*GATTACA* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

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  • @jenmurrayxo
    @jenmurrayxo  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    What other Sci Fi should we check out?
    Sci Fi Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5doQmNbYogcJTYZkxhGMHpah.html
    90's Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLQHhQlj8i5dr8dJVR7bb5cRjIvAT-MeIM.html

    • @mr.a8315
      @mr.a8315 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Upgrade (2018) Dystopian, sci-fi action. Bone-crunching!
      Oblivion (2013) Post-apocalypse sci-fi action.

    • @ChicagoDB
      @ChicagoDB 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Fantastic film...love seeing channels get to this.

    • @derosarocks9477
      @derosarocks9477 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      "Moon" is a good sci-fi flick.

    • @tomhoffman4330
      @tomhoffman4330 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I've repeatedly Recommended "The Black Hole" ('79), it's a FUN Space Adventure with an EPIC Musical Score!
      I'd also HIGHLY-Recommend "Minority Report" too!👍

    • @Ian-xx1xb
      @Ian-xx1xb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Minority report is fantastic 👍 silent running another I'd highly recommend, avatar also and maybe the black hole would be fun ✨

  • @Elerad
    @Elerad 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The aesthetic of the film is marvelous. In a world where no one has flaws, and everyone is increasingly the same, you have surroundings that are so clean, so perfect, and so... sterile. There's no personality to anything. And in that, acts of genuine humanity shine through, whether they're Uma's character lying for a man she loves, or Xander Berkeley's covering in secret for a man he simply respects.

  • @supercrazymoviegeek7409
    @supercrazymoviegeek7409 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    The poster for Gattaca has a tagline I will never forget. - "There Is No Gene For The Human Spirit"

  • @shuboy05
    @shuboy05 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    I started crying when the silver medal on Jerome's neck turned gold as it melted.

  • @TonyDiCroce
    @TonyDiCroce 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +179

    My favorite movie. The best part is the swim at the end: "i never saved anything for the swim back."

    • @htim8997
      @htim8997 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Mine also, but I'm going to disagree about the best line. Mine is (Xander Berkeley) Lamar's reveal: "For future reference, right-handed men don't hold it with their left. It's just one of those things."

    • @spddracer
      @spddracer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Words to live by.

    • @Finny24
      @Finny24 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I third. This is my favorite movie.

    • @meuspeus5483
      @meuspeus5483 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@htim8997 But that's not true - some don't - I know that personally :P

    • @Cristopher.C
      @Cristopher.C 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      that means he died in space right? at least he achieved his dream ♥

  • @thomasrenton4499
    @thomasrenton4499 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    One of my favorite sci fi films of all time🍷

  • @Warstory0126
    @Warstory0126 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    The thing I love about the end, is him realizing that even though he thought he was alone the whole time he had ppl helping him the whole way. He couldn’t have done it alone.

    • @keriannekerr1876
      @keriannekerr1876 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@beestingza Thanks for that, it's going on my wall

  • @RoloTomassiVideos
    @RoloTomassiVideos 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    I was an extra on this movie for the weeks that filmed at the Marin Civic Center in the Bay Area. I was an 18 year old college student and the 17 days of good money was really helpful. I didn’t expect to have so much fun. Extras reported very early every morning to one of the ballrooms at the Embassy Suites in San Rafael (near the Marin Civic Center set location) for hair and makeup. There were many very attractive female extras and many days started with Ethan Hawke and Loren Dean inexplicably finding themselves in that extras ballroom even though they had their own trailers for hair and makeup. Lol. They were certainly on a mission and had some success. It was always awkward for everyone when an extra would walk out with one of them to hangout in a Star Wagon. 😬
    Ernest Borgnine was so nice to us! He had is own golf cart and would always show up to the extras set tent with treats from the far superior craft services meant for the celebs and would chat for hours with us … total class act.

    • @deathtoraiden2080
      @deathtoraiden2080 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Damn, even Loren "Literal Who" Dean? Talk about fish in a barrel.

    • @RoloTomassiVideos
      @RoloTomassiVideos 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@deathtoraiden2080hahaha … from what I saw, he certainly made the most of his opportunity to defile before slipping back into obscurity.

    • @PsychedelicChameleon
      @PsychedelicChameleon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I saw and met Mr. Borgnine at a convention; he went out of his way to shake hands and greet anyone that wanted to at his presentation. Before it ended, he spoke a few paragraphs about how it's important to be loving, and to stand for and support anyone that wants to be with the people that they love.

    • @fedos
      @fedos 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Ethan and Loren: Let's go hook up with the extras.
      Ernest: I'm gonna bring the extras some of the good food, because who'd stop me?

    • @lennyvalentin6485
      @lennyvalentin6485 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hey, cool story! This movie really makes you appreciate Ernest as an actor, I always knew him from movies like The Black Hole, or Escape from New York where he plays down to earth/sort of gregarious working men type characters, and didn't even realize it was him playing Cesar until Jen uttered his name. Wow!

