"Vincent is not a hero" Discuss

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English

 

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Jason B

 

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October 28, 2014

 

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They don't say that anymore". Niccol leads us to believe that Vincent is a man who has overcome the odds in order to achieve his dream in a society where individuality is an unrequited trait and the ability to conform plus right DNA is all a person needs to succeed. What can easily be missed is the reality that in order to achieve his dreams he had to become a criminal which raises the question, is this man who is seen as a hero defiant of his opposition, worthy for our admiration considering the un-admirable form he had to take on to gain it?...
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What can easily be missed is the reality that in order to achieve his dreams he had to become a criminal which raises the question, is this man who is seen as a hero defiant of his opposition, worthy for our admiration considering the un-admirable form he had to take on to gain it?. The measures Vincent goes to, to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaught make him seem less of a hero than he is portrayed as, The idea of changing your identity from an "invalid" with problems that prevent one from leading a normal life, to taking on the identity of a "Valid" with a physical make-up so perfect that "you could go anywhere" with his "helix tucked under your arm", again lowers the opinion of his character and makes it difficult to separate his true identity to the false one he has taken on, Throughout the film Niccol makes it hard to distinguish which parts of Vincent's personality actually are, we see many instances where Vincent shows admirable qualities such as him romantically letting go of a strand of Irene's hair and saying "the wind caught it" ...
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