GATTACA by Miss Alvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca en-us 2015-08-10 01:34:11 UTC 2015-09-10 23:21:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Why do you think so many close-ups and extreme close-ups are used in the opening sequence? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68382979 2015-09-03 11:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68382979 "Ten fingers, ten toes...that's all that used to matter– not now." What did matter and why "not now"? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383122 2015-09-03 11:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383122 In what ways do you think the knowledge of the results of the birth blood test may have harmed Vincent? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383238 2015-09-03 11:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383238 What important qualities are not measured by the blood test? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383259 2015-09-03 11:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383259 Why did Vincent's rescue of Anton "make everything possible"? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383313 2015-09-03 11:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383313 How does Vincent's story show "there is no gene for fate"? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383416 2015-09-03 11:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68383416 Make a list of the other terms used to name in-valids. Do we have similar labels for certain people in our society today? Why has this labelling occurred in Vincent's world? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68384575 2015-09-03 11:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68384575 Why compose a piece of music for a pianist with 12 fingers? How is the six-fingered glove a symbol of the society around Gattaca? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68385712 2015-09-03 11:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68385712 What kind of place is Gattaca? Refer to the work, mood & atmosphere, employees and what the workplace visually looks like. missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68386292 2015-09-03 11:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68386292 What do you think Vincent means when he says "I never saved anything for the swim back"? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68388978 2015-09-03 12:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68388978 What does Eugene's story suggest about elite people? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68389284 2015-09-03 12:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68389284 "You are the authority on what is not possible, aren't you Irene? They've got you looking for any flaw, that after a while that's all you see." How is this a defining moment for Irene? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68391269 2015-09-03 12:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68391269 When Vincent crosses the freeway and watches the sunrise from the solar panelled rooftops, Irene later says: "You couldn't see, could you... you crossed anyway." What does this scene highlight about Vincent's character? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68393801 2015-09-03 12:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68393801 In what ways was Vincent "never meant for this world"? What does this say about his feeling of belonging? Does he belong? missalvarez https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68536999 2015-09-03 22:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68536999 https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68539399 2015-09-03 23:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/missalvarez/gattaca/wish/68539399