While Vincent is the hero, Jerome (Jude Law) is the soul of the film. In a world where the only currency is genetic perfection, Jerome is the wealthiest man alive—and he wants to die. He traded his future to Vincent in exchange for enough alcohol to forget his own existence.
Jerome represents the psychological trap of perfection. He achieved second place in a swimming competition. For a Valid, second place is a disgrace; it implies a flaw in the genetic code. He cannot accept that random chance (a bad start, a gust of wind) could interfere with his "perfect" design.
This is the film’s timeless warning:
| Character | Actor | Role | |-----------|-------|------| | Vincent Freeman | Ethan Hawke | In-valid who steals a valid identity | | Jerome Morrow | Jude Law | Depressed valid who sells his identity | | Irene Cassini | Uma Thurman | Valid who suspects Vincent’s secret | | Director Josef | Gore Vidal | Gattaca’s ruthless boss |
The film’s title is derived from the letters G, A, T, and C—the four nucleobases of DNA (Guanine, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine). It is a story of two brothers: Vincent and Anton.
Every morning, Vincent undergoes a brutal ritual of scrubbing his body of loose cells, taping a vial of Jerome’s blood to his leg for daily injections, and meticulously applying contact lenses. He walks into Gattaca as a janitor and climbs the ranks to become a navigator for the Titan mission.
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While Vincent is the hero, Jerome (Jude Law) is the soul of the film. In a world where the only currency is genetic perfection, Jerome is the wealthiest man alive—and he wants to die. He traded his future to Vincent in exchange for enough alcohol to forget his own existence.
Jerome represents the psychological trap of perfection. He achieved second place in a swimming competition. For a Valid, second place is a disgrace; it implies a flaw in the genetic code. He cannot accept that random chance (a bad start, a gust of wind) could interfere with his "perfect" design.
This is the film’s timeless warning:
| Character | Actor | Role | |-----------|-------|------| | Vincent Freeman | Ethan Hawke | In-valid who steals a valid identity | | Jerome Morrow | Jude Law | Depressed valid who sells his identity | | Irene Cassini | Uma Thurman | Valid who suspects Vincent’s secret | | Director Josef | Gore Vidal | Gattaca’s ruthless boss |
The film’s title is derived from the letters G, A, T, and C—the four nucleobases of DNA (Guanine, Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine). It is a story of two brothers: Vincent and Anton.
Every morning, Vincent undergoes a brutal ritual of scrubbing his body of loose cells, taping a vial of Jerome’s blood to his leg for daily injections, and meticulously applying contact lenses. He walks into Gattaca as a janitor and climbs the ranks to become a navigator for the Titan mission.
