 97 was when I was really getting into film. How its taken over 20 years to get around to watching it I will never know.
This is a great sci-fi drama that borrows heavily from the noir and thriller genres. Carefully written, this treads a delicate path as we journey with Vincent, determined to get to space despite his health. We have double identities, health problems, paranoia, delusion, love, drive, dream, passion and a murder thrown in to boot. How it all works I dont understand. All I know is that it does. The soundtrack is one of the more haunting soundtracks…
One of those movies that's so good and so engaging that you wish the next ten movies you watch after it were also Gattaca.
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Great concept, wonky execution at times. It has my second most hated "twist", right behind "It was all a dream". But in spite of any shortcomings, it feels like a passion project. I could feel the love and effort the writer/director poured into this movie. And that won me over.
Note: I had seen this movie back in the 90s. It still qualifies for MFS as I only remembered superficial details.
I know the poster makes this look like a 90s version of The Host starring Saorsie Ronan, but it is honest to Jesus one of the most visually stunning movies I’ve ever seen.
Saw it for the first time in 9th grade science class, been one of my favorite movies ever since.
I think by 2050 it will be universally agreed upon that Gattaca is the most accurate sci-fi movie ever created. It absolutely nails near-term technology topics like rapid space flight, embryotic dna modification, and the dark side of a society that can seggregate imperfection.
Completely overlooked sci-fi theme right here tbh (in a more realistic way) is genetic modification. The ideology presented here is honestly a dystopian version of what I’m studying in class rn so maybe I’m biased. Obviously it’s a movie but this kind of thing is very much going to be a thing to at least a certain extent in the future so I’d legit recommend this movie to anyone if they like that kind of thing.
Deak said "we need to watch a movie with Ethan Hawke," so here we are!
I love a good understated sci-fi flick, especially with this kind of commentary on humanity. Setting Gattaca in a "not too distant future" and focusing on a small story is brilliant and I don't know why more movies don't opt for this kind of world building. Ethan Hawke is wonderful. Jude is great.
There are some performances that don't shine and the movie isn't perfect by any means, but it tells a moving and interesting story.
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