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	Salon \| "Gattaca"
		And in this world, even when you're a "Valid," and have had all standard-issue imperfections (myopia, baldness, cardiac flaws) removed from your chromosomes, you must still submit yourself to endless finger-pricking blood tests and urine donations to prove your status; your precious bodily fluids are always on call.
		"Gattaca's" protagonist is an "Invalid" masquerading as one of the elite.
		For all their dress-for-success genetic programming, "Gattaca's" elites are a strangely neurotic, petulant lot; Jerome, for example, seems to have begun his downward spiral when his athletic prowess won him only a silver medal instead of a gold.
	www.salon.com /ent/movies/1997/10/24gattaca.html (947 words)

	gattaca
		Gattaca is set in "the not-too-distant future," when perfect humans ("valids") are bred by computer and trained for elite jobs, while "Godchildren" -- people born the old-fashioned, imperfect way -- are doomed to marginal lives as cogs in the machine.
		Gattaca has few special effects, and its sets are struck from the stark, antiseptic mold of David Cronenberg movies.
		Gattaca is the most elegant and hypnotic sci-fi thriller in years -- a vision as dazzling as it is bleak.
	www.angelfire.com /movies/oc/gattaca.html (550 words)

	"Gattaca" / a review from Christian Spotlight on the Movies
		Gattaca offers an opportunity to discuss the effects of prejudice and the reality of genetic determinism (the theory that people are born with certain tendencies, instead of choosing their lifestyle).
		I recommend Gattaca for one of those nights when all the videos you are trying to rent are out, and you are trying to fill in the void with something at least half decent.
		Gattaca is not so much a scifi flick as a drama presenting the aspirations of an individual against an oppressive social structure.
	www.christiananswers.net /spotlight/movies/pre2000/i-gattaca.html (1777 words)

	Exploring Dystopia: Gattaca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is a world where an oppressive system has been created, not by intention, but by the simple choices of individuals and their applications of scientific discovery.
		The world of GATTACA is one where peoples' position in society is not determined by their race or gender or social status, but the purity and "perfection" of their genetic code.
		The GATTACA world is a world of in which the pace of scientific discovery has been left unchecked by moralistic and ethical debate — whether that is a good thing or a bad thing is left to debate — nevertheless it has spawned a variety of changes in human behaviour.
	hem.passagen.se /replikant/gattaca.htm (2907 words)

	Gattaca
		GATTACA is a science-fiction film, but unlike the science-fantasy people have come to associate with the genre (Star Trek and Star Wars for instance), it focuses on the ideas of the possible and their implications rather than on silly monsters and overblown special effects.
		Gattaca is a fascinating science fiction/mystery movie, set in the 'not too distant future', in which astronauts dress in stylish, roaring-twenties inspired clothing and where the world seems to be finely ordered and sequenced, just like a genetic code.
		Gattaca uses some stunning shades of color and hues, which accentuate emotion, convey depth and enhance the visual experience of the movie - be it the Green hues of the beach or the orange hues of the launch pad and external world.
	blog.markwshead.com /info2/Gattaca.html (21069 words)

	Gattaca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gattaca's dystopian depiction of "genoism" has been cited by many bioconservative critics in support of their view that liberal eugenics should be discouraged and even banned.
		Gattaca’s working title was The Eighth Day, invoking the Biblical creation story of Genesis in which God creates the world in six days before resting on the seventh day.
		Gattaca is also reminiscent of Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, which explores the development of biological engineering as one of the means of creating a utopian society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gattaca (1777 words)

	Stephen Nottingham: Screening DNA - Chapter 6
		Gattaca, directed and written by Andrew Niccol, explores the implications of genetic modification in a near-future society, where parents have a choice between having a natural baby ("a faith birth") or a genetically enhanced baby.
		Gattaca's prediction of a society divided between the genetic haves and the have-nots, however, does rest firmly on trends evident in today's medicine, which is increasingly polarised into public and private healthcare treatment.
		(15) However, a Gattaca world is not inevitable, providing legislation is passed and enforced, which protects the individual from organisations who would discriminate against them solely on the basis of their genetic code.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Stephen_Nottingham/DNA7.htm (10769 words)

