gattac Demonstrates That It Is Better For A Society To Value The Imperfect Individual Than To Seek Genetic Excellence.' Discuss.
Submitted by kastanza2006 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
gattac Demonstrates That It Is Better For A Society To Value The Imperfect Individual Than To Seek Genetic Excellence.' Discuss.
In Gattaca, directed by Andrew Niccol, Niccol opens the debate on whether we should tamper with Mother nature' or leave well alone What God hath made crooked.' He contends that the ability to eliminate serious diseases and negative social disorders is a good thing, however that also the world of Gattaca takes eugenics too far in its quest to reach perfection, eliminating every imperfection from mankind.
Perfection is strived for but destruction is the result. Thus, Gattaca' shows that it is better for society to value the imperfect individual than to seek genetic excellence. Technology and science advancement changed society's beliefs. The ideal goal is to read perfection through genetic excellence. This ideal of perfection is of faultlessness, flawlessness, completeness and is of ultimately reaching the optimum level of life. Gattaca' shows us that through valuing genetic excellence, a calamitous environment was created affecting the human being on so many different levels.
Striving for a perfect society through genetic excellence means creating that perfection based on only one belief. Technology advancement and science has meant that the role of eugenics in the world of Gattaca has become more and more expected in everyday life. There are some positives to tampering with ones DNA such as ridding the world of serious diseases, however Gattaca' shows us that the negatives by far outweigh the positives.
Individuality as well as uniqueness is lost in the population. This is shown through the example of writing with your right hand. Writing with your right hand was considered to be better than writing with your left, and so the purported gene that determines what hand you write with was ultimately changed to suit society's beliefs. Gattaca' also shows a loss of individuality through the setting and layout of the workplace in Gattaca. It shows a sterile internal and external view where workers are to work...
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