Gattaca (1997) was a low key/understated Fascist nation/society

Even though it’s not explicitly stated and it doesn’t have the traditional hallmarks of a Fascist government, I believe it was meant to portray the Fascism of the future.

Not the clunky 20th century version with totalitarian demagoguery and guys in military uniforms shouting from balconies. But a much more sleeker and subtle kind. A high-tech and a more patient approach to implementing Fascism.

The kind where they nudge, prod and pressure (via discrimination) the population to accept eugenics. Eugenics that clearly create on average a healthier, stronger but also a more grateful population. If you’re healthier and happier as a result of such policies, you express your gratitude with…loyalty of course. Loyalty to the system that freed you from the shackles of genetic diseases and the socioeconomic burdens that come with them.

Loyalty to a system that has practically eradicated most issues that have plagued societies in the past. Gattaca has clean streets, little to no public disorder, and what looks like a decent economy for most of its citizens with infrastructure that is sleek and futuristic.

Gattaca is Fascism of the 21st Century…and beyond.