Gattaca - 7

A film that is really about the ethics of genetic research and how it may effect our society in the near future. It deals with how we pursue our dreams, and how are imaginations open up the possibilities of our future. The film also deals with sociological issues like class, and the role of genes in this regard. There is also the theme of how culture starts to shape our thinking, that is we adapt quite a bit to the world around us. The disequilibrium of new knowledge can then have a profound effect on one's relationship to others. I think a lot of learning happens through this process. Schools are a place for the interplay of thinking and culture. We see the world around us, and then we speak and act into it, at least when we are being fully human (Violence is when these two are incoherently matched). This movie engages many conversations of ethics and the questions about what make humans human.