  • @TJMiton
    @TJMiton 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Extremely underrated movie.
    We studied it in my final year of high school and I watched it every day for 2-3 weeks in the lead up to the exams to basically memorise it, still never got sick of it and love it to this day.

  • @nickgjenkins
    @nickgjenkins 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Xander Berkley (he plays the friendly doctor in this movie) is one of my very favorite working/character actors. Absolutely wonderful actor. Always makes whatever he's in that much better.

  • @asirb8015
    @asirb8015 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    I remember seeing this on vacation with my family and being totally unprepared for how amazing it was. A film ahead of its time, a sci-fi with few special effects and zero action yet completely riveting start to finish. A beautiful film

    • @ObsceneVegetableMatter
      @ObsceneVegetableMatter 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm not trying to be rude, and i love Gattaca too, but in what way is it "ahead of its time"?

  • @derosarocks9477
    @derosarocks9477 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    One of my favorites too. Nothing like flying to Titan in a business suit.

  • @steventhrasher3608
    @steventhrasher3608 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    My favorite bit of symbolism in this movie is Vincent beating his brother in swimming when that was what Jerome himself was only second best at. Because Vincent was so imperfect in everyone else's eyes he pushed himself to be better than those who were made to be perfect.

  • @JMac7395
    @JMac7395 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    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 at Gattaca & a spot at the University she attended🤔. Everyone in charge appears to know about her condition yet she was allowed in Gattaca. The movie repeatedly stated that they look for flawless participates. Uma's character has a major flaw

  • @EhrineAshbark
    @EhrineAshbark 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    If you're "perfect" that can remove the drive for self-improvement. Vincent was committed to achieve his dream in a way that Jerome could never be. Jerome thought "even perfect he wasn't good enough" while Vincent wanted to prove he was despite his "imperfections".

  • @ChicagoDB
    @ChicagoDB 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    The soundtrack is just the icing on the cake...I listen to it regularly.

  • @velzaresp8623
    @velzaresp8623 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    The house divided in 2 floors. Everytime Vincent goes up transforms into Jerome thanks to the spiral stairs (DNA chain, all real Jerome samples). So many small details.

  • @danwest9900
    @danwest9900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    It wasn't until years after I saw Gattaca for the first time, that I learned this: "The tit'e "Gattaca' is composed of the letters G, A, T, and C, which are the abbreviations for the four nucleotide bases that make up DNA: guanine (G), adenine (A), thymine (T), and cytosine (C). So, in essence, the title incorporates a reference to the molecular basis of genetics." (from ChatGPT). I really enjoy your film and television reactions, Jen!

    • @DopeSauceBenevolence
      @DopeSauceBenevolence 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @danwest9900 haha! I only knew that because the first time I saw this movie was when my genetics teacher assigned it for extra credit.

    • @steventhrasher3608
      @steventhrasher3608 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@DopeSauceBenevolence I found out about it in my college freshman English Lit class where we analyzed this movie's literary symbolism. I think teacher's love how brainy this movie really is.

    • @danwest9900
      @danwest9900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DopeSauceBenevolence That's cool!

    • @Quotenwagnerianer
      @Quotenwagnerianer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I knew it right when I saw the title and knew what it was about. I majored in Biology in High School, so the connection was obvious to me.

    • @tanimal3964
      @tanimal3964 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I also notice thinks like Jerome taking up the name Eugene essentially becoming 'good gene'

  • @vampyre_with_a_suntan
    @vampyre_with_a_suntan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    ah yes.
    the movie that spawned ethan & uma + 2 children - with maya hawke being the most recognizable.

  • @danwood4171
    @danwood4171 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I don't understand but I love this slow movie so much. There is a "mood" that is so special. And perfect music.

  • @nicholaskanuho2544
    @nicholaskanuho2544 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    One of my absolute favorite movies. I initially came across this movie from an ethics class I was taking in college when I was becoming an engineer and have never forgotten it. One of my fellow classmates very astutely pointed out when actual Jerome was climbing the stairs, the stairs looked very much like a double helix (DNA structure) and that has always stuck with me as it represents our struggle with the limitations of being human. Very underrated film and I’m so glad you’ve seen it now!

  • @glenngalloway6191
    @glenngalloway6191 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Loved this reaction. Two movies with similar vibes: Daybreakers (also with Ethan Hawke) and Equilibrium, with Christian Bale. Also I love how Jen swings from "Don't do that! They'll discover the truth!" to "Tell her her everything and kiss!" at the drop of a hat. She always goes into a situation heart first. ☺

    • @deathtoraiden2080
      @deathtoraiden2080 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Equilibrium is such rule of cool fun you'd think it was directed by some Japanese anime or video game director dude.

