Renowned American film producer Cecil B. DeMille once said, “What I have crossed out I didn't like. What I haven't crossed out I'm dissatisfied with.” (“Cecil B. DeMille Quotes.” brainyquote.com. Brainy Quote, n.d. Web. 05 Oct.2012.) This persistent feeling of dissatisfaction is suggested in Christopher Taggi’s “95,” in which the protagonist is discontent with his current life condition and keeps driving on the highway to look for better opportunities. In fact, the author points out that in contemporary society people are dissatisfied because of their insatiable desire for wanting more. This sad reality is illustrated by the protagonist’s parents, who are constantly moving from one place to another to try find opportunies, the protagonist Hank himself, who desires more than what he already has, and the highway that symbolizes people’s everlasting demand.…
Andrew Niccol's 1997 film Gattaca supports the belief that nature, despite its defects, is preferable to a flawless genetically engineered existence. This idea is explored through the character of Vincent who exhibits desire, resilience and determination, natural human' elements that cannot be manufactured and are seemingly not present in the faultless' future that is presented in Gattaca. These characteristics appear to be contrasted by the other characters in the film, such as Anton and the conforming Irene, who are perceived to be flawless' in the context of their surroundings but are quite mechanical and emotionless. This is due to the fact that whilst they are genetically perfect', they do not seem to possess the human qualities, such as the endeavor or the spirit that Vincent embodies.…
The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys, Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space, but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand a chance.…
Gattacca is a movie released in the year of 1997, produced, directed and written by, Andrew Niccol. Movie in which he, (the writer) describes the story of Vincent Freeman, a man who had cardiovascular problems and a very inferior profile in the view of society. Vincent, had always dreamed of travelling into the outer space, the only way he could make his dreams come true, and travel into the out space, was by entering a space job/corporation known as ‘Gattacca.’ The only perquisite in Gattacca was to have an acceptable and valid identification. Due to this, Vincent decides to fight his fate and purchase the genes of a paralytic athlete in order to enter such a corporation, and there is where all the story begins.…
The movie Gattaca is about a family that has one boy to start off their family. His name is Vincent and he is supposed to die around the age of 30. He has many things going wrong within his body and is really sick. During the next 5 years, the parents give birth to another baby, but the difference between these two boys is that the new baby named Anton is specially programed to be the best of the two parents. These two boys are always competitive with one another and its just a matter of events to see who is the best out of the two of them.…
1.I believe what makes this film so great is the plot of the film combined with the actors ability to give life to the story. Gary Cooper who plays Kane in the film, is an upstanding and ethically good man. Since he demonstrates these characteristics in the film, he makes a believable Marshall. Another reason why this film is so great, is because of the hero premise. I believe this causes the "unsung hero" to resonate with the audience's feelings. This is shown at the very end of the film after the Marshall had confronted the criminals. Even though Kane had stopped Miller, no one in the town cheers or celebrates. They kinda of just accept it as it is and just move on without giving their thanks to the Marshall.…
Gattaca (1997) is a film directed by Andrew Niccol that is based on the Science of Genetic discrimination. A world in which scientific proof becomes the complete basis for discrimination. While society holds it as a truth, genes are a primary factor that determine the success of an individual. The film revolves around the Protagonist Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), and his struggle to achieve what he has worked his entire life to get to, but is unable, due to his “In-Valid” status. He is ignored and excluded from most aspects of society. His life is limited to the ‘second best’ option.…
For a while, the film offers a critique of "genoism" that parallels the concerns of many disabled people about the frightening possibilities of genetic engineering. The visually stunning film shows a world of uniformity: people work in vast rooms at glistening, undifferentiated computer workstations; hushed electronically generated voices shepherd them about. Every fingernail, every bit of skin, every strand of hair has the potential to reveal one's innermost genetic secrets, as the opening credits underscore, where enormously magnified hairs and flakes of skin loom threateningly. Jerome was the perfect genetic specimen to work for Gattaca. Yet he had no desire to do so.…
In the 1997 movie, Gattaca, Vincent Freeman is an invalid born into a valid world. This means his parents decided not to pick and choose the ideal genes in the process of conceiving him, causing Vincent to be born with heart problems, asthma, and myopia. He then makes the decision to become Jerome Eugene Morrow and pass himself off as valid in order to achieve his dream of traveling into space. In the movie, there is a clear divide between the valids and invalids, revealing many connections to sociology. Through the poor treatment of invalids, the worshipping of valids, and the lengths Vincent goes through as Gerome all connect to symbolic interaction, Durkheim’s labeling theory, deviance, and the structural-functional paradigm.…
The use of voice over narration as pointed out earlier is a strong element of storytelling.…
Vincent Freeman was born this way. He chooses, however, not to remain and invalid, but become what is known as a de-generate, someone who uses other people’s blood, urine, hair, etc. to fake a genetic code superior to their own. He dream was to end up in the space and being this particularly loathed thing is the only way he is able to do it. Lending his dream to the real Jerome Morrow, a suicidal cripple. The two band together to get him into the space. Everything is going well, he is set to leave in a week. Then the mission director is murdered.…
The film is a great representation of what the women had to go though to get the right to vote. It is very accurate to what actually happened in history. Alice Paul led many suffragists in parades, strikes and even picketing the white house. The movie shows what little support they got at first and the hard work they put into making people hear what they had to say and they gave themselves a voice that needed to be heard, it shows that when the NAWSA did not support them that they didn’t give up and kept fighting and make their own association called NWP, it shows the anger they took from people that were not for their movement, it showed how much they can conquer as women, it showed the determination and the passion each woman had for the cause, it shows them getting physically attacked well they protest peacefully and you can just see how much hostility there was for the women…
It seemed years ago that I was brought to this camp, brought to a life without my family, a life where I only cared for myself, a life where I was not truly living. It seemed I lived in this camp my whole life, it was hard to remember that it had only been 5 months.…
The ethical context is shown in Vincent's relationships with other characters, such as Irene, Jerome, his brother Anton and his parents. It is shown through the negative or positive consequences of his morality that has affected his relationships. For example, when Irene finds out that Vincent has been lying about his identity, he seems to show remorse. But it is not clear whether it is remorse or a desire to retrieve his pride- to have the audacity to lie about your identity it is assumed that you are a narcissist- narcissists typically do not feel remorse, but damage of their pride. However, his narcissism is to his advantage as he also had the audacity to prove the impossible possible, especially to his parents. But his striving to discover his limits, the limits of the universe were not without sacrifice, another moral issue. He sacrificed almost all of his life to proving he could be the best; but this did not come without consequences. His parents disliked him because they found it irritating. His father said "the only way you'll see the inside of a spaceship is if you're cleaning it; stop dreaming". He proved this statement wrong at the end of the movie, when he is in the spaceship. He proved the impossible by taking risks. The message is, "you can do anything".…
Life can often appear to be full of despair. In the constant struggle between good and evil, evil seems to get the upper hand. This is also the case in the novel, The Green Mile, by Stephen King. The story and experiences of the main character, Paul Edgecombe, the supervisor at a prison block in the 1930's, are the epitomy of the following quote. "Life is not paradise. It is pain, hardship, failure, and temptation shot through with radiant gleams of light, friendship, and love." This expresses the ideas that the majority of life consists of darkness and hardship, but has strong glimpses of light, love, and happiness. This agrees completely with the ideas expressed by Stephen King in The Green Mile. Throughout the novel, these same ideas of an imperfect world can be identified through the repetition and symbolism that makes the message so clear and strong. The message that despite the overwhelming sadness, despair, and darkness in the world, we are blessed with the powerful moments of love, light, and good.…