So Vincent wasn't allowed to go to space with his heart disease because I guess it's dangerous and he could've had problems/died in space. He tricked them and was allowed to go, but wouldn't he actually die then? There's a reason he wasn't allowed to fly with a heard disease, right?
shareOn one hand, the prognosis was only a statistical one, the nurses said there was a large chance that he would develop a heart disease, but that means there was still a small chance that his heart was just fine. He was already beating the odds in regards to his age (his expected age was 30.2 years but he said he was already older), so the same thing could be true for his heart.
On the other hand, Vincent's last words in the movie (while his rocket takes off into space) expressed how he felt that he had a hard time leaving Earth, but that at the same time it felt like finally going home. This could be interpreted as a hint that Vincent wouldn't return from his trip to Titan; in other words, he did die in space.
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He does die in space. But he doesn't care. He made it. He never saved anything for the swim back.
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I don't think he definitely dies in space, but I agree, he doesn't care. Not saving anything for the swim back doesn't necessarily mean you drown, it just means you don't mind the risk. Anything is possible.
shareAnd he didn't drown. He will come back.
shareI think so, too. Just making a point. ;-)
And a poetic point it was. Also the Boss had a profile that showed no violent tendencies yet he beat that other guy to death and spit in his eye. Perhaps the companies that profit from all the genetic enhancements exaggerated some and the society bought it hook line and sinker. Vincent showed them they could be wrong.
shareGiven his ability to beat the odds, I'd say he'd be ok.
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Space missions like this are expensive projects. If the astronaut dies of a heart attack at launch, the mission is going to fail. Obviously you don't want to send a man who is under treatment for a heart attack 2 months ago as your main astronaut. You also don't want to send someone who is at very extreme risk either.
With the amount of money invested in these missions, you really don't want any chance of risk. Every component in the ship and crew has to function at near 100%, because you really cant afford to have any risks built into the project.
Vincent's chances of dying on the trip might actually be very small, but there are larger than Jerome Morrow's and why would Gattaca choose him over Jerome knowing that? Even if Jerome had a near 0% risk of having a heart attack and Vincent only had 1%, that will make a difference in the long run. One out of every one hundred missions with a Vincent will fail while only a very small number of Jerome missions will ever risk failing.
These statistics were based only on their genetical profile, and they were determined at birth. Of course the data would change after 30 years of life, and should be corrected for that*. Furthermore, Eugene was alcoholic, unreliable and suicidal, while Vincent was driven to make his mission a success. Vincent lost many swimming contests but never quit; Eugene lost just one swimming contest and immediately quit. So who would you choose now, taking that into account?
[*] As seen in one scene, the profiles of various Gattaca employees listed a "Genetic Quotient" (GQ) score between 7.0 and 9.0. Vincent's score was 3.7. Jerome's was 9.8, but it said "GNQ" instead of "GQ". It's not explained, but I guess Jerome's score was his GQ registered at birth, and hence uncorrected/not recently measured. When Irene takes Jerome's hair to the research bureau, the test returned a score of "only" 9.3. ("Quite a catch!" says the lady behind the counter.)
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