Gattaca, a 1997 movie is a fine for all. It wakes us up morally and emotionally. It also opens or knowledge for it is a science fiction movie. The movie goes this way. It is about a guy named Vincent (portrayed by Ethan Hawke) who aimed to be an astronaut. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the qualifications. First is the height but he’s too short. Another is the exact 20:20 grade of the eye but he has myopia and most of all, the satisfying health condition but it’s been noted since his birth that he has 99% probability of heart disease. It was predicted that his life expectancy will only be until his 31st year. Despite of all those things, he didn’t give up. He worked as a janitor in a space station, Gattaca. Thanks that he met Jerome (Jude Law), a former astronaut who helped him in fulfilling his dreams by sacrificing his identity.
Scientifically, through that movie I recalled my past lessons in biology. The first part of the movie is about the probability of traits and in the middle of the movie is about the finger print that identifies the astronaut. A person’s genetic composition serves as his or her identification card. It makes all humans different and distinguishes one’s identity. I also had an idea regarding the career of an astronaut. The qualifications are important in order for them to survive in space. Space is different from our home planet. It has different chemical environment that we humans are not used to.
There are twists of the movie that I didn’t expect to happen. It is just like the part when brother and father of Vincent were just working in Gattaca. It makes the movie thrilling and I love it.
I had mixed emotions in the movie. First of all, I pitied Jerome. It’s just because of his disability, he haven’t fulfilled his dream to go to Titan, the moon of Saturn. He has nothing to do but to give his identity to Vincent. The other was when Vincent told his lover, Irene (Uma Thurman) about his disability and he only has few heartbeats left but he still wants to carry out his mission to Titan. That part makes me cry. Lastly, I was impressed of what he has done to his brother. He didn’t think of what his brother done to him. Vincent still saved his brother when he got drowned.
In the movie, I realized the virtue of generosity. Jerome wasn’t selfish to Vincent. He didn’t think of his ambition just to help someone that isn’t related to him. I also admired Vincent for his affirmativeness. He didn’t lose hope to fulfill his dreams. He didn’t think of his disabilities. He’s not like others who keep anger. He still saved his brother even though he knew that he offended him.
If I were given a chance to rate the movie, I rate it five stars. It is worth to watch and it inspires everyone. I hope that there will be other movies such as that.
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