What was the lesson here?

Transexualism is acceptable.

Yes inheritance makes your life easier than others. Yes being born good looking makes people like you easier.
If you were born ugly and poor, you're just gonna give up?
There are people out there who are born poor and not exactly physically attractive, but they still worked hard and got to alleviate their condition.

Just don't be small.
Thanks, Jesus!

>They probably had the innate talent to be #1 at anything in the world if they had any ambition.
The movie implies that genetically enhanced people lack ambition.
That's a pretty bold implication.

Star Trek goes one further and flat out states that all genetically enhanced beings inevitably go crazy.

what a shitty painting of ethan hawke

Even if you are a manlet you can get limb lengthening and become a Chad

The tagline of the movie has you covered, OP:

"There is no gene for the Human spirit."

If you can't understand that, well, get the fuck off my planet.

well they'd have to, natural gene'd shits couldn't get real jobs. who's going to wagecuck if everyone's ubermensch?

The height enhancement surgery was the most intriguing part of the movie and from a worldbuilding standpoint, the most harrowing and extensive body modification shown in the film.
Imagine how popular it would be if it became a thing irl, even if it was as painful and costly as shown.

It is a thing in real life, you can add inches to your height for about $50,000 and its painful as you cant take painkillers as they can interfere with your healing so you have to spend about 6 months with 2 broken legs 3 of those months they are being continually stretched apart

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>if it became a thing irl

It is a thing IRL.

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What the fuck.

One of the major criticisms the film levies at the society it portrays is that no one strives to be greater than what they currently are. There's no improvement, no real innovation. People are told from birth exactly who they are and what they can do, then they do it. They let statistics and genetics determine everything for them. Aside from the physical examinations, Vincent was the best navigator they had. That was something he couldn't fake, but something which would be ignired or disbelieved if they knew his genetic heritage. People are surprised he lives longer than his condition normally allows, despite this being pretty regular in real life. In the swimming competitions with his brother, his brother is beaten because he doesn't push himself. He is limited by what he "knows" he can acheive, and so limits himself. Vincent has no self limitations and is mentally free to push himself as hard as he wants.

Aside from the surface level eugenics commentary, the film is also about just how stifling and unintentionally repressive that society is.

>I never saved anything for the swim back

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when the movie came out it took a month to get your entire genetic code, nowadays it takes one day
we are fucked, insurance will ask you for your genetic code

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wtf

ratboy genius is the pianist in this movie, you're welcome

>Jerome's silver medal appears as gold in the glow of the incinerator

Luck plays the biggest role in life. You're a pleb if you think the message of the film is that trying hard will make you successful.
I present to you the scene where Rocco It Only Smellz crosses two lanes of fast traffic blind, without his glasses. Yet, he makes it through alive, whereas Jude Law, who was born with better genes, suffered a tragedy where all that was given was taken away.
The key to a successful life is consistent and long term luck.

how the fuck can people deny that it's like sports don't even exist

I don't get it.

If a society like the one in the film places excellence at its highest virtue, then by default the people who are a product of that society should be striving for excellence as a routine part of their everyday lives.
That's why the whole 'genetically enhanced people are going to be complacent' message doesn't make much sense.

Nobody cares

t. Born yesterday

>tragedy
it's implied that was self inflicted.

Jude Law was mentally devastated from his imperfection (silver medal) and drunk as fuck, from what I remember its implied he could have thrown himself in front of the car on purpose.

There aren't many movies you can show in HS biology that are related to biology

the MC was discouraged and told what they cannot do I think that's what they were getting at. the society is about becoming your best self however they have clearly defined barriers

people with ocd are genetically superior

I haven't seen the movie in a while. Nevertheless, it is tragic. Tragedy isn't limited to outside forces.
Luck plays a role philosophically regarding the origin of human life as well. It was chance that gave birth to life on Earth. Earth by chance was in the habitable zone of a qualified star. By chance, humans evolved and weren't wiped out by an asteroids like the dinosaurs did, which was also a lucky chance that allowed mammals to thrive.
In the universe, everything is chance. You can do nothing and be incredible lucky, yielding you success, but if you strive with every effort, and if you're unlucky, then you still will fail.

and that also reinforces the ambition is painful motif, being perfect and still failing repeatedly would crush souls.

Have you watched the film?

They place genetic excellence ahead of all else, but that's it. People win and do better because they literally are better. They don't need to dedicate their very soul to the endeavour.

That you can do things even if people say you can't, so believe in yourself. No you can't kick someone if you have no legs. Exceptions prove the rule

Oddly enough its also shown in an unlikely analogue; the director of the space agency. "not a violent bone in his body", yet as a man of ambition he commits murder to protect his planned expedition.