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They missed Gattaca [1], one of my favorites. It's also weird that "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is part of the sci-fi genre, kind of odd as it's mos

They missed Gattaca [1], one of my favorites. It's also weird that "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is part of the sci-fi genre, kind of odd as it's mostly focused on the romance. [1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/

uhoh-itsmaciek 4y ago
Any list like this will have omissions, but yeah, Gattaca is great. Primer should be there, too.
- Aeronwen 4y ago
  I don't think Primer is something everyone should watch. There's a specific audience for that movie and most people aren't in it.
JoeAltmaier 4y ago
I'm confused by Gattaca. Not a great-looking film to start with. And then some theme about genetic analysis preventing people from getting jobs. The 'hero' wants to be an astronaut but has a heart condition. Which even today will get you dropped from astronaut training. But no! He cheats and takes somebody else's spot and risks a billion dollar mission. So he can have his dream. It's not the anthem movie about genetic rights it claims to be. Its a strange story about a cheat who risks public money for selfish goals. Or so it seems to me.
- danpalmer 4y ago
  Personally I find Gattaca’s aesthetic stunning. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, it’s niche, but I love it. The hero however doesn’t necessarily have a heart condition, I think it’s only ever stated that he has a risk of one. The whole film is about how risk has been weeded out of the culture in certain ways because some people can “not have a risk”, except of course this is disproven by Jude Law’s character. Weaker arguments, but the space industry is multiple launches per day from the Gattaca facility, so we can assume that they are much more flexible on astronaut selection. Also I’m not sure it’s said that it’s a public organisation. Again, minor details, but I didn’t take away from it what you seem to have. Everyone entitled to their interpretation though!
  - JoeAltmaier 4y ago
    He has a 99% chance of developing the heart condition and dying from it, if I recall. So no, not about unfair weeding out. About a cheater making the rest of us take huge risks for their dream.

uhoh-itsmaciek 4y ago

Any list like this will have omissions, but yeah, Gattaca is great. Primer should be there, too.

Aeronwen 4y ago
I don't think Primer is something everyone should watch. There's a specific audience for that movie and most people aren't in it.

JoeAltmaier 4y ago

I'm confused by Gattaca. Not a great-looking film to start with. And then some theme about genetic analysis preventing people from getting jobs. The 'hero' wants to be an astronaut but has a heart condition. Which even today will get you dropped from astronaut training. But no! He cheats and takes somebody else's spot and risks a billion dollar mission. So he can have his dream. It's not the anthem movie about genetic rights it claims to be. Its a strange story about a cheat who risks public money for selfish goals. Or so it seems to me.

danpalmer 4y ago
Personally I find Gattaca’s aesthetic stunning. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, it’s niche, but I love it. The hero however doesn’t necessarily have a heart condition, I think it’s only ever stated that he has a risk of one. The whole film is about how risk has been weeded out of the culture in certain ways because some people can “not have a risk”, except of course this is disproven by Jude Law’s character. Weaker arguments, but the space industry is multiple launches per day from the Gattaca facility, so we can assume that they are much more flexible on astronaut selection. Also I’m not sure it’s said that it’s a public organisation. Again, minor details, but I didn’t take away from it what you seem to have. Everyone entitled to their interpretation though!
- JoeAltmaier 4y ago
  He has a 99% chance of developing the heart condition and dying from it, if I recall. So no, not about unfair weeding out. About a cheater making the rest of us take huge risks for their dream.