Brave New World vs. Gattaca
We all expect the near future to have advance technology and flying cars. Well, genetic engineering is indeed advance technology but there are negative effects that come along with it. In both “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley (1932) and Gattaca (1997) is based on how genetic engineering is taken over the world. Everyone was created by science instead of being born and having both parents’ genes. Intelligence an personality are very minor in these societies, but the important thing that matters is where you belong in life. However, the film Gattaca is in the future but has a dated style to it. From the clothing and hairstyles to the cars and buildings, it all reminds you of the style in the 50’s or 60’s. The director intended it to be that way just to view how our style could go back to how it used to be in the past. The setting of the movie sets the mood to be somewhat serious and thriller like. The mood of professional business would be a good example of this film. The theme of the novel is generally saying are we all headed to where our genetic code defines what we do and how we live. Although the film does not have a futuristic feel to it, the plot still shows you that the future is not that distance. The main character, Vincent Freeman, wanted to fulfill his dreams and travel into space. The initial problem that occurred was that his gene was not genetic superior to accomplish his goal. Vincent had a heart problem that prevented him from doing big jobs. He came up with an idea to become a valid person. He decided to use someone else’s identity and DNA to be able to travel in the stars. Vincent uses an athlete, Jerome Marrow, who was paraplegic from a car crash. Freeman changed his looks, style, and even had surgery to become the same height as Jerome. He made sure that people would discover whom he really is. Later on in the movie, Vincent’s brother tries to find the murderer of an important person but was really trying to find Vincent. They