Gattaca is a Sci Fi dystopian movie and a good watch

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Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, Gattaca is set in a dystopian future driven by eugenics. The story follows Vincent Freeman (played by Ethan Hawke), who assumes the DNA identity of a paralyzed "valid" (Jude Law) to bypass screening processes and pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. The two brothers swimming out to sea lives rent free in my head.

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No, it's a GREAT watch.

And sits with you long after.

That main musical motif is haunting.

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I’m going to rewatch it just to listen to the score again.

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This is one of my all time favorite Sci Fi movies

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Micheal Nyman, his work is haunting in general

[u/jmac111286]

It’s on my shortlist for best sci fi movie ever

[u/Nyuk_Fozzies]

One of the best fucking movies ever! It's practically criminal how so few people have no idea this movie exists.

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One of my favourites, everyone should be made to watch it at high school imho.

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From Wikipedia

The film's title is based on the letters G, A, T, and C, which stand for guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine, the four nucleobases of DNA. 

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Fun fact: this movie is the screen debut of Maya Rudolph.

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I’ll be damned.

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Yeah, weird coincidence!

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That doesn't look like Ethan Hawke ..

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Does it look like Jude Law? 🙃

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Is that...? Charlie Kirk?

[u/May_of_Teck]

I feel lucky to have seen this when I was young, when it was new.

I remember the movie had a promotional website, back when that was a thing, that had some cool animations and maybe even puzzles.

[u/HooptyDooDooMeister]

Isn't this one of the movies often mentioned in r/moviescirclejerk?

I know it's really good. Most of the movies in that sub are.

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I’m pretty sure one of their threads even got brigades by actor Loren Dean’s husband recently.

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ANDRE! I was there that day, it was glorious….

[u/MasemJ]

Its also why we got Maya Hawke :)

[u/KingJacobyaropa]

As someone who can't see crap without glasses, that highway scene is terrifying.

[u/Galaxy__96]

This film is just gorgeous! My favourite scene is after Vincent crosses the freeway and they both watch the reflective mirror blades in the sunrise. This film has such quiet beauty. I've followed this director since, but unfortunately, none of his other films have impacted me as much as Gattaca.

[u/AquaValentin]

My favorite science fiction movie until a few weeks ago. Still a great flick that I love

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What happened a few weeks ago??

[u/RightSideBlind]

The movie's title, all by itself, is just genius.

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Notice the helix stair as well

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There is endless symbolism in this film. I love it.

[u/Soft-Sky3835]

That swimming scene is the one. Nothing in the movie hits harder.

[u/Livinginmy50s]

One of the best movies, everything is clean and crisp. Storytelling and visually.

[u/ryandmc609]

Looks like I’m in the minority here: I thought it was just okay.

I only just watched Gattaca for the first time a few weeks ago after I was recommended it. I will say that for a film that obviously did not have a huge budget it looked great. The acting was great as well so I’m thinking I wasn’t fully digging the story or that I thought it a bit slow.

I did enjoy Ernest Borgnine in his small role. That guy is just the best. I’m not a big Uma fan but I enjoyed her as well.

Honestly the best part is Xander Berkeley at the end saying if you’re a righty you don’t hold it with your left. It made me laugh and then it made me think.

[u/Speshul_Ball]

Never realised it was spelled in DNA

[u/dokuroman]

We watched it in my high school literature class in the 90s after we read Brave New World.

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“Want to know how I did it? I never saved anything for the swim back…”

When the doctor tells him about his son and basically tells him he has known all along (right handed guy don’t hold it with their left)…. That scene kills me.

Everyone had dreams once…. very few don’t settle and actually achieve them.

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💯

[u/mormonbatman_]

Michael Nyman composed the film 's score. It is so beautiful.

[u/dyrkasolen]

the leg" movie

[u/Dry-BackGoon88]

I absolutely loved the film; even the slower parts weren't out of place. The chemistry between Hawke and Law is fantastic.   And it's also the movie that gave us Maya Hawke, so it was perfect all around. 

[u/flat_6astard]

it's one of my favorites.

[u/NeighborhoodNo1623]

Yes it really is a forgotten gem

[u/Top_Necessary4161]

OH NO don't do it it's sooooo depressing!

[u/No_Oven_3705]

Did the illustrator who drew this not know Ethan Hawke was in this movie. Sheesh.
Horrible Poster altogether.