Film
1020: Gattaca
Trivia: The
name "Gattaca" is composed entirely of the letters used to label the
nucleotide bases of DNA. The four nitrogen bases of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
The
winding stairs in Jerome's apartment have a helical structure, like DNA.
Jude Law's character asks
to be called by his middle name, Eugene. "Eugene" comes from the
Greek for "well born," which he is. "Eugenics" (the science
of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed) is the central theme
of the film.
When
Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts
for people to call up and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands
of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.
The FBI
agents are called "Hoovers," a reference to legendary top-G-man J. Edgar Hoover, but also
a clever reference to a vacuum cleaner brand. There are numerous shots of
vacuums being used to gather DNA evidence.
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