The future: a time period which is filled with speculation and assumptions. One thing that can be clear between Gattaca and House of the Scorpion is that they are about identity. Your identity is what makes up you as a person. In the film Gattaca, Vincent is performing something called identity theft. This is where you pose to be someone who is not you, and essentially stealing their identity. Through the whole movie we see Vincent trying to cover up all the tracks that lead to his original identity. But Matt and Vincent have three main characteristics in common? They are both outcasts, have expectations, and hide problems.
Matt and Vincent are both outcasts in their society. In Matt’s social circumstance, everyone is natural. No one is modified and if you are, you considered to be at the same level of an animal. Clones are considered disgusting. Matt is constantly isolated and is never treated as if he is a normal person until of course the event of Esperenza. Espenrenza, using law, shows Matt that he is a human being. That his life is worth something and in present day times clones are not to be mistreated. So upon the death of El Patron, Matt takes over Opium. On the other hand, in Vincent’s social circumstance naturals are considered to be faltered. Children who are conceived naturally have too many issues and in this society you must be perfect. Vincent is a natural baby and has a high change of heart failure. The thing that shows Vincent that he isn’t useless are the swimming events against his brother. Vincent and his brother always challenge each other to swimming events but Vincent always loses because he is a natural. Until one day, he finally beats his brother and Vincent proves that naturals can do something. In the end, Matt wanted to hide his issues because he was modified. Vincent wanted to hide his issues because he wasn’t modified. They were both outcasts in their society but both have exceedingly high expectations for themselves.
Since they were both outcasts, Vincent and Matt both felt the need to prove themselves. They felt the need to show everyone that they aren’t irrelevant. Since Matt was a clone, people had extremely low expectations of him but Matt was determined. He was determined to show that he wasn’t just a clone. That he was a human being. That he was smart, he had emotions, and he understood what was around him. Not just some brain dead spare parts that El Patron can manipulate at any will. So he studied music, art, literature all to prove that he was more than what everyone thought he was. Vincent on the other hand had extremely high expectations. He had to be absolutely perfect because his stolen identity was a modified child. Though Vincent had many roadblocks because he was a natural baby. Every morning he had to scrub every imperfection off his body, fake urine tests, clean his keyboard constantly and place fake hair samples everywhere. He tried so hard to be something that he was not only to meet the expectations that were set for him.
Overall, I found one general theme throughout both the movie and the story which was perseverance. Matt and Vincent endured the struggles of being social outcasts, having expectations and problems but they always stuck to their end goals, to prove everyone wrong. Two characters placed in different social circumstances, but having the same amount of determination.
Matt and Vincent are both outcasts in their society. In Matt’s social circumstance, everyone is natural. No one is modified and if you are, you considered to be at the same level of an animal. Clones are considered disgusting. Matt is constantly isolated and is never treated as if he is a normal person until of course the event of Esperenza. Espenrenza, using law, shows Matt that he is a human being. That his life is worth something and in present day times clones are not to be mistreated. So upon the death of El Patron, Matt takes over Opium. On the other hand, in Vincent’s social circumstance naturals are considered to be faltered. Children who are conceived naturally have too many issues and in this society you must be perfect. Vincent is a natural baby and has a high change of heart failure. The thing that shows Vincent that he isn’t useless are the swimming events against his brother. Vincent and his brother always challenge each other to swimming events but Vincent always loses because he is a natural. Until one day, he finally beats his brother and Vincent proves that naturals can do something. In the end, Matt wanted to hide his issues because he was modified. Vincent wanted to hide his issues because he wasn’t modified. They were both outcasts in their society but both have exceedingly high expectations for themselves.
Since they were both outcasts, Vincent and Matt both felt the need to prove themselves. They felt the need to show everyone that they aren’t irrelevant. Since Matt was a clone, people had extremely low expectations of him but Matt was determined. He was determined to show that he wasn’t just a clone. That he was a human being. That he was smart, he had emotions, and he understood what was around him. Not just some brain dead spare parts that El Patron can manipulate at any will. So he studied music, art, literature all to prove that he was more than what everyone thought he was. Vincent on the other hand had extremely high expectations. He had to be absolutely perfect because his stolen identity was a modified child. Though Vincent had many roadblocks because he was a natural baby. Every morning he had to scrub every imperfection off his body, fake urine tests, clean his keyboard constantly and place fake hair samples everywhere. He tried so hard to be something that he was not only to meet the expectations that were set for him.
Overall, I found one general theme throughout both the movie and the story which was perseverance. Matt and Vincent endured the struggles of being social outcasts, having expectations and problems but they always stuck to their end goals, to prove everyone wrong. Two characters placed in different social circumstances, but having the same amount of determination.
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