Gattaca Review

     In my Gifted and Talented class, we recently watched a movie called Gattaca. In this movie, parents had the option to determine their children's traits. Vincent, the main character, had a very high chance of dying early due to heart problems, he was not a "designed baby." He had a little brother, Anton, who was designed by his parents and was far more superior than Vincent. Vincent was very interested in space, but he would never be allowed to go in space because of who he was, he was an invalid. He takes the identity of a man named Jerome Morrow. He learned how to use his blood and urine samples to pass off as his own. The mission director in the movie was killed, which called for investigation. Jerome left an eyelash at the crime scene and was very close to having his identity be revealed. His brother,Anton, happened to be one of the crime investigators. They found out that the eyelash belonged to Vincent Freeman, however they could not find Vincent Freeman because he had disguised himself as someone else. In the end, Jerome was being sent on a space mission, which had always been his dream when the doctor at the gate saw his true identity. Although, for some reason, the doctor let him go through anyway and did not report him. The true Jerome Morrow ended up killing himself because his first attempt at suicide didn't work. Even with such superior abilities, he was always second best, never first. Personally, I did not like it very much. It's not that the movie was bad, it's just that I am not very into science fiction. The story line was confusing at times, but I enjoyed the ending, it made me think. I do not think the real Jerome, the man in the wheelchair, should have killed himself. I really liked the last few things Jerome (Vincent) said at the end. He said that it was surprisingly hard to leave a world in which he didn't belong, but he heard that all of his atoms were pieces of stars to begin with so maybe he was just going home after all. Overall, this movie was okay, I think anyone who is interested in science fiction would really enjoy this movie, however I am just not that interested in this genre.