Genial analysis of Baby Vincent (00:02:30)

• When Vincent is born, doctors perform an instantaneous blood test to determine his risk of disease, disability, and death and find they are all quite high. This report is enough to place Vincent in a lower rank in society, which leads to discrimination throughout his childhood. The people in the movie trust computers enough to disqualify those with poor predicted outcomes as decent human beings. Of course, Vincent proves this predefined sense of reliability wrong by overcoming his disadvantages.

Identity checking systems at Gattaca (00:15:30)

• When Vincent enters Gatacca every day, he and the other employees must take rapid DNA tests to prove their genetic superiority. This action represents the reliability of computers in instantly identifying someone based on a small DNA sample. This reliance is significant because one's genetic makeup is how people are distinguished from each other in Gattaca. However, Vincent is able to game the system, employing prepared genetic samples to avoid using his own.

Genetic Engineering Technology (00:06:00)

• Many parents in the film, including Vincent's parents with his younger brother, rely on genetic engineering to conceive their ideal child. They hand-select which traits they want their baby to have and trust that they will be born according to plan. However, just being born with optimal genes does not ensure success in life, such as with Jerome, who is wheelchair-bound due to injury.