GATTACA (1997)

GATTACA

In this future dystopia, the world is divided between the affluent and beautiful, who have genetically engineered DNA, and the riffraff, who have all the flaws. The hero (Ethan Hawke) is an inferior trying to “pass” so he can become an astronaut. He falls for an elite woman (Uma Thurman). And the F.B.I. is constantly testing DNA, looking for an outsider who has murdered the director of the aerospace corporation Gattaca.

This ingenious first film by New Zealander Andrew Niccol succeeds in raising consciousness about some potentially bad consequences of gene research. But the pace is wretchedly slow, and the zombie like vision of the future seems unlikely. If the elites are so smart, wouldn’t they make their world a lot more fun? Thoughtful sci-fi with a moral bite recommended for mature youth and adults.

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