Programmed To Be Free Exploring Andrew Niccols Gatacca...

Programmed To Be Free Gatacca by Andrew Niccol tells the story of Vincent, a young man naturally and traditionally engendered in a world where genetic engineering is the followed pattern to have a child. Few minutes after his birth, Vincent’s fate is revealed through a DNA analysis. Two important facts in the analysis will mark Vincent’s life, a fail in his cardio system and his life expectancy, only thirty years. The film shows a world where life is highly determined by genetics, and happiness is mostly based on the quality of the genetic profile, a kind of identity card for people. Vincent, who wants to become an astronaut and work for Gattaca, a company that launches rockets to the out space, overcomes all the difficulties present in†¦show more content†¦It is a strong and virtually universal perception, but, as been illustrated here, this perception is subject to manipulation and illusion.† However, genetic profile is based on probabilities and this g ives space to the defenses of the free will and of course, a hope to Vincent. The defendants of the free will argue that actions are not subjected to any casual forces. Creativity is a main reason to believe in free will. Creativity requires of a reflection capacity, and reflection processes involve spans of more than ten seconds. In order to fulfill his goals, Vincent makes a display of creativity that defies any deterministic theory. The very first scenes of the movie show all the strategies that Vincent makes to infiltrate into Gattaca. He brushes his body vigorously to get rid of any particles of dead skin, produces small blood bags that puts under a fake fingertip, attaches one bag of urine to his leg, which is not his own, to pass the analysis of the company. All of these actions would represent what Sartre called free will. This creativity is far beyond of the stimuli – response model that Skiner proposed. Vincent has capacity of reflection that an animal has not. On t he other hand, Sartre says that, what makes us what we are, is the experience. This is point of view, called existentialism, brings essence to the human being and Vincent represents the perfect example of a person who is made by himself. Vincent, says