  • @TheMarcHicks
    @TheMarcHicks 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    As a molecular biologist, the title of this film kind of causes me mild OCD. I want it to be 9 letters long so it can code for 3 Amino Acids 😉.

    • @jerr0.
      @jerr0. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@beestingza Obviously Ggatacaca

  • @adriancastillo1957
    @adriancastillo1957 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I took a philosophy of science fiction class in college and this was one we spent a lot of time analyzing and talking about. The cold pragmatism of hyper rationalism vs the capacity of the human spirit to transcend limitations… great movie…

  • @kevindorn2508
    @kevindorn2508 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    "Dark city" is another sci fi classic. Very neo noir and stylish. The cgi is 90s though.

  • @philrob1978
    @philrob1978 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    One of those rare gems - a quietly powerful sci-fi movie that's often forgotten. The story is moving enough already, but then Michael Nyman twists the knife with that gorgeous score. Glad you gave this one some exposure, and you appreciated it in the way it deserves to be.

  • @malcrew0980
    @malcrew0980 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Wow! Gattaca. Nice! 🙌 🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍👍! Loved your review. I was moved by Vincent's incredible journey, his human story that shows his limitless potential in the face of adversity. Nyman's score was amazing.

  • @spddracer
    @spddracer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    "I never saved anything for the swim back"
    Words to live by...

  • @MichaelShepherd-v7p
    @MichaelShepherd-v7p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was doing genetics research when this movie came out and it was important to me. Granted, this movie took the black and white of Eugenics view, but the reality is that genes only code so much, who you truly are is what you do with the hand you are dealt. I love the 'you are more than the sum of your genetic code' view in this film.

  • @LilannB
    @LilannB 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    FYI - Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman married after making Gattaca they have at least one child together. Though I believe they have since divorced. The score for Gattaca is some of my favorite film music.

  • @ChicagoDB
    @ChicagoDB หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s long been one of those little known movies with one of the strongest fan bases.
    Superb score, cinematography, writing, cast, acting…all top notch.
    Alan Arkin was actually in two of my favorite films of 1997 - “Gattaca” and “Gross Pointe Blank”.
    I still enjoy this movie every time I see it…and listen to the beautiful soundtrack on a regular basis.
    “I never saved anything for the swim back!” ~ gets me every time!

  • @Brad-ic4bp
    @Brad-ic4bp หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my top 3 films of all time

  • @quietman71
    @quietman71 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There were a couple of deleted scenes I wish they'd kept in the movie, but it's possible the director worried they would slow things down near the end. First, there is a scene where Anton's lieutenant confronts him, revealing he knows Anton is looking for his brother. Detective Hugo decides not to blow the whistle on Anton, but he hints that he (and others) are beginning to realize that this ethos of "genetic superiority" is not all it's cracked up to be.
    The second scene is a genuinely moving scene where Vincent runs into his old boss, Caesar, the Ernest Borgnine character. Caesar reveals he knew all along who Vincent was, and he was happy to let it slide. He was glad to see a fellow "Invalid" showing he could make good. Vincent leaves Caesar a parting gift, a brass telescope, and Caesar is so overwhelmed he breaks down crying. A beautiful moment.

  • @lethaldose2000
    @lethaldose2000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hey Jen, you hit a home run with this one. ---- Gattaca is one of my all-time favorite flicks, and it deserved the masterful insights from a top-tier reactor such as yourself. ----- The dilemmas, conundrums, emotional and psychological ideas posed in this movie are second to none. ---- Thank you for lending your mind to such a great movie.

  • @mcgilj1
    @mcgilj1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I hate that they cut the scene with Borgnine.. he DID know.. And he took the cup to get rid of it to protect Vincent. There's a deleted scene on the DVD that confirms this as it inspires his dream of sailing.. It's a small scene but it makes clear that he knew, and that Vincent inspired others.

  • @dudermcdudeface3674
    @dudermcdudeface3674 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Quietly one of the best films of all time. Every time someone sees this, I feel like life means a little more.

  • @baxydriver
    @baxydriver 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    GATTACA ❤ Another great Ethen Hawk Sci-fi flick is “Predestination”

  • @marvinsarracino116
    @marvinsarracino116 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Since we just had a total eclipse pass by how about the movie "Sunshine" (2007) great sci-fi about a dying sun! Luv these kind of sci-fi movies! Keep them coming! Great reaction Jen thanks for sharing ❤️💛

    • @jenmurrayxo
      @jenmurrayxo  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Oh nice, that was just on the Sci Fi poll last week but it's still on my list!

    • @chrisbooth478
      @chrisbooth478 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jenmurrayxo VANILLA SKY (2001) Tom Cruise 👍

  • @robertwong4060
    @robertwong4060 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the best sci-fi movies ever made. What I like is that there is no real Big Villain in the traditional sense.
    The administrator DID commit murder, but that's nothing more than a reason for the investigation which amps up the tension.
    The movie is a look at the discrimination we might all face in a generation or two and the inherent pitfalls: less-than-ideal-results, the stress of not meeting expectations, the disregard and devaluation of desire and ambition.

