What warnings about the future does Niccol intend his audience to gain after viewing his movie? Hugo Mitchell 9th Grade

Genetic determinism provides the foundation for Andrew Niccol's science fiction film Gattaca. The film serves as a cautionary tale for modern society, by raising questions about genetic determinism, and the issues it could cause for us in the not-too-distant future. Niccol alerts the viewer to the concepts displayed in the film, including the burden of perfection, discrimination and the strength of the human spirit are raised, and allows the viewer to contemplate their own desires for a perfect future society.

While the 'invalids' of society suffer from discrimination, the 'valids' are forced to endure their own, unique hardship; the burden of perfection, which proves to detrimentally impact the elite. One of the most obvious victims of this burden was the wheelchair-bound demigod Jerome Morrow. With superb genetic gifts, such as "a heart of an ox" and "IQ off the register", Jerome is genetically determined for glory. However, he sunk into a life of self-loathing abuse, finding solace in alcohol after placing second in a swimming race. When the viewer first meets Jerome, he is displayed as attractive man, miserably confined to a wheelchair. He appears from behind a pillar, as if he was concealing himself from the shame of his...