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Gattaca, is it really down to a science? “Technology makes things faster and more cost-effective, but it's not perfect. It requires you to be as flexible as you can be. - John Phillips” This relates to the society in the movie “Gattaca” due to the fact that the society is only for the “people” that are “valid” meaning that only people that have been genetically modified are accepted in the advanced work field of the future. Due to these facts that only “valid” people are accepted in the world, Jerome (Vincent) had to “borrow a ladder” meaning he had to go under as a different name to achieve his goal to get into outer space after his own parents told him he could never become what he wanted because he is a god child un-like his brother. “It’s You, But Simply the Best you” What does this quote truly mean in the world of genetic modification, is it Still you, or is science? In the future discrimination isn’t going to be based on race, color, or religion it’s going to be based down to a science. In the world of Gattaca Jerome’s (Vincent) Goal was to get to outer space but he knew he could never do that because he was a “faith child” meaning he was born naturally with all his imperfections …show more content…
This is a great idea because this gives everyone a chance to being socially acceptable in life and a chance to live longer a chance to explore life to its fullest potential. “Blood has no nationality” this quote means that everyone bleeds, and it's all the same blood so why treat something so common in everyone so differently due to race or ethnic group. But with Genetic modification we can eliminate all the main reasons why society isn't where it needs to be with its social acceptance. Science is the future and the future is very soon. But is it maybe a little too

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