What Are The Metaphors In Gattaca

1. In the movie, ‘Gattaca’ Vincent and Irene both have heart problems which is very thematical. They both shared a common goal, to fly in space, but are unable to because of their higher risk of heart failure.
Vincent’s was more prone to his dreams than Irene, he makes his way to the space office by taking someone’s identity. Further, in the middle of the movie he gives up but as soon as he learns about Irene’s heart problem and her dreams, he gets motivated. Because if he wasn’t for her, Vincent would have given up in the middle. His goal then becomes to prove and motivate others that no obstacle can stop you from reaching your goals.

2. The scene is very significant to the story as Eugene is already invisible to the world, as Vincent now owns his identity. As soon as
The three metaphors are the sunrise, the stairs, and the color green. Firstly, the scene where Vincent and Irene watch the sunrise shows even that though Vincent was less perfectionate than Irene, yet they both enjoyed the same amount of pleasure from the sunrise. Secondly, the stairs, it acted as an obstacle for Eugene, as it almost exposed Vincent’s identity. Lastly, colors also play a major role in the movie. For example, the color yellow, it shows cautions; it was shown in the movie every time Vincent was being careful or was trying to hide something.

4. The scene is significant as it tells the audience that Irene knew something was wrong but she did not tell anyone. Vincent crossing the street shows that he is so certain about his dreams and goals that nothing can stop him. He crosses the street without thinking of its concequeeces. He was more worried about getting explosed then getting hit by a car. This might have been the reason why Irene did not expose him after knowing his identity as she knew what going in space meant for Vincent.
It is also very significant as it shows that he loved Irene and would do anything for her, even cross the street when he was unable to