{"id":2921,"date":"2021-07-10T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T04:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2021-10-10T22:01:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T06:01:46","slug":"welcome-to-gattaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/2021\/07\/10\/welcome-to-gattaca\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Gattaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The movie Gattaca is my favorite movie of all times. It is the story of a person born of natural ways that need to live in a society where everyone has been selected based on their genes. I think it is an absolute masterpiece, with an incredible photography, excellent actors and a very clever script, touching on very deep issues.<\/p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wind Caught It\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSNI13VpPOA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>I got a chance to visit the place where the movie was filmed, which happens to be the Marin County Civic Center, in San Rafael, 20 minutes North of San Francisco. The place is absolutely wild.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2948\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-image-2948 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_botanic.jpg 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marin County Civic Center (botanical garden)<\/p>\n<\/div><p>While it seems to be a<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> dystopian intrigue around genetic discrimination, it is actually subtle parable for <strong>systemic racism<\/strong>. The movie as a whole is a discussion around the fuzzy notion of meritocracy: people are still supposedly selected on their abilities, and it is formally illegal to conduct genetic testing (extending the notion of &#8220;protected characteristics&#8221;), but this eventually is a sham. It is interesting to notice that <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">the movie has only two black characters \u2013 the geneticist (Blair Underwood) and the interviewer (Clarence Graham) \u2013 both serving as gatekeepers, closing the door to applicants who would try to escape their condition. <\/span><\/p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It recently occurred to me the dystopian intrigue around genetic discrimination, is a subtle parable for *systemic* racism.<\/p>The movie has only two black characters \u2013 the geneticist (Blair Underwood) and the interviewer (Clarence Graham) \u2013 both serving as gatekeepers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d66ElOuWDw\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/t.co\/d66ElOuWDw', 'pic.twitter.com\/d66ElOuWDw']);\" >pic.twitter.com\/d66ElOuWDw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Antoine Wojdyla (@awojdyla) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/awojdyla\/status\/1377060110262923268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/x.com\/awojdyla\/status\/1377060110262923268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw', 'March 31, 2021']);\" >March 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">(edit: T<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">here&#8217;s also Cynthia Martell, cast as Cavendish.) I have been trying to find an analysis of the movie along these lines, but the only thing I found was <a href=\"https:\/\/belonging.berkeley.edu\/ethical-questions-posed-gattaca-more-pressing-ever\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/belonging.berkeley.edu\/ethical-questions-posed-gattaca-more-pressing-ever', 'an event from the Othering and Belonging Institute']);\" >an event from the Othering and Belonging Institute<\/a>, focusing on the eugenics narrative.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/belonging.berkeley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/gattaca_at_20_poster_feb_2018.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"816\" \/><\/p>Back to the place&#8230;\u00a0 It was the <a href=\"https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/marin-county-civic-center\/\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/franklloydwright.org\/site\/marin-county-civic-center\/', 'last commission from Frank Lloyd Wright']);\" >last commission from Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a>, and it looks incredibly futuristic, even 60 years later.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2950\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-image-2950 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_plaque.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaque at the Marin County Civic Center<\/p>\n<\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_entrance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2949 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_entrance-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_entrance-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_entrance-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_entrance.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2951 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_pool.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_spire.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2952 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_spire-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_spire-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_spire-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_spire.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2953 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_summit.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_verticalgarden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2954 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_verticalgarden-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_verticalgarden-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_verticalgarden-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/marin_civic_center_verticalgarden.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2947 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/auditorium.jpg 1858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movie Gattaca is my favorite movie of all times. It is the story of a person born of natural ways that need to live in a society where everyone has been selected based on their genes. I think it is an absolute masterpiece, with an incredible photography, excellent actors and a very clever script, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-epistemology","category-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2921"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2975,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2921\/revisions\/2975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/antoine.wojdyla.fr\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}