GATTACA 1997 Andrew Niccol

    by Capucine · old hollywood: Andrew Niccol

    Andrew Niccol directed GATTACA in 1997, adapting a straightforward sci-fi concept into something quietly devastating. The film tackles ambition and the desperate urge to transcend genetic determinism. It portrays the idea that you are more than the code you were born with, yet this work receives insufficient appreciation.

    Transcript (en)

    What's Titan like this time of year? What's Titan like? Titan is exactly like this. All the time. It's got a cloud around it so thick nobody can tell what's underneath. Maybe there's nothing there. There's something there. You should be going instead of me. Why is that? Because up there your legs wouldn't matter. I'm scared of Heinz. I'm scared of Heinz. I'm scared of Heinz. I'm scared of Heinz. I'm scared of Heinz. I'm scared of Heinz. the Hines.