Gattaca

Consider God's handiwork; who can straighten what He hath made crooked?

Ecclesiastes 7:13

I not only think we will tinker with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.

Willard Gaylin

We will be studying this film. It will be the basis of one of your external exam essays.

Using this activity, we'll start to analyse the film.

What do you predict will happen in the film?

Workbook here

Here is a summary of some of the issues in the fim-

Check out this student's deconstruction of the trailer here.

Close reading practice from the New York Times

Big Issues-

Eugenics in New Zealand- link to the Catholic BioEthics Centre

Interesting Connections History Website- have a click around and see what you can find.

Analysis Gattaca Issues

Film Noir- what conventions does this film have?

Film noir codes & conventions from jonsaward

What about how the film starts? Voice over narration....

Questions...

Is it an inner monologue?

What is the tone of the narration?

How far removed from the action are they? ie in the future?

Is the narrator the protagonist?

What is the function of the narration?

Does it

• explain the situation?

• give context to the world of the film?

• tell us something that we need to know to understand the characters?

• explore feelings or experiences of the narrator?

• does it serve another function such as foreshadowing?

Let's Talk About Voiceover- good article here

Examples of noir voice over

The Score

Review of the Score

All deleted scenes- how would the film have been different if these bits were left in?