  • @hurricane1951
    @hurricane1951 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    OMG! An actual reaction to one of the best SciFi movies ever. Totally underappreciated. Plus one of the very few CD soundtracks I ever bought.

  • @jamespfp
    @jamespfp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    14:13 -- RE: The Guy in the Hat; I was listening to the video when I recognized the actor by voice alone. That's Alan Arkin, you might remember him from "The Rocketeer" but he's been in a bunch of films over the years. Fun fact: he's one of two actors to portray Inspector Clouseau for a Pink Panther film (the other, Peter Sellers). And he's been acting for a long time, like Ernest Borgnine long. The honorable film mention: "Catch-22" (1970) which features a load of young actors including Arkin, Martin Sheen, Anthony Perkins, Bob Newhart, Bob Balaban, Martin Balsam, Norman Fell, Jon Voight, Charles Grodin, singer Art Garfunkle, and Orson Welles. This only names a few... there's more.

    • @mcgilj1
      @mcgilj1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      also Edward Scissorhands, Gross Pointe Blank and Little Miss Sunshine all fantastic performances.

  • @JonathanFaber
    @JonathanFaber 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    One of my favorite films of all time. Super underrated. Becomes less fiction and more science every day.

  • @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
    @Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This is a great Sci-Fi film, Jen, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it, as you rightly said it's more of a philosophical film.
    I hope that you're enjoying the music? They're all great film soundtracks, this why I selected them also the soundtracks that you liked in your reactions.
    As for films which are like this, there aren't so many, there's: 'Minority Report' which I highly recommend it as it poses questions too.

  • @KaiLucasZachary
    @KaiLucasZachary 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He served his life purpose, with that silver medal around his neck at the end.

  • @xzonia1
    @xzonia1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this movie! Like he said, he's already 10,000 heartbeats overdue to die. After a year in space, it's likely the re-entry to Earth would kill him, so he has a year to live his lifelong dream and then he'll be very lucky if he doesn't die returning home. Should he survive, he'll likely decide to marry that lovely lady and retire somewhere so he doesn't have to keep up the pretense. He only wanted to be Jerome so he could go to space. I'm sure he'd be happy just being a husband and dad after that. The real Jerome did leave him enough DNA that he could keep pretending if he wants, though. :)

  • @robstephens1111
    @robstephens1111 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Here’s my comment to help the algorithm: 👍🏻

  • @Gr8Buccaneer
    @Gr8Buccaneer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    i have seen this movie twice and didnt know MONK was in there,because MONK wasnt created at this time,cool found something new :)

  • @aatragon
    @aatragon 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Do it for all of us regular folks!" Thank you, Jen.

  • @Suchega_Uber
    @Suchega_Uber 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This movie blew my teenage mind. I still have habits I picked up from watching this movie. Such a nostalgia rush.

  • @kitkompo
    @kitkompo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    im happy i seen this movie as a teenager. this movie did it’s job in so many ways.

  • @MaoKatz
    @MaoKatz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    One of my all-time favs, along with Contact and Into the Wild (which I recommend soooo much) and more...

  • @TheMarcHicks
    @TheMarcHicks 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Got to see this movie in the theatre at release. It sadly got buried amidst a really packed year of blockbusters IIRC....but Gattaca was my favourite film of that year.

  • @AaronPinero
    @AaronPinero 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    On of my favorite images from the movie is the shot of the silver medal around Jerome’s neck as he is in the incinerator. It has two swimmers on its face. Anton and Vincent.

  • @spinin1251
    @spinin1251 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the great examples of the greatness that was 90s cinema. Not the most acclaimed, successful, or recognized movie. And perhaps not as memorable as some others from that era, but it still holds up very strong, and is good enough to be one of the best in any decade. A great and layered script, full of ideas, cinematically brought to life with gorgeous looking cinematography, assured performances, and epic music. It has vision, it has strong sci-fi ideas, it has a universal message, it has personal drama and characters that you grow to like and care about, and it blends it all with a classic murder mystery plot in the middle. Similar to Minority Report in that sense, though I think that Gattaca is a better film. It may be lower in budget and smaller in scope, but I prefer the personal stories in this one and the tighter direction. Andrew Niccol, who directed it, also directed Lord of War and wrote The Truman Show. His films always have interesting ideas and raise moral questions and I've never been bored by any of his movies I've seen. I love the DNA helix-like staircase in the movie that Jerome and later Vincent ascend in very different ways.

  • @eaguillen2924
    @eaguillen2924 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always group Gattica, Harrison Bergeron, and Idiocracy together. I'm sure there's plenty more to go in that group. Movies right on the cusp of being even more relevant in the near future. 2:48 This already exists, life insurance companies can imagine, and they are frequently correct with even less data and no blood work.

