The Sci-Fi Classic Gattaca: Special Edition is coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week. Watch some clippage and go out and pick this up. Confidently conceived and brilliantly executed, Gattaca had a somewhat low profile release in 1997, but audiences and critics hailed the film’s originality. It’s since been recognized as one of the most intelligent science fiction films of the 1990s. Writer-director Andrew Niccol, the talented New Zealander who also wrote the acclaimed Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show, depicts a near-future society in which one’s personal and professional destiny is determined by one’s genes.
In this society, “Valids” (genetically engineered) qualify for positions at prestigious corporations, such as Gattaca, which grooms its most qualified employees for space exploration. “In-Valids” (naturally born), such as the film’s protagonist, Vincent (Ethan Hawke), are deemed genetically flawed and subsequently fated to low-level occupations in a genetically caste society. With the help of a disabled “Valid” (Jude Law), Vincent subverts his society’s social and biological barriers to pursue his dream of space travel; any random mistake–and an ongoing murder investigation at Gattaca–could reveal his plot.
Part thriller, part futuristic drama and cautionary tale, Gattaca establishes its social structure so convincingly that the entire scenario is chillingly believable. With Uma Thurman as the woman who loves Vincent and identifies with his struggle, Gattaca is both stylish and smart, while Jude Law’s performance lends the film a note of tragic and heartfelt humanity. (TPS from Amazon.com)
Watch clips from GATTACA: SPECIAL EDITION:
Trailer
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Film Clip – Potential
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Film Clip – I’ve Been Faking It
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Special Features – Do Not Alter – The Human Genome Project
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Special Features – Do Not Alter – Stem Cells
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Special Features – Do Not Alter – Cloning
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SYNOPSIS:
A life is a dangerous thing to share. As one of the last “natural” beings born into a genetically-engineered world, Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) has none of the “pre-ordered” DNA that will guarantee him success. Desperate to realize his dream of exploring space, Vincent assumes the identity of a genetically superior athlete (Jude Law). Avoiding detection using the athlete’s genetic markers, Vincent becomes a rising star at Gattaca Aerospace, attracting the attention of a stunning co-worker (Uma Thurman). But when a flight director is brutally murdered, a clue left at the crime scene threatens to shatter Vincent’s plans in this Special Edition of the riveting sci-fi classic.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
“Welcome to Gattaca” Featurette
“Do Not Alter?” Documentary
Original Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Substance Test Outtake
RATING: PG-13 for Brief Violent Images, Language and Some Sexuality
CAST:
Ethan Hawke
Uma Thurman
Alan Arkin
Jude Law
Loren Dean
PRODUCERS:
Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
SCREENPLAY BY:
Andrew Niccol
DIRECTOR:
Andrew Niccol
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This is really a modern day sci-fi classic movie. And when you watch it now it seems even more relevent today then it was when it came out.