Gattaca
I have seen the movie Gattaca a few times before. I watched it two three years ago for a social and ethics class. The purpose of watching the movie was to analyze it and then write a paper about if the idea of the movie was ethical. I remember in my paper saying that I thought that to live in a society where you can play God is wrong. When science gets involved with creating a child it is wrong. In one part of the movie, they show a couple trying to have kids and they are picking out what they want in their child. This to me does not seem natural. Watching the movie a few years ago made me wonder if our society would really become like this. I know the science is a good thing and can help cure people, but when is it a bad thing. We are a society that likes to be technologically advanced therefore, to some the idea of playing with genes and creating a superior race is ideal. This can be very appealing to many. When we see something that we want, we must have it. And when it comes to science and new developments, it seems to always attract many people. I do not want us to become a society that plays God and plays with genes to create the ideal child. To me this is unmoral and I hope that this is never done.
