Idle 'Gattaca' Thought ...

[andraste]

... you know, it's never occurred to me to question this before, but I've just finished an assignment on the film and I was wondering: is there a non-homoerotic explanation for the gift Jerome/Eugene gives Vincent/Jerome at the very end?

I've always thought the script started life as a love story about two guys and later had Uma Thurman forced into it with a crowbar, but it's possible the director did not expect the audience to be thinking that.

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[andraste]

And yeah, I always assumed the homoeroticism was intentional too, especially since I saw Gattaca and The Talented Mr. Ripley back to back, so I was all, "What is it about Jude Law that makes other guys fall in love with him and want to be him at the same time?"

It is kind of weird and disturbing if you watch them together, especially since he effectively ends up dead by gay love in both films. I've never needed an explanation for why people want to sleep with Jude Law, though ...