Good Movie : Gattaca

[v***@yahoo.com]

I'm catching up on some of the movies I've missed in the past. I
watched Gattaca on DVD recently. Its a good movie with an original
concept.

You may continue reading, no spoilers below :-)

Its a story set in the not too distant future. Genetic selection is
used by parents to get superior babies (superior intelligence, looks,
health, free of genetic diseases..etc). Those who are not genetically
engineered are discriminated against and are shut out of jobs and
priveledges afforded to those who are. Any establishment can easily
check on your genetic profile with just a few cells from your body
(hair, saliva, blood, urine samples, even a handshake). Our main
character "unfortunately" was born naturally and has to struggle
against all kinds of barriers to make his way in the world & achieve
his dreams. He tries to get around this barrier by masking his
identity....

I liked the mellow cinematography. The design of the "clean"
post-modern, yet retro look of the future was elegant. Vacuum cleaner
salesmen must be doing roaring business. No fancy & unneccessary
sci-fi effects or anything of that sort in the movie.

The movie makes me think of what the insurance companies are doing with
all my information when I have to declare what genetic diseases like
e.g. diabetes, glaucoma..etc my family members might have. For all I
know, there is a permanent record kept some where out of the country,
out of legal jurisdiction... which might be used against me in the
future. A sign of things to come perhaps?

Anyway, that concludes my movie review of Gattaca.

[GNb0 www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj)]

Post by v***@yahoo.com
I'm catching up on some of the movies I've missed in the past. I
watched Gattaca on DVD recently. Its a good movie with an original
concept.
You may continue reading, no spoilers below :-)
Its a story set in the not too distant future. Genetic selection is
used by parents to get superior babies (superior intelligence, looks,
health, free of genetic diseases..etc). Those who are not genetically
engineered are discriminated against and are shut out of jobs and
priveledges afforded to those who are. Any establishment can easily
check on your genetic profile with just a few cells from your body
(hair, saliva, blood, urine samples, even a handshake). Our main
character "unfortunately" was born naturally and has to struggle
against all kinds of barriers to make his way in the world & achieve
his dreams. He tries to get around this barrier by masking his
identity....
I liked the mellow cinematography. The design of the "clean"
post-modern, yet retro look of the future was elegant. Vacuum cleaner
salesmen must be doing roaring business. No fancy & unneccessary
sci-fi effects or anything of that sort in the movie.
The movie makes me think of what the insurance companies are doing with
all my information when I have to declare what genetic diseases like
e.g. diabetes, glaucoma..etc my family members might have. For all I
know, there is a permanent record kept some where out of the country,
out of legal jurisdiction... which might be used against me in the
future. A sign of things to come perhaps?
Anyway, that concludes my movie review of Gattaca.

Genetic selection, bias, etc., are already happening. As
a matter of fact a company that services people who want
to have genetically selected babies tried to sell me its
stock a few years ago. I think that they are doing brisk
business and the sperm is flying of the shelves, so to
speak. It's good to see that the special effects craze
is tide is finally receding. It was way overdone in many
movies. As far as bio data records are concerned, I am
sure that backups are already maintained on satellites
and such. Yesterday's science fiction is today's
reality.

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

[J M]

Post by v***@yahoo.com
I'm catching up on some of the movies I've missed in the past. I
watched Gattaca on DVD recently. Its a good movie with an original
concept.
You may continue reading, no spoilers below :-)
Its a story set in the not too distant future. Genetic selection is
used by parents to get superior babies (superior intelligence, looks,
health, free of genetic diseases..etc). Those who are not genetically
engineered are discriminated against and are shut out of jobs and
priveledges afforded to those who are. Any establishment can easily
check on your genetic profile with just a few cells from your body
(hair, saliva, blood, urine samples, even a handshake). Our main
character "unfortunately" was born naturally and has to struggle
against all kinds of barriers to make his way in the world & achieve
his dreams. He tries to get around this barrier by masking his
identity....
I liked the mellow cinematography. The design of the "clean"
post-modern, yet retro look of the future was elegant. Vacuum cleaner
salesmen must be doing roaring business. No fancy & unneccessary
sci-fi effects or anything of that sort in the movie.
The movie makes me think of what the insurance companies are doing with
all my information when I have to declare what genetic diseases like
e.g. diabetes, glaucoma..etc my family members might have. For all I
know, there is a permanent record kept some where out of the country,
out of legal jurisdiction... which might be used against me in the
future. A sign of things to come perhaps?
Anyway, that concludes my movie review of .

I've got the soundtrack by Michael Nyman. Good stuff.

http://tinyurl.com/c77rm

[Richard Schultz]

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In rec.arts.movies.past-films ***@yahoo.com wrote:
: I'm catching up on some of the movies I've missed in the past. I
: watched Gattaca on DVD recently. Its a good movie with an original
: concept.

I'm not sure if this was intended to be a troll, but I personally thought
that Gattacca was, well, pretty dumb. Even Tony Shalhoub couldn't save it.

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Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
Opinions expressed are mine alone, and not those of Bar-Ilan University
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[Endy9]

One of my favorites. Very engrossing. I must have watched it 4 or 5 times,
everytime I saw it on tv, had to stop and watch the rest of it. Made me a
Jude Law fan.

[JAQK]

Excellent movie.

Post by Endy9
One of my favorites. Very engrossing. I must have watched it 4 or 5 times,
everytime I saw it on tv, had to stop and watch the rest of it. Made me a
Jude Law fan.
--
Dennis/Endy
http://home.comcast.net/~endymion91/
~I was born to rock the boat. Some will sink but we will float.
Grab your coat. Let's get out of here.
You're my witness. I'm your Mutineer~ - Warren Zevon
--

[gggg gggg]

I'm catching up on some of the movies I've missed in the past. I
watched Gattaca on DVD recently. Its a good movie with an original
concept.
You may continue reading, no spoilers below :-)
Its a story set in the not too distant future. Genetic selection is
used by parents to get superior babies (superior intelligence, looks,
health, free of genetic diseases..etc). Those who are not genetically
engineered are discriminated against and are shut out of jobs and
priveledges afforded to those who are. Any establishment can easily
check on your genetic profile with just a few cells from your body
(hair, saliva, blood, urine samples, even a handshake). Our main
character "unfortunately" was born naturally and has to struggle
against all kinds of barriers to make his way in the world & achieve
his dreams. He tries to get around this barrier by masking his
identity....
I liked the mellow cinematography. The design of the "clean"
post-modern, yet retro look of the future was elegant. Vacuum cleaner
salesmen must be doing roaring business. No fancy & unneccessary
sci-fi effects or anything of that sort in the movie.
The movie makes me think of what the insurance companies are doing with
all my information when I have to declare what genetic diseases like
e.g. diabetes, glaucoma..etc my family members might have. For all I
know, there is a permanent record kept some where out of the country,
out of legal jurisdiction... which might be used against me in the
future. A sign of things to come perhaps?
Anyway, that concludes my movie review of Gattaca.

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