	Study Guide > Gattaca
		Throw in perfect health, a high IQ and a long life-span, and you have the brave new world of "Gattaca," in which the bioformed have inherited the earth, and babies who are born naturally get to be menial laborers.
		Gattaca was a relatively low budget movie, but by the 1990s even a low-budget movie could have a wonder-full Science-Fictional rocket launch to climax the film.
		Aristophanes's The Congress Women—an Old Comedy satire—opens with a man defecating on stage, and it was notable (much later) in TV history that the first toilet flush was in the satiric All in the Family, with a subsequent toilet motif in the satiric Married … With Children.
	www.users.muohio.edu /erlichrd/350/stgd_gattaca.php (3153 words)

	David A. Kirby: The New Eugenics in Cinema: Genetic Determinism and Gene Therapy in GATTACA
		GATTACA does not deny the importance of genes, nor does it fault the technology itself; rather, the film warns of the problems that arise if we believe that humans are nothing more than their genes.
		GATTACA depicts a future world in which parents are encouraged to decide the genetic makeup of their offspring before birth.
		GATTACA is an example of an extrapolative science fiction film; it projects, from today’s limited use of gene therapy, a world where the new eugenics is a reality.
	www.depauw.edu /sfs/essays/gattaca.htm (8986 words)

	Eye Weekly - On screen - 10.23.97
		The boy tries hard to eliminate his old world accent, and is thrilled when his attempt to win a radio contest by cheating not only proves successful, but leads to a well paying job at the station.
		It takes a while for him to realize that he is the latest dupe in a payola scam, and that the worldly DJ who plies him with money and hookers is actually just looking for a new kid to take the rap, in case the police show up again.
		Gattaca, the latest futuristic-totalitarian-nightmare movie to come out of Hollywood, opens with the sort of contemporary twist that artists in the genre have always felt compelled to supply.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_10.23.97/film/onscreen.html (1398 words)

	Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "Gattaca"
		Here is the bare-bones storytelling about Vincent Freeman, the "faith birth" who struggles to remain hidden in the world of Gattaca as a "stolen helix." An investigation into a murder threatens to reveal his status as a man with a "Dna Error", which is effective is keeping the story moving and the questions coming.
		Gattaca, which is much less of an action movie than I thought (not a bad thing), takes place in the future after mankind has discovered how to genetically manipulate offspring.
		I wouldn’t go so far to say Gattaca is the best movie ever made and everyone should see it this second, but it’s extremely well done on every level and yes, you should go see it if you haven’t already and if you like science fiction.
	www.mutantreviewers.com /rgattaca.html (1739 words)

	Gattaca
		Gattaca is a science fiction movie directed by Andrew Niccol.
		Vincent is one of the last "natural" babies born into a sterile, genetically-enhanced world, where life expectancy and disease likelihood are ascertained at birth.
		Going underground, he assumes the identity of Jerome, crippled in an accident, and achieves prominence in the Gattaca Corporation, an aerospace firm in the future, where he is selected for his lifelong desire: a manned mission to Titan.
	project.cyberpunk.ru /idb/gattaca.html (207 words)

	In Film Australia movie review
		To model a human’s DNA would be the ultimate of playing God – and director Andrew Niccol pretends its all ahead of us "in the not too distant future." But in the cold world of Gattaca, a society that creates a race of "super" people, the word "perfection" has been taken one step too far.
		At the time of his birth Vincent’s life expectancy was estimated at a lousy 30 years; so after discovering this and realizing that he would have to live the life of a third rate citizen, his parents agree for genetics to decide the fate of his future brother Hugo.
		But Gattaca quite obviously steers clear from all the hows and whys, and presents us not with theories, beliefs and assumptions, but with cold hard imagination and a touch of wonder.
	www.infilm.com.au /reviews/gattaca.htm (1049 words)

