Martin Papst Blog Post #5 | Vincent vs. Matt

Martin Papst blog post #5

I feel as a reader and a viewer that comparing the two main characters from the movie Gattaca and the
book “House of the Scorpion” is both hard and easy. The reason I say this is because they are both
similar characters with some differences such as Matt from the “House of the Scorpion” is trying to “be
the same” as the other people while Vincent from Gattaca is trying to be “different”.

Matt from the “House of the Scorpion” is a legitimate clone of a great drug lord known as “el patron”
while Vincent is not a clone but, rather a “different identity” trying to hide himself from society so he
can follow his dreams. In the movie Gattaca, Vincent is trying to follow his goal of traveling to outer
space. Matt on the other hand is trying to live as long as he can for he knows that his whole purpose in
life is to “die” for another person.

I feel that based on the movie Gattaca , Vincent is a very outgoing guy that likes to stand up to people
who are better than him and show them who is boss. I think the character Matt has some of these
characteristics as well but, I feel as though he knows when enough is enough and whether or not
standing up for himself will get him into trouble.

I think that comparing these characters is tough because they both seem to live in different time
periods. Based on the book, there were still blue skies. In the movie, they had to use reflection screens
just so that they could see the sun set.