Perception In Gattaca

Discuss the interplay between how individuals perceive themselves and how they are perceived by others.
In his film Gattaca Andrew Niccol explored this dichotomy of people’s thoughts of us and our thoughts on ourselves. We would like to pretend we do not care how others perceive us; however, we have all secretly yearned to fit in somewhere, be it at work, school or at social gatherings. The way in which we see ourselves is heavily influenced by other people’s perceptions of us.
In the first act of his the film Niccol presents us with a world that has mastered genetic engineering. In this world natural conception has been rendered mute due to efficiency of artificial insemination. Children born from natural conception are dubbed ‘Invalids” are subject to prejudgment(s) based on their genes and not their merit or work ethic. Furthermore, Invalids are subject to discrimination and are destined to lives of servitude regardless of their skill. This is an effective opening to the film as it establishes the inequality of this world, and it also highlights how other people’s preconceived notions affect the lives of those said to be “invalid”. This first act also highlights the prevalence of baseless prejudgments, as well as the severity of the society’s skewed …show more content…
After months of cleaning the space center Vincent had an epiphany “I never realized how far away I was from my dream until I was standing right next to it”, from this moment on the character vowed to never let anyone’s thoughts of him impede his dreams. After months of vigorous hard work and determination Vincent applied to Gattaca and was accepted under a false identity to mas his genetic inferiority .Vincent realized that you let other people’s perceptions stifle your dreams and stunt your growth, or you can use their hate and negativity as motivation for