GATTACA

Gattaca (1997) is a futuristic thriller written and directed by Andrew Niccol. Built around the controversial subject of genetic engineering and how it might lead to a socio-economic class divide, it follows Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke), an imperfect human who attempts to join a space mission by illegally exchanging identities with Jerome (Jude Law), a paraplegic with perfect DNA. How he does this armed with blood and urine samples is ingeniously shown by Niccol, who mints a new genre vocabulary with his absorbing, intelligent and suspenseful story. In Niccol's future society, a dustbuster is deadlier than a gun and wearing contact lenses means the choice between life or death. Characters in Gattaca continually battle both with society and with themselves to find their place in the world and who they are destined to be according to their genes. This thought-provoking cautionary tale is stunningly designed and has accomplished performances from Hawke, Law and Uma Thurman that do it full justice.

Trivia
The name "Gattaca" is composed entirely of the letters used to label the nucleotide bases of DNA. The four nitrogen bases of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.

Jude Law's character asks to be called by his middle name, Eugene. "Eugene" comes from the Greek for "well born," which Jerome is. "Eugenics" (the science of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed) is the central theme of the film.

Jerome Eugene Morrow, played by Jude Law, is said to be 6' 1" which causes Vincent Freeman, played by Ethan Hawke, to get leg extensions in order to pass as Morrow. In reality, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law are the same height. Both are 5' 10 1/2"

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