The Implications of ‘Moral Improvement’ in the Posthuman Era: Analysis of the Film, GATTACA

The genre of science fiction is an exploration of the possibilities of the future. The future of experiments on the perfection of the human body, the moral panic caused by the collapse of centuries-old beliefs about human nature, and the exploitative and profit-seeking approaches of genetic and neurological capital can be read in the genre. The film Gattaca(1997) raises questions about the future society through the concept of science. The question posed by the film is how we can live using the scientific powers, such as genetic manipulation, that we are discovering at this point. Genetic determinism and eugenics that appear in the film raise unique questions. Gattaca addresses bioethical issues related to eugenics, suggesting that this stems from the acceptance of genetic determinism in society. In essence, Gattaca seeks to escape the black box constructed by genetic scientists who describe a world dominated by genes. This is not to deny the importance of genes or to condemn technology itself, but to warn of the problems that can arise when humans believe that they are nothing more than genes.