Examples Of Dystopia In Gattaca

The majority of the world’s population would like to think that humanity as a whole is progressing to become intellectually, morally, socially, and environmentally enhanced. In contrast, there are certain individuals who believe the absolute opposite. The film, Gattaca, shows us this type of future. The film starts off with our main character Vincent, an imperfect man who lives in a “perfect” world. Vincent was conceived naturally, unlike the majority of the people in this world, who are genetically enhanced humans. People holding flaws, such as Vincent, are known as “in-valids”, and are left to do menial jobs. In order to follow his dreams and travel to space, Vincent needs to assume the identity of Jerome, who is a perfect genetic human with a flaw of his own. As the movie goes on, Vincent meets many people and runs into different problems; …show more content…
This dystopian society does not allow citizens to choose their careers or lifestyle. In Gattaca, the society represents an oppressive government that uses genetic enhancement to perfect their citizens. Clearly this is a positive trait for the part of the population who benefits from this, but it creates a dystopia for the people who are “in-valids.” This group of the population is people who are seen as less than perfect; they may have a physical or mental defect. Dehumanization is a major problem within this society. “’In-valids” are treated as lesser individuals, and they do the jobs that nobody wants to do. In having complete control over the genetics of an individual, it creates major discrimination against the different groups of people. The oppressive government in the society of Gattaca controls their citizens in many ways also. They use constant DNA tests, everywhere you go, to make sure you were the person you were said to be. There are also police constantly present in the society, and this strictly limits the freedom of this