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"We were wondering if it's good to leave some things to chance." In the world of Gattaca, is this a wise course of action?

Gattaca is a science-fiction thriller movie, directed by Andrew Niccol. It presents a story of the future prospect of genetic engineering and how it will affect human society. Gattaca gives one perspective of how the future of discrimination is no longer determined by social status or the colour of skin because the discrimination is now down to a science, Vincent: "I belonged to a new underclass, no longer determined by social status or the colour of your skin. No, we now have discrimination down to a science." The better the genes in your body are the better job you will get. In the future world, like presented in this movie, we don't leave our child's ability to chance, but we choose it by ourselves. We can create our dream child' as long as we have enough money. In my opinion, it is a wise course of action to leave some things to chance, because I think natural conception is always a better way in terms of producing children who have soul, emotion and desire as in this movie is presented by Vincent, the God's child.

"Some things" in that quote above refers to child's ability. You can pay the doctor and create your own baby to be whatever you want; you can control every aspect of their child's body, such as what is their gender, their colour of skin, hair, etc. Genetic engineering enables someone to be better, faster, stronger, and more-long-lived. "They used to say that a child conceived in love, has a greater chance of happiness. They don't say that any more"Children, whose DNA has been manipulated, are called Valid. All of the "abnormalities" of the genetic process are eliminated, such as in this movie, is when Anton, Vincent's brother is genetically better after his DNA has been manipulated before he even an embryo. Vincent Anton Freeman, the main character, is one of the last "natural" babies born into a sterile,...
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