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by afafsd 4309 days ago
So? The world of GATTACA seemed pretty awesome. Everyone was smart and fit and healthy and good-looking.

In fact, life was so perfect that the writers had to postulate the existence of non-genetically-engineered people in order to have any drama at all. "Wouldn't it suck if you were born into this society without any genetic enhancement?" the movie asks. And the answer is: yeah, so you should genetically engineer your children.