By Robert Scucci | Being published
When bumps in the road tell you that you’ll never be the best version of yourself, it’s natural to want to fight back and prove everyone wrong. 1997’s Kind of He toys with that idea, using eugenics as its vehicle while laughing in the face of limited consequences. Far from the Box Office Precial, Kind of Risks are lost over time despite their 82 rot points. Its message, however, remains timeless and more relevant than ever.
A visual study of identity and prominence, Kind of It’s one of those movies that will make you believe in yourself, but it shows that being your own hope is not an illusion. It’s something you have to fight for.
Active vs active
Set in a DOPSTOPIAN far-off future where genes determine social class, Kind of Centers on Vincent Freeman (Hawke in Ethan Hawke), expected to live only 30 years due to his genetic decline. All of life’s opportunities are filtered away from him, while his younger brother Anton (Loren Dean) is set up for success by their parents, Antonio and Marie (Jayne Brook). Dreaming of space travel, Vincent begins training at a young age, pushing his body and mind to the limit to prove he can surpass his DNA.
Knowing that he was dealt a bad hand in life, Vincent puts it on the deck by taking the identity of Jerome Mororm (Jude Law), a genetically disabled elite athlete after a car accident. Jerome, who keeps his accident a secret, agrees to let Vincent use his identity in exchange for room and board. With Jerome providing blood, urine and hair samples, Vincent lands a job at the Gattaca aerospace organization, but pretending to be someone else is not as easy as it seems.
Gattaca conducts daily DNA screenings, forcing Vincent to develop a virtual process to hide his identity. He is constantly paralyzing, hiding blood under artificial fingers, and changing urine samples regularly. Every day is a gamble. If he is revealed as In-valid, everything he has built will collapse, and even he does not know the full consequences.
The murder mystery is to spoil everything
Things grow more complicated when Gataca’s boss is found murdered, and an unregistered practice is found at the scene. Ngaleso sikhathi, uVincent, ubani amaviki kabani ekufezeni iphupho lakhe lokuphila impilo yakhe yonke eSaturn, uqala ukuthandana no-Irene Cassini (URerman), enobungozi obukhulu obuye batshelwa ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi asoze atshelwe ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi ngeke aphinde atshelwe ukuthi asoze atshelwe ukuthi asoze abize kakhulu. Their relationship is running on deception, as Irene suspects that Vincent does not say who he is but will not resist to see how he will go.
Anton, who is now investigating this murder, suspects that it is permissible to kill this murder, but he does not see that it could be his brother. With the Saturn mission approaching, Vincent must choose between his old life and his new one; Identity was born in it and the one who created it. Desperate to prove that “on the Internet” is just a scam, Vincent’s Mission becomes bigger than himself.
A good test of eugenics
The gattaca’s The basic idea is simple: people are people, not society, define their results. Vincent was told he was weak, so he pretended to be strong. He told that he will not live 30 years ago, he focused on his life. He said he would not work for Gattaca, but he did it anyway with skill and persistence. The irony is that if his secret is ever revealed, his achievements will be dismissed as fraud, no matter how hard they work.
That conflict between what we’ve been told we can be and what we show it does Kind of it’s worth it. Film criticism in a world full of perfection while clashing with the human spirit that refuses to conform. Surprisingly, The gattaca’s Limited availability on streaming platforms reflects its total exclusion. It is as if this well-known accusation of today should also prove its worth through the sought-after employment instead of finding a suitable place in the viewing area.
A smart, happy sign on eugenics and independence, Kind of It is always a valuable watch for anyone who has ever doubted their strength. If you are willing to push yourself to the limit without saving energy on the way back, Kind of It is only available for rent on demand through Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, YouTube, and Fandango at home as of this writing.