  • @jaygee6738
    @jaygee6738 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The two lines that are my favorite are "I never saved anything for the swim back!" and especially. "They have you looking so hard for any flaw, that after a while that is all you see" Just absolute genius.

  • @Ian-xx1xb
    @Ian-xx1xb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Another fantastic movie I'd never seen until discovering it through the awesome Jen I was again surprised by how good this was 👌🔥 Jen truly is the bunnies bonnet ✨🙌

    • @kevinlewallen4778
      @kevinlewallen4778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The bunnies bonnet, I like that one, Ian!

    • @e.d.2096
      @e.d.2096 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      IAN! I just wanted to say THANK YOU very much. 😊

    • @Ian-xx1xb
      @Ian-xx1xb 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@e.d.2096you are most welcome when I gift memberships I always hope tom , Adam or yourself get one so it's great you did 🥳

  • @BDogg2023
    @BDogg2023 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this movie, have watched it dozens of times. One of the most painful moments in film, when Vincent’s father doesn’t allow him to take his name, which he and his enthusiastic wife had obviously talked about and decided on long before, then gives it to his brother.

  • @truevulgarian
    @truevulgarian 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think the message is that biology is not everything -- willpower matters more.
    Also remember the scene with the pianist. The line went something like "this piece can only be played with 12 fingers." So "imperfection" can have its advantages.

  • @wanderingidle4848
    @wanderingidle4848 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There are lots of different flavors of science fiction, but the more philosophical sci-fi has always been what interested me. I could be wrong, but I think it was Hannah Arendt who defined science fiction as something along the lines of, “scientific thing is possible, so let’s look at how it would affect the human condition” (that’s heavily paraphrased). It’s not about the hard science, or the wonder of what we may discover in the cosmos; it’s about how some new technology might affect how we interact with the world/other people/ourselves.
    And that’s almost definitionally philosophical, going back to Socrates. You think you understand something, but then a hypothetical situation is introduced that we all agree is possible, and it challenges that understanding.
    Note that Ethan Hawke’s character is entirely driven by a desire to go to space, but we never see anything about space. The movie is about his desire, rather than the object of his desire. The rocket is almost just a MacGuffin.
    I feel like a lot of people take that line at the end about, “never saving anything for the swim back” as sort of the moral. As though it’s telling the same old story of give-it-your-all-and-you-can-accomplish-anything. But the entire premise of the movie is that it’s not a meritocracy.. At the end, he only makes it because a handful of people are willing to act irrationally because they care about him (i.e. act as humans).
    Not saving enough strength to swim back is…stupid. Of course, he was told as a child that he wasn’t going to live long (there’s way too many themes to go over in this movie - it’s been years since the last time I saw it), but even Jude Law’s character is suicidal, so even in the “perfect specimen" there’s always that irrational, human part of us.
    And that’s really been the central philosophical discourse surrounding science since the beginning of the Enlightenment. The contradiction of how we use science and technology to control nature, but that we’re also a part of nature, and are always at risk of making our lives worse in the pursuit of making them better.
    The movie is so effective because it’s an underdog narrative, and the audience cares about the main character and is rooting for him. But at the end all he does is swim out into the ocean never to return, leaving behind everyone who loved him. It's bleak, and Ethan Hawke and Jude Law's characters mirror one another in the way they show how someone born with infinite potential can end up miserable and suicidal, while someone born with no potential can reach the stars. But neither one of them end up that great, both going out in a similar ball of fire, and there's no moral or ethical judgement being made about who was in the right or wrong. The point is that in the envisioned dystopian future, both the highest and the lowest suffer.
    Also, “Someone once told me, ‘Never be too good at a job you don’t want to stay in’” is the most restaurant sounding advice I’ve ever heard. I truly believe that if everyone had to spend a year working in a restaurant after high school (both front and back of house), society would be in a much better place.

  • @danadrian7349
    @danadrian7349 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    medal turned gold in the fire. from silver. very deep

  • @thomasrenton4499
    @thomasrenton4499 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The Gattica is my favorite sci-fi film I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say never let me go is the best sci-fi film of all time I know I’m supposed to say 2001 a space Odyssey but I won’t

    • @jenmurrayxo
      @jenmurrayxo  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I liked that book!

    • @freddiemossberg7204
      @freddiemossberg7204 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is such a bleak and heartbreaking movie.

    • @freddiemossberg7204
      @freddiemossberg7204 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic though

    • @wanderingidle4848
      @wanderingidle4848 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jenmurrayxo An interesting tidbit about Stanley Kubrick is that all of his films are book adaptations, and he always significantly changes the story or message. In 2001, Arthur C. Clarke actually collaborated to a degree and loved the different story. On the other hand, Steven King hated Kubrick's version of The Shining so much that Kubrick added a brief scene of a wrecked car that has nothing to do with the plot, but was basically his way of saying, "this is how little I care about being faithful to your book, Steven."

