Gattaca
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GATTACA
Gattaca is a movie presenting a future with all genetically perfect individual. During this time, DNA is the major concern of everyone in the society because it determines your status in life. Whereas, there was a couple who bore a child naturally, Vincent Freeman, genetically weak man who would like to pursue astronautic profession but dismayed to know that it's a profession of the genetically elite. He insisted to be involved in that profession; thus, entered Gattaca, space center, as a custodian at first and later on had an opportunity to change his fate. After changing his identity which he had bought from Jerome Morrow, he was able to pass the interview to work at Gattaca. The interview was just to have your blood and urine tested which were supplied by Jerome Morrow. In other words, people who can't fulfill the genetic requirements don't stand a chance of getting into a good job in the society. Vincent was able to work at Gattaca and is almost ready to go to a manned mission to Titan but one day the mission director lay dead in their office. He carelessly loses an eyelash and it was vacuumed. It was detected to be an identity of an "invalid" person...