Gattaca : Layers of Dystopia

Gattaca shows us a tiny sliver of a world defined by the gap between the genetically enhanced and the natural-born, yet what we see in that sliver has much wider implications. This is based on a conversation with Ross and Ryan at the History on Film podcast (that episode isn’t up yet) https://shows.acast.com/the-history-on-film-podcast

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00:00 Intro
01:11 All Men are Not Created Equal
02:44 False Promises and Artifice
07:38 Anti-Determinism
09:29 Post-Human Disappointment