  • @DopeSauceBenevolence
    @DopeSauceBenevolence 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite car in any movie is the cabriolet here - IT’S ELECTRIC!!! That motor noise is 100% real as well, it’s the sound of the DC motor brushes and commutator. That’s what DC motors actually sound like.
    (Teslas and other cars today use brushless AC motors, that’s why they don’t make the noise.)

  • @deathtoraiden2080
    @deathtoraiden2080 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Extremely happy to finally see you watch GATTACA, I'm always recommending this movie to everyone. It's one of my favorite movies of all time and i think one of the most important movies of all time. The scene with the lab tester at the end always gets me chocked up.
    I don't know if you made the connection but the word GATTACA is also a play on the word "Attica" the famous American prison. This of course relates to the main theme of the movie of being a prisoner of one's gene sequence.
    I also love the poster for the movie which is a human zygote and the planet Saturn forming a complete sphere.
    As for movie recommendations I'll give my second pet recommendation after this one: Lord of War with Nicolas Cage. It's not on the same level as GATTACA but it's a great and extremely underrated movie. The cinematography in particular is very fun.

    • @doc_brown
      @doc_brown 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Of note (you probably know this but Jen might not): Lord of War is by the same director as Gattaca and also features Ethan Hawke in a supporting role.

  • @kevinlewallen4778
    @kevinlewallen4778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I looked up the 12-fingered piano piece. It is an adaptation of Schubert's Impromptu op. 90 no 3, with additions only a 12-fingered pianist could play. I used to dabble in playing the no. 4 impromptu, so that's why the piece in the film sounded familiar.

  • @chrisdavis273
    @chrisdavis273 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Goooooooooooooooooooood Movie! Watched it first time in High School Chemistry class

  • @theendistheend123
    @theendistheend123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "no one takes the law seriously." "they don't care where you're born, just how." "They'll recognize me." 'I DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU!' "I could always walk. I've been faking it." "I never saved anything for the swim back." "maybe I'm not leaving. Maybe I'm going home."

  • @christophersims7060
    @christophersims7060 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ❤❤So much great info in these comments, you have an exceptional fan base as does this movie Jen.
    I believe this is the first time I saw Jude Law in a movie, I am certainly now. This was a cooker, a nice combo of science, science-fiction, love and who-done-it. And who knows what each & every person is capable of, everything is theory, prediction and stats, no true facts are known about how far a person can go until they do. I hate to think of where we won't go if its all up to cold theory and not guts to push the envelope!

  • @user-cs4fg1rm5k
    @user-cs4fg1rm5k 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Saw this movie when it originally came out and bought it on VHS. Kind of a lost gem. Great secondary cast; Elias Koteas, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley, Tony Shalhoub. The young main cast having had a few notable roles that I had aeen before this (Uma Thurman- Pulp Fiction, Ethan Hawke- Reality Bites, Jude Law- Shopping).

  • @WildMoonLacquer
    @WildMoonLacquer 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So happy to see your reaction to this rather underrated film! It's thought-provoking for sure. And the atmosphere, from the set design to the musical score, is incredible. Glad you enjoyed it! ~Caroline

  • @paulcooper3611
    @paulcooper3611 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    'Gattaca' is a truly remarkable movie. If you want another SF movie that is also great but is totally different, try 'Dark Star' from 1974. It is John Carpenter's first theatrical film and is a smart, cynical look at space travel, treating it as a blue-collar job. It is also screamingly funny. And I'll always remember the song at the end: 'Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky/But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I.'

  • @davidk6269
    @davidk6269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gattaca is one of the best sci-fi films of all time IMHO.

    • @davidk6269
      @davidk6269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beestingza Yes, I agree. The actual technology is not stressed as much as the impact on human society (especially with respect to class divisions) of the technology of gene-editing/manipulation. The Sci-Fi aspect of gene-editing/manipulation is what absolutely fascinated me. The film's commentary on how such genetic manipulation can have a very divisive effect of exacerbating the gulf between the "haves" and the "have-nots ", and the additional unintended consequence of creating intolerance towards "imperfection" was very powerful. I also feel that the backstory of the tragic character played by Jude Law cleverly alludes to the 1938 Olympics hosted in N@zi Germany where Hitler's vaunted Aryan "superior race" lost to people with "inferior genetic" like African-American Jesse Owens. This film is an absolute classic of sci-fi for me not because of the gadgetry, but because of the thought-provoking insights into how gene manipulation can lead to a form of dystopian society.

    • @davidk6269
      @davidk6269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beestingza I do think that the over all aesthetic is designed to bring to mind the fascist regimes of the '30's. I also strongly suspect that the casting of Uma Thurman and Jude Law is partly based on their physical resemblance to the Hitl@er's idea of an Aryan "master race" which he tried to foster with his insane eugenics plan.

