Key Quotes/Features in Gattaca

Themes
1. Discrimination
  1. "We now have discrimination down to a science." - Vincent
2. Problems of Genetic Engineering
  1. "They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of happiness. They don’t say that anymore." - Vincent
  2. "Unfortunately, my son’s not all that they promised. But then, who knows what he could do?” - Lamar
3. Overcoming Adversity/Achieving your Dreams
  1. "I want to be up there [in space]." - Vincent
  2. "There is no gene for fate." - Vincent
  3. "I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right there beside it." - Vincent
  4. "I dreamed of going into space…my goals didn’t change a lot in the intervening years, much to my parents’ dismay." - Vincent
  5. "I was now…one of those who refuses to accept the same he was dealt…I am most commonly known as a “borrowed ladder” or a de-gene-erate." - Vincent
Langauge Features
1. Symbolism
  1. The green car that Vincent is conceived in is symbolic of nature/being natural
  2. Use of beach/water symbolizes fear of the unknown
2. Foreshadowing
  1. Close up of toddler Vincent’s hand holding the bars of the preschool foreshadows the difficulties he will face
  2. Long shot of Vincent and space launch in background, foreshadowing his future
  3. Close up of Vincent’s eyelash before it is vacuumed up , Chekov's gun foreshadowing, shows significance
Characters
1. Anton
  1. "...A son my father considered worthy of his name." -Vincent
  2. “I have a right to be here. You don’t." -Anton to Vincent
2. Vincent
  1. "The only way you’ll see the inside of a spaceship is if you were cleaning it." -Vincent's Dad
  2. "...limit how much of my in-valid self I would leave in the valid world." -Vincent
  3. "For someone who was never meant for this world, I must confess, I’m suddenly having a hard time leaving it." - Vincent
3. Irene
  1. “Not as lucky as some." -Irene, on herself
  2. "They have got you looking so hard for any flaw that after a while that’s all you see.” - Vincent
4. Jerome
  1. "I wasn’t [drunk] when I walked in front of that car…I stepped right out in front of it. I’ve never been more sober in my life. I couldn’t even get that right, could I? If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again." -Jerome
  2. “I got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body. You lent me your dream." -Jerome
  3. "Eugene, I need you to be yourself for the day.” - Vincent "I was never very good at it, remember?" - Jerome
  4. "For Jerome, selection [to be part of Gattaca] was virtually guaranteed at birth." - Vincent
  5. "Jerome Morrow was never meant to be one step down on the podium. With all I had going for me, I was still second best." - Jerome

Next up

Key Quotes/Features in Gattaca

Description

Resource summary

Similar

	Created by Ollie Weguelin about 3 years ago