Gattaca

GATTCA

     We have the ability to design the future but we need to be mindful of possible problems that might arise.

     I look out from the window, remembering the only time I was in the space, remembering that I used to watch spacecraft take off from Gattaca. But all of these are gone. Humans can create a better future through science, but they forgot the negative effects on the other side. I hate technology. I hate that scientists think they have the abilities to be God when they actually can't, and won't. Genetic engineering is stupid. Well, the real purpose for it was smart. But it separates people into two groups--valids and in-valids cruelly. And everything is tested by DNA, which makes our life easier, also harder. And the biggest reason that made me hate technology so much is it brought bad relationships with others. It is a memory that I don't want to remember.

     Genetic engineering, where technology makes humans born without diseases, and genetically perfect. Genetic engineering, an awful thing that destroyed people's lives and dreams. I, as an in-valid, never able to do anything that's wanted. Never able to achieve anything that people think only valids are able to achieve. But how can they be sure that I can't do it? They consider that only valids, people who are genetic perfect, deserve to do it. And me? In-valids are only able to do low-paid manual jobs. No matter how much I studied and how much I trained. People never gave me a chance to try it. And are they sure there is absolutely no doubt about genetic engineering? Irene, my ex-co-worker and also my ex-girlfriend, who were born as a valid, has a heart condition. Even though she is a valid, she still has disease. I think scientists make genetic engineering sounds too awesome but forgot the real purpose of it.

     As genetic engineering becomes popular, everything is tested by DNA. I used to think DNA testing is good when I was faking to be "Jerome" to achieve my dream as to go into space. But now I don't. I got kicked out of Gattaca after they found Eugene's dead body in the engine. So did the doctor, who let me go into space without Jerome's DNA. Eugene's body was half burnt, with a sliver swimming prize that he used to hate it so much. I bet people from Gattaca couldn't tell that was "Jerome" with their naked eyes. But the computer could, the computer identified "Jerome" in one second. And it would be faster and smarter in a "non-too-distant" future. It is just too fast, too smart that I didn't have time to react on that. I guess that I had made the same mistake as others. I would have to be mindful of the problems that technology brought me. Very powerful, very awful!

     Everything is tested by DNA, wonderful and painful. Now I have no job, no family, no friends, nothing! Once I kicked out of Gattaca, no one wanted to hire me. Not even a low-paid job. I broke up with Irene because I can't provide her a good life. I was so cruel, very cruel.
     "'I don't want to see you anymore!' I said to Irene.
     'What do you mean, Jerome... I mean Vincent?' Irene was confused.
     'Don't you get it? I don like you! I want to break up with you!' I snapped.
     'Vincent!' roared Irene.
     I ran away, hot tears were falling on my cheeks.
     'Sorry, Irene!' I murmured alone. 'You deserve better!'"
     After two years that I still remembered it. It is so vivid in my brain. As I remembering this, tears are also on my cheeks. I wipe them with my rough hands. I guess that I can't and won't able to control my life. This is my fate. No matter how gorgeous technology and science are, I still can't change it. Technology brought people the ability to design our lives but we forgot it negative impacts of it.

     Scientists use science and technology to make our lives better but they cause a lot of problems. Genetic engineering was designed to make humans born without any possible disease but at the same time, it divided people into two kinds, which causes "genoism". DNA testing was created to identify people easier. But because of DNA testing, it stuffed up my life. And I believe that there are a lot of people facing the same problem as I am having right now. DNA testing also brought me bad relationships. Because I am an in-valid, I don't deserve anything good. Because I am an in-valid, I don't deserve to be with valids. And computers can identify me within one second or even quicker now. I, Vincent Anton Freeman, would like to fix the problems that reckless people had created when they thought humans have abilities to design our life. But all I can do right now is day-dreaming, hoping that miracle would happen to get me into space again.