	Gattaca
		Gattaca (1997) is probably one of the best science fiction films ever made, yet it is a film which has escaped much close scrutiny, and which didn't do terribly well on first release.
		This is science fiction operating within the "not-too-distant" future, representing a world which is totally familiar, apart from this central trope of genetic engineering, and the prospect of regular rocket launches to the furthest moons of Saturn.
		Gattaca's answer to this is biological, a meticulous series of close up shots of skin flakes, eyelashes, urine, pinpricks of blood - all the substances used for DNA testing.
	www.mediaknowall.com /Scifi/gattacanotes.html (885 words)

	Gattaca at World Class Cookies
		So when a murder happens in Gattaca and Vincent accidentally leaves his own DNA, he has to somehow elude capture before going on a space trip to a distant moon while falling for one of his co-workers Irene.
		Gattaca is another that should be re-released as this is quite awful for a much-praised film.
		With Uma Thurman as the woman who loves Vincent and identifies with his struggle, Gattaca is both stylish and smart, while Jude Law's performance lends the film a note of tragic and heartfelt humanity.
	www.worldclasscookies.com /0767805712/Gattaca.html (1931 words)

	Gattaca Reviews
		After all, in the world of "Gattaca," the right genetic make-up determines your future, and parents...
		Capsule: GATTACA is a cold film that frequently stretches credibility, but still it stands as one of the more intelligent science fiction films of the 90s.
		That is the provocative question presented by Gattaca, the intriguing and atmospheric debut of writer-director Andrew Niccol.
	www.killermovies.com /g/gattaca/reviews (893 words)

	Tapestry
		Set in the not-too-distant future, when genetic make-up overshadows every other aspect of an individual, "Gattaca" introduces the audience to a world where science has the ability to create the perfect human being and where natural conception (the equivalent of genetic roulette) is frowned upon.
		Enter into this world Vincent (Ethan Hawke), a young man with big dreams--he wants to fly into outer space--whose hopes are dashed based on his DNA.
		Vincent accidentally loses an eyelash (believe me, in this world that matters), which is found by police (giving new meaning to the term "sweeping" the premises) who run it through their computer, discover that (gasp!) an unaccounted for In-Valid was in the offices and immediately assume that he must be the killer.
	www.wowwomen.com /tapestry/arch_vicks/gattaca.html (997 words)

	'Gattaca' defies the sci-fi formula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A world without racism would be a utopia.
		In the new film "Gattaca," society no longer considers race as a factor by which individuals are measured or divided.
		During a time when science fiction films are bombarded with special effects, "Gattaca" is one that does a fine job of developing its story without the overuse of high-tech gadgets.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V132/N39/05-gattaca.39d.html (504 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Gattaca: Superbit Edition
		Columbia has decreed that Gattaca was to be part of their second wave of "Superbit" titles, along with Bram Stoker's Dracula.
		Gattaca shows us that these days babies born the "natural way" (i.e., two people humping in the backseat of a Volvo) are considered lesser than the babies born perfectly (i.e., through genetic altering sans diseases, imperfections, et cetera).
		Gattaca is an enjoyable sci-fi thriller, but don't expect it to movie with the velocity of something like Aliens or Independence Day.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/gattacasuperbit.php (1073 words)

	Gattaca_essay
		The science fiction movie Gattaca is a piece of modern dystopic writing, speculating on a future in which humankind has used a new-found mastery over the human genome to create better, faster, stronger, more-long-lived humans.
		For instance, to be hired at Gattaca, the space agency in the movie, as a potential astronaut, the applicant must be “valid.” In actuality the applicant must be better than just “valid.” Therefore, a person’s genes decide what kind of job the person can attain, and therefore how much money a person will make.
		Vincent beats the system though, by going through an elaborate process in order to trick the system into believing he is a “valid.” By doing this he proves that this system of “valid” and “in-valid” is not foolproof, and that the gene cannot explain every detail of a person’s life before it has been lived.
	www.dpo.uab.edu /~elbetho/Gattaca_essay.html (1119 words)

