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This 7 page paper examines the film Gattaca and the implications it raises in respect to controversial issues. Some issues raised are eugenics, human perfection and tampering with nature. These concepts are explored in depth and thoughtfully analyzed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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able to decide what type of children to have. They in fact order their children like they are ordering from a Chinese menu. It is important to remember when watching
the film that what is depicted is a time of transition. Not everyone is made this way. The plot involves a human being who has not benefitted from genetic engineering
and so is not afforded the opportunities as are those who have been made perfectly. In some ways, they are second class citizens. Still, the protagonist wants to be an
astronaut and creates an intricate scheme to fool the society. He almost succeeds but is discovered towards the end. While the plot of Gattaca is formulaic, the message
of this Tech Noir film is that although Hitler is dead, and people swear it cannot happen again, the unthinkable can happen. And the creation of a perfect race is
not that unimaginable. People go through many medical procedures to render themselves the ideal beauty. Many women in fact color their hair, pluck their eyebrows and have fat sucked from
their thighs. If this could be avoided through genetic modifications, many beautiful women could be born and not have to spend a dime to look like an model. In fact,
in reality, it was not too long ago when it was discovered that models were selling their eggs on ebay for a grand sum of money. Such has been criticized
on both ends. The models sell their eggs for money and some believe that is unethical, but what is truly abhorrent is that people are paying a lot of money
just to have good looking children. Hence, the film Gattaca brings up many ethical issues. When arguing about human cloning and genetic tampering, it seems that there are many ethical
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