Gattaca takes place in a time and place where DNA serves as a way to define social classes, where a fallen hair can be used as a dating profile and urine as a resume. Individuals are separated into two different groups, Valids and Invalids. Valids are ones that had their DNA predetermined and selected from the two parents with their “best” genes, while Invalids are ones that are created through natural birth and everything is random. Only Valids can be professional athletes, have high ranking jobs, and help improve society. A couple questions arise when I was watching this film. Who decides what the “best” genes are? Wouldn’t all the kids from the same parents look the same if they only choose their best? How do they know if the kids created from natural birth are not perfect? Where are the environmental factor in all of this?

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