Gattaca Paragraph

The film Gattaca, made in 1997 by writer and director Andrew Niccol, is a sci-fi movie based in the future, where most people born are genetically selected to be perfect. Those who aren’t, the “God children”, are considered flawed and lesser. This can be easily seen in the hierarchy, the “degenerates” often homeless or poor, while the perfect go on to succeed. The idea of modernism is clear throughout the movie and is clearly represented in the architecture. Modernism is about simplifying society, becoming more open and accepting. In Gattaca, the genetic selection does this job, creating people who are all equal, only discriminating those imperfect few. The architecture in the film is often simple yet elegant, with little to no colour, a reflection of the boring suits that all the genetically selected wear. This unifies those who can afford to live there, creating the best society where everyone lives the same way. With such similarity and such little diversity, it is obvious that genetic selection exists in more than just the people. The homes are designed to simplify society, only there to provide a service, much like the people who are made to succeed. The degenerates who can’t afford to live in these homes are forced into run-down, old houses. These houses are how the upper class see the genetically flawed; a waste of space. They are the only places in these new societies