Gattaca Film Analysis

She remembered the first time she looked down at a positive pregnancy test, she endured less than a minute of the initial holy-crap-we-are-having-a-baby shock before she thought "I hope it's a girl." Ten years later a tiny army of boys run into the house, muddy footprints follow them from playing baseball. They immediately plumb down on the couch with pizza rolls stuffed in their mouth and a controller in their hands. Mom is in the kitchen and all she hears is, "die, zombie, die!" All of her life she has wanted a girl. Then she thought to herself, What if one could choose not only the baby's gender but the appearance and personality? Although designing our own children sounds like a good idea it creates a gap in society and steals their individual

This idea of doing that to create a specific image, use to be the realm of science fiction, like in the movie Gattaca. Gattaca is a 1997 Science Fiction film which presents a society driven by genetic engineering. The story centers on Vincent Freeman who was born naturally but has a younger brother who was optimized. Some scientist are worried that this science fiction will become a reality with the advancement of technique and technology and so am I. Over the past 100 years, people have been experimenting with DNA. In the 1960s, Scientist experimented with plants and radiation to cause random mutations in the genetic code. In the 70s scientist inserted DNA snippets into

It is our way of thought and who we are as a person. Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings once said, "In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity." God created mankind in his own image and even science should not tamper with it. The process that is connected with designer babies is being studied as a treatment for HIV and other retroviruses plus other studies show that it could potentially eliminate mitochondrial diseases and defeat our worst enemy, Cancer. If it has the possibility to defeat HIV and Cancer, why is it not a good idea? First of all, the process is not an exact science yet. It is a possibility that the process could affect other genes in the DNA that is was not meant for. The changes could be passed on for generations affecting not only the individual identity but the whole family tree identity. People will also use it for their own benefit and try to create the baby in their own ideal of perfection. It is like premature photoshop. Imagine if designer babies were real. The typical tall, skinny blond would be everywhere. The world would be a giant Barbie factory. Whether one is tall, short, blond, ginger, brown eyed or green eyed these characteristics make up the person. Freckles, birthmarks, and dimples also make a person