Gattaca (1997)
Directed by Andrew Niccol · Cinematography by Slawomir Idziak
PG-13106 min65 frames
ThrillerScience FictionMysteryRomance
There is no gene for the human spirit.
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What is Gattaca about?
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles. The film presents a future society driven by eugenics where children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The principal character, Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.
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What does the cinematography of Gattaca look like?
Across 64 sampled frames, Gattaca builds its coverage from close-ups (31% of the sample), with medium shots (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Slawomir Idziak keeps 61% of it in soft, low-key light. 61% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Gattaca?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Gattaca (1997) are #30312c, #11110f, #2a251a, #4f5148, #4f4d34, #8e938d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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