Gattaca Essay

In the movie Gattaca, people can choose what genes they want for their children, they can tell what someone is like before you even meet them just by having their DNA and looking up their profile. Vincent Freeman was an “in-valid” meaning useless. People who didn’t have perfectly, chosen genes were known as “in-valids.” People with perfect genes were known as “valids” they had more opportunities than the “in-valids,” just because you had perfect genes you would automatically get the job you apply for. It’s unfair that if you didn’t have specifically picked genes that you would most likely not get any jobs besides low paying ones. Vincent uses Jerome’s DNA to get a job to be able to go into space because he didn’t have the perfect genes. But in the end Vincent proves that it doesn’t matter who you are, if you put your heart and mind to something it can be accomplished no matter how impossible it seems.

Perfection vs. happiness. Would you rather be perfect and have a life full of no fun and everything is just always perfect. Or would you want to live a life full of happiness without perfection because not everything will always be perfect. Every parent would want their children to be successful and make them proud. Yes you would want your child to have all of the things they need to do what they want. But if they were automatically good at things why would they want to do it, there would be no purpose for doing it, they would find it boring if there’s no challenge that they need to get through. Even if you are good at things you still struggle with some things and that keeps them trying. Everyone is meant to make mistakes you learn from them and make yourself better. Things would get tiring and there would be no fun, if everyone was equally good at everything and had the same skill then what is the challenge.

Many people wish they didn’t have all their flaws, they wish they could be perfect. But if everyone was perfect then things would be boring. Everyone would probably look the same and there wouldn’t be anything unique about anyone. Everybody looks different and has something special about them. Imagine if every parent choose the same genes they wanted for their children. Everyone would be exactly the same it would be like looking at yourself. The world is meant to be different not everything should be the same people will make mistakes over and over again it’s part of life. Making mistakes makes you a better person you learn things from it and work on them.

People have goals and dreams to accomplish such as sports or a certain career they want. If those things came easily what would be the part of trying if you can just get it without putting effort into it. You would have no motivation to do better because that’s the best you can do. Everyone is good at things but they still struggle with it, the struggles help them accomplish their goals. Like for me, I love cheerleading and if i was good at everything in it i would find it boring, doing things and getting it without really trying is no fun. The harder it is to hit the sweeter it feels when you actually accomplish it. When you accomplish something you’ve been wanting it feels nice, you feel proud of yourself and accomplished. If you could easily accomplish it you wouldn’t put much effort into it.

Next time you wish you were perfect, don’t because you are unique there’s no one exactly like you. You are different and it should be like that why would you want to be someone else. I choose happiness over perfection anyday because I would rather be happy with everything I have and love rather than being perfect. My life would get tiring if it was always so perfect there would be no adventure and risks to take.