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Gattaca
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... Vincents character in the movie Gattaca demonstrates how barriers and limitations can be subverted in the pursuit of ones dreams and personal destiny. Gattaca takes place in the not so distant future, in a world where an analysis of a drop of blood at birth reveals the childs faults and shortcomings and determines their status, their career, and their future. ... He suffers from a heart condition and from myopia and would never have been accepted into Gattaca to pursue his dream of going into space had he not assumed another identity. ... Gattaca exemplifies this when Vincent and his brother Anton play chicken. ... The second time happens near the end of the movie when Anton discovers that Vincent has been working in Gattaca under false pretense and is using a "borrowed ladder. ... Every day he enters Gattaca, he must pass a blood identification test. ... A sample of Vincents true DNA was discovered at Gattaca following the scrupulous investigation of the mission directors death. ... Although many others would have run away, Vincent remained at Gattaca despite the great risks associated with the discovery of his true identity. ... Thus, in world of Gattaca, the meaning and value of life diminish.
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Title: Gattaca
Words: 1413 Rating: None Pages: 5.7 submitted by: hotstuff888
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