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| Gattaca | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  393 reviews
Sales Rank: 595
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 107 minutes
ASIN: B000T45C32
Theatrical Release Date: October 23, 1997
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best Movie...EVER. March 13, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a student of the sociological field, this movie is a plethora of excellence! It explores various avenues of social class and instability and shows truly how a person can overcome these instances. The best thing about this film is that it is set in the future yet, it feels like it is happening today. Michael Nyman, the composer of the score, does an excellent job in setting the mood. This is my absolute favorite film...I suggest getting the Cambridge Guide to the movie if you would really like to dissect some of the deeper themes within it.
Collector piece March 10, 2008
This movie is a post modern classic. Wonderfully filmed, with a great story. It is not science fiction, though it might sort of fit the genre. It is more along the lines of Farenheit 451, a Clock Work Orange, and 1984.
A Phenomenal Sci-Fi Film, A Tremendous Positive Empowering Message March 7, 2008
18 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite films...EVER. The plot and premise are artistically crafted, the acting is superb - Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Xander Berkley, Alan Arkin, Ernest Borgnine, Tony Shalhoub (it also has a rare and brilliant appearance by Gore Vidal in a significant role) and it is not overwhelmed with gratuitous special effects. It is a piece of art, even the title and name of the facility is crafted to reflect the topic of the film, the letters in Gattaca comprise the letters of the proteins in DNA. The messages in the film are nothing short of tremendous about the human will, turning our weaknesses into strengths, achieving our goals and the darker tendencies of society to categorize and box in our potential. It is an emotional roller coaster you will never forget. I can't recommend it highly enough. If you liked the Shawshank Redemption, I thought this was a far better film.
A must own for fans of hard SciFi February 29, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am a huge SciFi fan, but there has always been a soft spot in me for the harder (ie. realistic) titles over the years. Gattaca is one of the finest films to come out of the 90's and one of the best SciFi films of all time. I still remember going to see it in the theater, where the film broke and they gave us free passes to 'Air Force One' (shudder). Over the years I have owned it on laser disc and Superbit DVD - this film is going to be amazing on blu-ray.
The film centers around Ethan Hawke, who plays a young man with a genetic defect who uses the identity of a recently paralyzed, genetically pure athlete (Jude Law) to pursue his dreams of going into space. The problem is society has basically bio-engineered the populace at conception (Hawke's character was made 'the old-fashioned way' in the back of his parents car) removing unwanted genetic problems to the point of discrimination against individuals who have not had their genetic structure perfected. When an important executive of the NASA-esque company where Hawke works is murdered, he becomes the prime suspect when an eyelash of his is identifed during the police investigation.
I don't want to explain the entire plot, with its twists and turns, only to say it is exciting up to the very end. Uma Thurman and Alan Arkin also give excellent performances as Hawke's love interest and a police detective respectively. An effective soundtrack and gorgeous cinematography will make this a must have for blu-ray fans. There are just some movies which I will re-buy, and this is one of them.
Great way to get discussion going in class February 9, 2008
I bought this movie to show my class of lower level bio kids, generally kids who are checked out of school. Some of the details had to be reviewed that they didn't quite understand, but they understood the movie overall. Even better, the discussion we had after the movie was AMAZING. They really were able to relate the movie well to modern issues and many were able to uncover the layers of symbolism and imagery in the film. There were more than a few comments that caused me to respond "I hadn't even thought about that!" This was a much better vehicle for thinking about ethical issues realted to technology than any article I could have found. We are also relating parts of the movie to our new unit on genetics, something I hadn't even anticipated would happen. Overall, I would highly recommend this film for other bio teachers to use during their DNA units.
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