  • @Chou-seh-fu
    @Chou-seh-fu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I assume that the older detective (Alan Arkin) was a normie who worked his way up the ranks before genetic enhancement became common.
    But his experience only went so far, being passed over for promotion by the much younger, "genetically-superior" Anton.

  • @willmartin7293
    @willmartin7293 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes, Jen, please watch "Don't Look Up." 👍😊 And thanks for revealing the meaning of the title for this movie. I saw this film years ago and I never understood why it was named "GATTACA" until you mentioned that it's the designations used in genetic code. You are such a smart girl! Your glasses not only make you look like a lady scientist...you really are one! 👍🤗 That's probably why you look so sharp in your Star Trek uniforms. (Okay, I guess that's enough buttering-up for today.) 😉

  • @debbyemerson3877
    @debbyemerson3877 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great reaction! You got all of the ethical issues figured out very well, AND I got to hear your accent slip out in the outro "progress" 😁

  • @asmrhead1560
    @asmrhead1560 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At the risk of dating myself I got this movie for free as part of a mail-in rebate deal for buying an early Samsung DVD player. I had never heard of it and it blew me away. Especially compared to the other movies that were included in that package like Stepmom and Six Days Seven Nights.

  • @Bat-Twenty-Two
    @Bat-Twenty-Two 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if the mission director at least suspected "Jerome" of being an in-valid, but judged him by merit as being worthy of going up. He appears to believe in the system, but doesn't treat it as infallible.
    "Occasionally we've been forced to accept candidates with minor shortcomings."
    "No one exceeds his potential... [if so] we did not accurately gauge his potential in the first place."

  • @lethaldose2000
    @lethaldose2000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hey Jen, Genetic correction is coming. ---- I argue with my relatives and friend often about the modern societal need to erase human flaws. ---- Our imperfections make us such a unique species and drive those with less talent to will themselves to sheer greatness. ---- The never-ending debate of Nature vs Nurture. ----- What hits me like a ton of bricks is the statement, "You want to know how I did it, how I beat you, Anton. I left nothing for the swim back." ---- I try to live by this motto, especially after seeing this movie some 20 years ago.

  • @elvwood
    @elvwood 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The DVD includes an alternative end credits sequence, which I wish had been included: it lists a whole bunch of people who wouldn't have existed in a Gattacan society, but who have made this world better. This is a great film - one of the best of the 90s - and I say this as someone who is nowhere near making the cut, with a wife and children who are also nowhere near.

  • @flak8882
    @flak8882 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So excited to see someone react to this classic.

  • @RodRuth
    @RodRuth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jen, a love story involving time travel called, "Somewhere In Time" with Christopher Reeve, and Jane Seymour. It will capture your heart.

  • @emilywilhite5807
    @emilywilhite5807 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve always wondered what he would have done about his eyesight on his trip to Titan. He can’t wear his glasses and can’t wear contacts for a solid year.

  • @kitkompo
    @kitkompo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a classic snobs vs slobs story.
    the snobs will always underestimate the will of the slobs in the end.
    As a first world person… are you a snob or a slob?

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You don't fake it. You crate it. You break your legs, then set the bones in a frame so there is a small gap. When the break heals your legs will be longer.
    This is a real procedure but it's hardly ever used for purely vain reasons.
    Usually it's only used to correct limb length asymmetry. It's very painful and takes a really long time, depending on how quickly your bones heal. It takes around 24 weeks per inch, and you can't walk at all as the bones heal.

  • @smavtmb2196
    @smavtmb2196 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good movie. I've been hoping you'd watch this, and you figured out who the killer was quick. Agree with your movie analysis. It's a fascinating and disturbing idea. Unfortunately the idea of being judged and separated into classes based on genetics is far too real. As Vincent said "discrimination down to a science." I hope humanity doesn't take genetic manipulation that far. I understand the reasons for manipulating DNA to prevent possibly passing on heath conditions and diseases to your child. However designer babies is creepy. I'm troubled by the idea of designing every aspect of what your child will look like, and who they will become. As babies we get 23 chromosomes from our mother and 23 from our father for a total of 46. Each chromosome has very specific chapters that tell the cell what kinds of characteristics/traits a baby will inherent from thier parents. Traits such as eye and hair color or height, blood type and more.
    If you change those traits at the DNA level. At what point is the child no longer genetically related to its own parents?
    Will we one day have few or possibly no natural births?
    I fine that idea upsetting.
    Again fantastic movie.

  • @LuminairPrime
    @LuminairPrime 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jen's performance in this video was excellent... for a God-baby.

