Really Good Movies

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Gattaca

Movie: Gattaca (1997)
Watched with: Angelo and John

I don't really have a lot to say about this, since I wrote an essay on it for my Technothrillers class Winter quarter. But it's still a movie I'm glad to own and glad to watch again. One of the better recent scifi movies. I like its style and admire its restraint. I don't really care that much about genetic engineering, but its characters and story arch are compelling enough that it doesn't matter.

Fun fact: NY Times film critic Janet Maslin lamented that Starship Troopers would probably receive more attention than the superior Gattaca (both came out in '97). This year, I bought and wrote essays on both.

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