	GATTACA
		The world is now striving for perfection and the more perfect your child, the more likely he or she will succeed.
		That is why he opts for intricate subterfuge to outwit authorities and to become a respected navigator at the futuristic Gattaca Corporation.
		Quickly rising through the ranks of the Gattaca Corporation, Vincent AKA Jerome is eventually chosen as one of a select group who will explore the outer boundaries of the solar system.
	www.gwu.edu /~cultcrit/gattaca.html (876 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Gattaca" review (2001) Andrew Niccol, Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
		"Gattaca" is the most original and visionary movie of its ilk in a long time.
		Vincent is our Everyman, and to pass for one of the elite he must delete his own identity on a cellular level because every day he is scanned, poked and proded for DNA to pass security checks.
		Both thematically and visually, "Gattaca" is a seductive -- the kind of movie that tends to inspire lengthy discussions after the credits roll.
	www.splicedonline.com /97reviews/gattaca.html (592 words)

	Gattaca
		I have plunged into the unlikely future of Gattaca so that Helen, and all of you, dear readers, may have more information before taking the plunge (or not) yourselves.
		Gattaca is set in the "Not-to-distant future" (a cliché directly quoted from the movie) where scientists have not only decoded the human genome, but have developed the technology to engineer it.
		These babies are no longer prone to mortality, deformity or disease, but grow from the strongest, brightest, and most beautiful genes their folks have to offer.
	www.bigempire.com /gooden/gattaca.html (985 words)

	EI > Reviews > Gattaca (1997)
		Gattaca is the story of one young mans fight against the terrible injustice brought upon him by the society he lives in.
		Gattaca doesn't use a hammer, it uses a camel hair brush.
		It is simply to much for these characters to move beyond what the world expects of them, they try, but they simply cannot.
	www.einsiders.com /reviews/archives/gattaca.php (907 words)

	SciFlicks.com ---> Gattaca - The Review
		And thus the plot of Gattaca: Ethan Hawke, one of the genetical have-not's in this brave new world (called "invalids" in the movie) wants to desperately become an astronaut, but obviously cannot because of his untampered-with birth.
		Besides, Gattaca is the old "man shouldn't interfere with nature" theme rehashed and speaks more to our age's current misinformed technophobic fears than anything else.
		However, despite its flaws, Gattaca is to be commended.
	www.sciflicks.com /gattaca/review.html (695 words)

	Talk:Gattaca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To me Gattaca appears to be based in substantial part on Robert A. Heinlein's novel Beyond This Horizon, published in about 1940.
		From Special:Contributions/David_Shear: "2005-12-30 12:18:53 (hist) (diff) Gattaca (moved Gattaca to GATTACA: The film title, GATTACA, is intentionally all uppercase, since it is drawn from the ATGC genetic code of DNA.
		Take for example the entrance to Gattaca itself, it is one long line into which people must shuffle into and place their finger onto for a blood sample from each person.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Gattaca (2124 words)

	Relic Forums - A Review of the Film: GATTACA
		He is one known as an invalid, a person born by normal means, whose genes have not been altered — contrary to the valids who are people whose genes have been altered to give them “the best of their parents”.
		I disagree, though, with you're interpretation of the buildings and architecture as dire futurist monoliths, and of the colour conveying smog, pollution and decay.
		For me, it was entirely the other way round and this is why I loved Gattaca - the buildings are largely remeniscent of 1920-1950's modernist and art-deco designs, the cars are discernably retro in design, the clothes too...
	forums.relicnews.com /showthread.php?t=7607 (3351 words)

	Gattaca. A Hollywood Jesus visual film review.
		Gattaca is one of the finest most intelligent sci-fi thrillers to come along in a long time!
		In the brave new world of the future only "valid" genetically engineered people have a future in a life of significance.
		Natural born children are condemned to a future of minimal jobs.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /gattaca.htm (294 words)

	Gattaca
		Welcome to the world of Gattaca, a world in which it doesn't matter where you were born, but where discrimination is based on your genetic code.
		Vincent is a "faith birth", and has a number of significant genetic predispositions to illness which preclude him from holding down anything but a menial job.
		Gattaca is an excellent movie on an excellent disc, unless you have a DVD-ROM, in which case I recommend you either purchase the R1 version of this movie or rent the disc before buying it to verify that it works on your setup.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Gattaca.asp (1190 words)

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