Andrew Niccol

The film “In Time”, directed by Andrew Niccol expresses the capitalistic society through the movie by setting that money is currency. In this scene, the timekeeper Raymond Leon arrests Will Salas and takes back all of his time that he received from Henry Hamilton for a gift. After losing his time just left with 2 hours, he ran away with a hostage which is Sylvia Weiss. In this interrogation scene, the power of a system and ignorant society was shown with a high angle, low angle and wide shot for cinematography, costume for mise-en-scene and facial expression. In the interrogation scene, Niccol uses cinematography as well as mise-en-scene to show that the power of the system is more powerful than justice. Niccol uses high angle shot and low…

“ Here’s the deal. Open your eyes. Your life is a lie.” These words, written by Andrew VanWyngarden, are pure genius and totally apply to Truman Burbank’s life. Mr. Burbank was born and raised in on the little island of Sea Haven. During the first thirty years of his life, he remained in Sea Haven, never knowing he was actually on a movie set and his whole life was a lie. The movie The Truman Show is an indirect satirical look at reality tv, making comments about the “controlled” reality these…

to a science". Gattaca's plot and character portrayal asks the viewer this, showing us that unique genetic makeup wouldn't matter- infact, personal qualities would be scrutinised, pushed aside and unwanted. It is clear that director Andrew Niccol aims to inform the viewer of this through such examples as Irene's heart defect which doesn't allow her to pursue her dream, even though she is a valid. Another example is Vincent's only way to be accepted into society is to lie and assume a valid's…

In the film ‘In time’ the director, Andrew Niccol, uses many significant scenes throughout the film to present certain themes and ideas to the audience. My theme study focused around the connecting idea of dehumanisation. Throughout the theme study I examined the visual technique of Long shot, Costume, Zoom out and the verbal technique of dialogue. To do this, Niccol skilfully uses a variety of techniques to present these ideas, which help to develop and craft the narrative. One of the most…

“Gattaca”, by Andrew Niccol, is a film about a genetically inferior man who assumes the identity of a superior one in order to succeed in his dreams of space travel. While some themes presented in Gattaca seem alarmingly similar to our present world, we are in fact, still far away from making Gattaca a reality. The parallels between genetic manipulation in Gattaca and our world show how we may be close to making Gattaca a reality while the themes of discrimination and human spirit prove that the…

The central theme of Gattaca by Andrew Niccol is Injustice. People that are born in their moms wombs. People that are born in the labs have the best DNA because they are carefully selected by a professional. When these people go to their Jobs they have to do a test so they can prove they are valid or invalids. The lab make humans are way better than regular humans these days because there DNA is pick so they can adapt faster to their livings. They are also like immortals they are immune to…

After his creator talks to him and tries to convince him to stay in this world because it is safer and better, Truman stands at the door to the exit with a decision to make. Truman thinks about the life that he has lived and asks if any of his world was real, to which the creator responds that Truman was real (Niccol 1998). The real world is no better than a fake world and it is best to stay where everything seems right and comfortable to him. This could be related to the one man from the cave…

downward spiral into loneliness. For Truman, his single encounter with authenticity allows him to see how truly alone he has been. Rubin and Niccol use their protagonists to draw attention to the faults in 21st century culture related to unauthenticity and it’s direct correlation to loneliness. Both Giovanni and Truman live surrounded by facades, which directly pushes them into loneliness. This cultural cycle is a trademark of 21st century Western life. Truman and Giovanni lack authenticity in…

In the movie GATTACA, Andrew Niccol illustrates his perspective on genetics. Vincent a “Faith Born” meaning he was born with no genetic impurities or modifications, is launched into a world where everyone can be identified through certain tests of any part of the body. Vincent is considered “invalid” to the GATTACA space program and decides to pay someone on the inside for his DNA, so he may pass inspection. The person on the inside is Jerome. Jerome gives Vincent his DNA so he may achieve his…

Andrew Niccol presents Gattaca as a world destroyed by the pursuit of perfection and raises the question of what it means to be human. Niccol explores how personal identity and happiness are destroyed by pursuing perfection through the characters of Irene, Vincent and Jerome. Irene and Vincent struggled with their personal identities because of their genetic imperfections and Eugene suffered from the burden of perfection. Nonetheless, Niccol shows that these issues with perfection and…