Comparison-contrast essay. Nedoboi Sergii

 “Fahrenheit 451” vs “Gattaca”

           When somebody goes to watch a movie about the nearest future, a person is faced with the decision because of the variety of films. Not all, however, would be interesting for a thinking person, who is bored with modern action movies with special effects, 3D graphics, and lots of bullets flying around. Most of modern films lack sense. But there are several movies which has become classics in this futuristic genre. “Fahrenheit 451” and “Gattaca” are among them. No doubt, that both of these films are worth watching but for demanding audience it is necessary to decide which one to start with.

“Fahrenheit 451” gets its spectators back to the future. The movie of 1966 describes the future where people are prohibited to read. The main idea is mental discrimination to protect people from “expectations and illusions”. So to spend time people have to watch live shows on TV, take depressants, and stay in relationships with characters like Linda does. Her husband Montag is a fireman. He quits his hated job to become a freethinking person with a book learned by heart. One of the aspects of the movie is betrayal.  It is normal to inform the police about people who have books. Under influence of the society, Linda has informed the firemen about Montag’s reading. She betrayed him easily with no emotions.

“Gattaca” is 31 years newer that “Fahrenheit 451”. The movie describes the world where people are discriminated by their physical abilities. The science era has begun and people are born in laboratories with corrected DNA genes where all disables are ejected. But Vincent Freeman was born in love not in lab. And he wants to prove that such discrimination is absurd. He leaves the life of regular people with all their limitation to get a job in the world of chosen people with no flaws to get new body and become a person with steady heartbeat and atrophied feelings. On his way to the dream of space Vincent has met people who have never betrayed him: his “new body” Jerome, Irene, and Doctor Lamar.

So both of these movies are worth watching and, moreover, slow and articulated speech in the scenes is good for English learners. Both of these films are oriented on the thinking audience, both of them teach to achieve aims and not to be afraid to give everything. Both of these films have love-stories which show that love is a great power which can move rocks. So watching them both in order is appropriate for all audiences.