“GATTACA” is a movie that is set in the “not-so-distant” future where genetic engineering and DNA are used for discrimination and determining one’s fate just minutes after they are born with just a prick to their heel and a blood sample. When Vincent Freemen was born naturally (without the use of genetic engineering and DNA modification) his sample showed that he had a 99% chance of acquiring a congenital heart defect. His life expectancy was estimated at 30 years of age. With Vincent’s less-than-perfect DNA, he was labeled as an “in-valid.”
Vincent’s parents, disappointed with their first conceived child, decided to go down a different path with their next. They looked into genetic engineering to ensure that their next child would be better than Vincent in every way. Thus, Anton Freemen was brought into the world. Growing up in Anton’s shadow, Vincent begins to …show more content…
It showed us that genetic engineering had some very ugly consequences. I think we, as humans, do not really think about our actions as much as we should before we do them. This is a very hard habit to break because it has been happening in society for a very long time, and it has become second nature for us to live by the “do now, ask for forgiveness later” motto. We do things, and after it is too late, we try to clean up our mess. This movie was giving us a clear picture of a few examples of bad things that could possibly come with the furthering of genetic engineering and DNA modification, so that we could evaluate the situation better and prevent our world from becoming the society in “GATTACA.” If this was their objective, they definitely reached their goal for me. I definitely see that genetic engineering could cause many problems, and I hope that everybody else does
Vincent’s parents, disappointed with their first conceived child, decided to go down a different path with their next. They looked into genetic engineering to ensure that their next child would be better than Vincent in every way. Thus, Anton Freemen was brought into the world. Growing up in Anton’s shadow, Vincent begins to …show more content…
It showed us that genetic engineering had some very ugly consequences. I think we, as humans, do not really think about our actions as much as we should before we do them. This is a very hard habit to break because it has been happening in society for a very long time, and it has become second nature for us to live by the “do now, ask for forgiveness later” motto. We do things, and after it is too late, we try to clean up our mess. This movie was giving us a clear picture of a few examples of bad things that could possibly come with the furthering of genetic engineering and DNA modification, so that we could evaluate the situation better and prevent our world from becoming the society in “GATTACA.” If this was their objective, they definitely reached their goal for me. I definitely see that genetic engineering could cause many problems, and I hope that everybody else does