The film Gattaca is a futuristic film released in 1997. The film was written and directed by Andrew Niccol. In the film, children are genetically engineered by keeping only the best genetic material from their parents. One of the four main characters, Vincent, is the only one who was conceived naturally but whose disability, like his future illnesses, and his short life expectancy were predicted from the first seconds of life. Throughout the film, Vincent tries to work hard by adopting the genetic information of Jerome – who failed in sports and did not live up to his full genetic potential – to overcome his genetic discrimination. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essay Vincent's parents were the first to know that their son was born with several disabilities. In the first seconds of his life, a genetic blood test allowed him to predict a neurological condition, with a probability of 60 percent. Maniadepression, 42 percent probability. Attention deficit disorder, 89 percent probability. Heart disorder… 99 percent probability. Early fatal potential. Life expectancy: 30.2 years. Vincent later had a brother, Anton. Vincent quickly realized that something was different between him and his brother. Anton has been genetically modified. One day, while Vincent and Anton were swimming together, something strange happened. “But something was very different that day. Every time Anton tried to move away, he found me right next to him. Until finally the impossible happened. It was the only time in our lives where my brother wasn't as strong as he thought he was, and I wasn't as weak. It was the moment that made everything else possible.” Jérôme, Irene and Anton, three of the four main characters, were all genetically modified at birth. They saw their lives unfold through the eye of technology, of their genetic material. Irene, like Georgiana at the beginning of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Birth-Mark, is not bothered by the possibility that she may exceed her genetic potential. She seems content with her minor heart problem and does not aspire to space travel although it is noted that she might find it enjoyable. Anton on the contrary, since that moment with his brother Anton, aspires to realize his dream of traveling into space. He impersonates the character Jerome and uses his genetic material to get a position at Gattaca and continue working hard to achieve his dreams. Vincent did not have the advantages of his genetic material to work in a field he loves. In the film, he is categorized as an invalid citizen, only good for doing menial work; the able-bodied citizen in the film is elite, strong, intelligent, fulfills a genetic duty for society, and is genetically modified. Even if Vincent wanted to go to space, he couldn't because he wasn't a valid citizen. “Despite all my brave speeches, I knew it was just that. No matter how much I practiced or how much I studied, the best test score in the world wouldn't matter unless I had the blood work to go with it. We see that the genetic inheritance in the film has a great impact. At 00:37:40 we see Irene stealing a sample of Vincent's hair, who is now Jérôme, to have it tested. Irene is interested in Jérôme and before going out with him, she makes sure that his genetic predisposition suits him. She uses one of the many walk-in clinics. All this to show that Vincent lives in an unjust world. He had to strive for perfection in order to survive. Vincent took a big risk to get..