The ending is bittersweet, but if you notice when Jerome is in the incinerator it turns the color of his silver medal gold. In the end, both men had achieved more than what society thought they could.

They both left earth on their own terms.

Anyway, I watched this when I was a teenager. It's one of my favorites. Loved your reaction, glad you enjoyed it! 👍🏾

"These two chefs will lock us in."
I guffawed...and woke my wife.

One of the most underrated movies. This soundtrack is beautiful

I was lucky enough to watch this in my high school science class back in 1998. Dolly the sheep had just been cloned in 1996 and the Human Genome Project was already 7 years into their work, so the interest in cloning and DNA had entered mainstream discussion. Gattaca provides an interesting, if depressing vision of what a world running on eugenics would be like, as well as all the ethical issues and questions that arise from human genetic engineering. Definitely worth pondering over, even now in 2021.

"Pluto, not a planet anymore." Thanks a lot for the reminder, you buzz-kill, you. Like Vincent, I grew up with it being #9. Best. Leo.

Movie changed the way I see things regarding genetic advantages and genetic abnormals. Especially being the child of two Epileptics rolling the dice to have me and me doing the same if I want children to let that hereditary condition possibly be in my child's life is frightening. This film is a masterpiece

Note the stairway in the home resembles the double helical structure of DNA.

I've concluded that Uma Thurman's character was most likely born into a wealthy family. It would definitely explain how someone with her condition did not have to become a janitor or any other middle to lower class occupation. Her family could have bought her position in Gattaca or a spot at the University she attended🤔

"All this time and money and y'all don't have one of those wife-alert stairclimbers to get you up the way?!"  

These are the gems I come here for.

Still one of my favorite film soundtracks of all time

This movie shows the three paths you can take in life:
Anton - became a detective and was pretty much what was expected of him
Jerome - failed and ended up with a silver medal
Vincent - surpassed all expectations

I was born three months early, at one pound, seven ounces. I have heart, lung, nerve, and joint issues. I was a competitive athlete. I credit this movie and my father for helping me get places and do things I shouldn't have been able to do.

The fact that you knew who Alan Arkin was makes me appreciate your commentary. There’s a great movie and I’m glad to see anyone appreciate it.

One of the best quotes in film. "We have to get drunk immediately." -- Jude Law. :-)

"Murdered by keyboard--undignified." In one fell swoop, not only are you dead, but you lose your place on the food chain. Best. Leo.

I love this film. I've always appreciated how the title is taken directly from our genetic sequence. Happy to see you enjoyed it! 😊

Wow, great movie, I haven't seen this in a while but I watched it many times.  I think this is where Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke met which led to their marriage.  My favorite quote "I was never more certain of how far away I was from my goal than when I was standing right beside it."

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor"

This soundtrack never fails to bring a tear to my eye.

Thank you for checking out this movie, it's one of my favorites. Terrifyingly precient, too. One neat and famous detail is that at the end as Eugene/Jerome is in the incinerator his silver medal is turned gold by the flames.