Okay so nobody should go completely off and talk about some gemini archetype. Rather I just some things in the movie Gattaca and I want to verify that others see them too.
First off there is Vincent (Ethen Hawk)
Vincent has a dream to become an astronaut, only these jobs are reserved for genetically modified superior human beings. Thus he needs to borrow a 'helix' off of one of the genetically superior who has fallen on bad times... Enter Jerome
Vincent has to masquerade as Jerome (also known as Eugene) in order to achieve his dream of getting off the planet. Obviously when one character becomes another, there is some sort of dual nature brewing within the identity.
There are huge similarities between Jerome and Vincent. Vincent's boyhood was spent in Swimming Competitions with his brother. Since Vincent's brother was genetically superior... he almost always lost these.
Similarly Jerome had a silver medal for swimming. Jerome couldn't quite get over the fact that it was silver (rather than gold). One difference between the two is that where Jerome just accepted his fate of "being one down on the podium" -Vincent eventually beat his brother in a swimming contest.
Has anyone else noticed this? Don't even get me started on the Doctor
The resident hotty, Irene (Uma)
Idunno Does anyone like this movie?