Gattaca千钧一发

1GattacaGattacaisa1997sciencefictionfilmwrittenanddirectedbyAndrewNiccol.ItstarsEthanHawkeandUmaThurman,withJudeLaw,LorenDean,ErnestBorgnine,GoreVidal,andAlanArkinappearinginsupportingroles.Thefilmpresentsabiopunkvisionofafuturesocietydrivenbyliberaleugenicswherepotentialchildrenareselectedthroughpreimplantationgeneticdiagnosistoensuretheypossessthebesthereditarytraitsoftheirparents.[1]Ageneticregistrydatabaseusesbiometricstoinstantlyidentifyandclassifythosesocreatedasvalidswhilethoseconceivedbytraditionalmeansarederisivelyknownasin-valids.Whilegeneticdiscriminationisforbiddenbylaw,inpracticeitiseasytoprofileaperson'sgenotyperesultinginthevalidsqualifyingforprofessionalemploymentwhilethein-valids—consideredmoresusceptibletodisease,educationaldysfunctionandshorterlifespans—arerelegatedtomenialjobs.Themoviedrawsonconcernsoverreproductivetechnologieswhichfacilitateeugenics,andthepossibleconsequencesofsuchtechnologicaldevelopmentsforsociety.Italsoexplorestheideaofdestinyandthewaysinwhichitcananddoesgovernlives.CharactersinGattacacontinuallybattlebothwithsocietyandwiththemselvestofindtheirplaceintheworldandwhotheyaredestinedtobeaccordingtotheirgenes.Gattacaisthenameofthespaceagencyinthefilm.Thenameisbasedonthefirstlettersofguanine,adenine,thymine,andcytosine,thefourDNAnitrogenousbases.Thefilmwasa1997nomineefortheAcademyAwardforBestArtDirectionandtheGoldenGlobeAwardforBestOriginalScore.PlotInthenot-too-distantfuture,liberaleugenicsiscommonandDNAplaystheprimaryroleindeterminingsocialclass.VincentFreemanisconceivedandbornwithouttheaidofthistechnology.Hehasahighprobabilityofdevelopingmentaldisorders,ismyopic,hasaheartdefect,andhisprojectedlifeexpectancyisonly30.2years.Hisparentsinitiallyplacedtheirfaithinnaturalconceptionandnowregretit;Vincent'syoungerbrother,Anton,isconceivedwiththeaidofgeneticselection.Antonsurpasseshisolderbrotherinmanyaspectsincludingagamethattheycallchicken:bothswimouttosea,andthefirsttogiveupandswimbacktoshoreistheloser.Antonalwayswinsduetohissuperiorphysicalstamina.Vincentdreamsofacareerinspacebutisconstantlyremindedofhisgeneticinferiority.LaterasyoungadultsVincentchallengesAntontothegameofchicken.ThistimeitisVincentwhopullsaheadwhileAntonrunsintotroubleandbeginstodrown.Vincentsaveshim,thenleaveshomeshortlythereafter.Duetofrequentscreening,Vincentfacesgeneticdiscriminationandprejudice.Theonlywayhecanachievehisdreamofbecominganastronautistobecomeaborrowedladder,apersonwhoimpersonatesavalidwithasuperiorgenetic2profile.[2]HeassumestheidentityofJeromeEugeneMorrow,aformerswimmingstarwithageneticprofilesecondtonone,whohadbeeninjuredinacaraccident,leavinghimparalyzedfromthewaistdown.VincentbuysJerome'sidentityanduseshisvalidDNAinblood,hair,tissue,andurinesamplestopassscreening.Tokeephisidentityhidden,hemustmeticulouslygroomandscrubdowndailytoremovehisowngeneticmaterialandthendusthimselfwithJerome's.WithJerome'sgeneticprofileVincentgetsacceptedintotheGattacaAerospaceCorporation,themostprestigiousspaceflightconglomerate,withaDNAtestbeingtheentireinterviewprocess.HebecomesGattaca'stopcelestialnavigatorandisselectedforamannedspaceflighttoSaturn'smoonTitan.AweekbeforeVincentistoleaveontheone-yearmission,oneofGattaca'sadministratorsisfoundbludgeonedtodeathinhisoffice.PolicediscoveraneyelashoftherealVincentonthepremises,makinghimtheprimesuspect.ApapercupusedbyVincentisalsofoundafterhegaveittoCaesarthecleaner.Vincentmustevadeincreasingsecuritymeasuresashislaunchdateapproaches.Simultaneously,hebecomesclosetooneofhisco-workers,IreneCassini.Althoughsheisavalid,Ireneknowsshewillonlyeverbepickedforlessermissionsduetoslightlyelevatedriskofheartfailure.RomanticallyattractedtoVincent,sheclandestinelyhaswhatshethinksishisDNAanalyzed.Theresultsconfirmthatheisoutofherleague,leavingherwistful,butVincentmakesitplainthathedoesnotcareabouthergenetics.Jerome(generallyknownasEugene)alsosuffersfromtheburdenofhisgeneticperfection;whenhewononlyasilvermedalinanimportantcompetition,hebecameincreasinglydepressed.Whileintoxicated,Jeromeconfessesthathedidnothaveacaraccident,butrather,hadattemptedsuicidebyjumpinginfrontofacar,butonlyparalyzedhimselffromthewaistdown.Afternumerousclosecalls,Vincent'sidentityisrevealedtoashockedIrene.YetIrenecomestoseeVincentforwhoheisandacceptshim.ThemurderinvestigationabruptlycomestoaclosewithMissionDirectorJosefunderarrest.ThedirectorrevealsthathemurderedtheadministratorbecausethevictimwastryingtocanceltheTitanmission.AsVincentappearstobeintheclearheisconfrontedbytheyouthfulchiefdetective,whoisrevealedtobeAnton.AntonaccusesVincentoffraudandassertsthatVincentisunworthyofhisplaceatGattaca.VincentremindsAntonofhowhehasmadeitthusfarsoloandthatitwasAntonwhoneededsavingbefore,nothimself.Havingrationalizedthecompetitionhelost,AntonchallengesVincentagain.Theyswimout,whereAntonasksVincenthowhebeathimbefore.Vincentexplainsthatheneversavedanythingfortheswimback.AntonturnsbackfirstandVincent,again,mustrescuehimfromdrowning.Asthedayofthelauncharrives,JeromebidsVincentfarewell.Herevealsthathehasstoredenoughgeneti