  • @EgadsNo
    @EgadsNo 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Detective: "Well his profile does suggest a violent temperment."
    Jen: "Really?"
    One of many great things about this movie is how you will react differently after watching and thinking about it. 😉 (edited for typo (perfectionism))

  • @bigdream_dreambig
    @bigdream_dreambig 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As for additional sci-fi I'd recommend, there's Somewhere in Time (1980; more romance than sci-fi), WarGames (1983; with Matthew Broderick), Jurassic Park (1993)
    and its sequels (though I advise skipping #3; and #4 is the last one I saw so I have no opinion on the more recent ones), Men in Black II (2002)
    and Men in Black 3 (2012), The Matrix (1999) and its part-1 and part-2 sequels The Matrix Reloaded (early 2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (late 2003), Frequency (2000), Minority Report (2002), The Butterfly Effect (2004, director's cut; if you must watch the theatrical release instead, be sure to watch the alternate endings too), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Cloverfield (2008), The Time Traveler's Wife (2009), The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
    , Limitless (2011)
    , Source Code (2011), the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011; don't miss end-credit scene) and its sequels (though I've only seen the first sequel), Looper (2012), About Time (2013), Ex Machina (2014), and Arrival (2016).
    P.S. Timecop and Deep Impact / Armageddon, and Inception should be moved into your sci-fi playlist!

  • @Brasc
    @Brasc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An prejudiced society where even those with the best of pedigrees have their flaws, and they automatically look down on the disadvantaged. But one of those disadvantaged strives and struggles and pushes himself to be the actual best of the very best, and those who would normally look down on him see his results and get to know him as a person. Then, when the walls start closing in, they're on his side against the society they were raised to believe in. A shame that that's what it usually takes. Look down upon an entire group, but get to know an individual of that group, a single person, and it's completely different.

  • @genghispecan
    @genghispecan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a great little film - wish it enjoyed a wider appreciation. Always love the imagry of Law clawing his way up the spiral stairs, a nice reference.

  • @eastmanwebb5477
    @eastmanwebb5477 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A philosophical sci-fi movie you should watch is "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" which stars Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment.👀

  • @kevinlewallen4778
    @kevinlewallen4778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I had a big helping of Jen yesterday, and here I am hungry for more!
    Thanks for the Naked Gun rough cut, Miss Poopy Pants! :) The portrait you missed at the bar, next to Hindenberg and Titanic, was Michael Dukakis. He ran a poor campaign for president against GHW Bush in 1988. I remember this got a huge laugh in the theater. Good call on the falling bowling ball!

    • @ramonacosta2647
      @ramonacosta2647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dukakis was too short to get elected President.

    • @kevinlewallen4778
      @kevinlewallen4778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ramonacosta2647 There was a great SNL debate sketch that began with Dukakis being lifted at his podium by a noisy machine.

    • @ramonacosta2647
      @ramonacosta2647 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kevinlewallen4778 The Bush campaign ads comparing their heights were hilarious.

    • @kevinlewallen4778
      @kevinlewallen4778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ramonacosta2647 Let's not forget, though, James Madison was 5'4" and all he did was write the Constitution.

  • @mr.joshua6818
    @mr.joshua6818 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Yes, Urine Guy! 😂

    • @zimvader25
      @zimvader25 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol yeah but all kidding aside that he was doing everything to help vincent simply because his own son wasn’t 100% should earn the man a father of the year award. He’d go home and reassure his son by telling him stories of vincent and everything he was achieving by sheer perseverance.

    • @mr.joshua6818
      @mr.joshua6818 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zimvader25 definitely 🥺

  • @Lex-up6mg
    @Lex-up6mg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh no Jen got myopia. Omg I’m so happy you did GATTACA I know it won’t win a popularity contests but I love the concept and such great actors.

  • @Ian-xx1xb
    @Ian-xx1xb หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed revisiting this one with you jen this was a cool rewatch that deserves to be watched by a crap-ton more 🔥 i had snacks but your reaction was so good i forgot all about them 😀 cheers for another belter of a reaction jen youre the best 🔥💙🔥💙

  • @whisper7637
    @whisper7637 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A truly underrated masterpiece.

  • @lucidf8
    @lucidf8 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this review, Jen, one of my favorites. The laser eye surgery wish, I had too. Best decision I ever made. Worth it to have perfect vision.

  • @miguelvelez7221
    @miguelvelez7221 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An immensely underrated film that should be required viewing for every researcher scientist involved with human genetic modification work.
    It's a great "timeless" piece.
    Niccol deserves all the praise.

  • @afterfauve8291
    @afterfauve8291 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sci Dramas are some of my favorite movies, I have a long list to suggest, no particular order, Contact 1997 - A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001 - Arrival 2016 - Phenomenon 1996 - The Age of Adaline 2015 - Ex Machina 2014 - 2001 a Space Odyssey 1968 - Interstellar 2014 - Children of Men 2006 - Slaughterhouse-Five 1972 - THX1138 1971 - Silent Running 1972.

    • @kenrfc
      @kenrfc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Children of men... definitely!

  • @thearduousalchemist2804
    @thearduousalchemist2804 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you so much for reacting to this. 😀