GATTACA

"GATTACA"(1997/U.S.A)
Synopsis
In the not-too-distant future, a less-than-perfect man wants to travel to the stars. Society has categorized Vincent Freeman as less than suitable given his genetic make-up and he has become one of the underclass of humans that are only useful for menial jobs. To move ahead, he assumes the identity of Jerome Morrow, a perfect genetic specimen who is a paraplegic as a result of a car accident. With professional advice, Vincent learns to deceive DNA and urine sample testing. Just when he is finally scheduled for a space mission, his program director is killed and the police begin an investigation, jeopardizing his secret.


This is a movie released 14 years ago, but there are still a lot of fans of this movie.
Why are there many fans of this movie?　
I think that because the hero has a very positive hope in his future although his life has already been decided by fate. 
He wanted to be an astronaut, but his heart was already weak at birth. He could not give up his dream and although his way was illegal, he got a chance to be an astronaut. He made a lot of effort to impersonate Jerome. He was involved in an incident which was likely to revealed his identity, but he managed to solve it. Deployment of this incident was very exciting and there was a thrill.
At the beginning of last year, NASA selected films that are possible and impossible to happen in real life based on a scientific standpoint. The top of the possible film was this movie GATTACA. 
In the near future, birth will be taken over by genetic engineering. But I want to believe that humans will be changed by effort even if we have the fate of the natural. That was the theme of this movie.
I was sure that Vincent eventually became a man worthy of an astronaut.
"IN TIME" will be released soon in Japan and this movie was made by the same director of "GATTACA". So I'm looking forward to watching it !


My rating:★★★