Gattaca

Beat Sheet by: Bryan Ierardi

Act 1

Opening Image:

Theme Stated: "I am not Jerome Morrow." "My real resume is in my cells." "We now have discrimination down to a science."

Setup: The narrator. A baby is born. Vincent is born with genetic defects. For their next child, the parents have the baby genetically designed. Anton and Vincent are at the ocean. Vincent had always dreamed of going into space. A brotherly challenge, a swim race in the ocean. The boys were neck and neck. But Anton calls out to Vincent for help. He almost drowned. "It was the moment that my brother was not as strong as he believed, and I was not as weak as I believed."

Catalyst: Vincent becomes a janitor at Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. Vincent decides to do something about it and hires a

Debate and Decision: It's not to late to back out. This is the last day you will be you and I will be me. "What about the interview?" "That was the interview."

Act 2-A

Break Into Two: A murder occurs at Gattaca.

Start B-Story:

Fun And Games:

MidPoint: Irene tells Vincent she had him sequenced. "If you're still interested, let me know." Vincent goes home and tells Jerome they suspect him. "They'll recognize me." I'm a murder suspect."

Act 2-B

Bad Guys Close In: The detective is out in the streets checking "invalids". "Move the inquiry back to the scene." Vincent barely passes an inspection checkpoint. Irene stops the car, telling Vincent, "I want to show you something."

Losing Hope: The detectives show up at the

The Darkest Moment: As Vincent wakes up from their lovemaking, he takes a sample of Irene's hair. He goes into the ocean and . The investigators are coming by. Jerome makes his way up the stairs and when the investigator arrives, he acts the part of Vincent. Irene goes along with the charade. "They've got you looking so hard for any flaw, that's all you see. I'm here to tell you it is possible."

Act 3

Break Into Three: "Congratulations, we did it. We found his spit in the director's eye." Vincent meets with the investigator. It's his brother, Anton. "Is that the only way you can succeed is to see me fail?!"

The Final Battle: Another brother battle, as Vincent and Anton race in the ocean again, in the darkness of night.

Final Image: The doctor allows Vincent to go. As the shuttle lifts off, Jerome is shown committing suicide inside his home incinerator, wearing his silver medal, which turns gold in the flames.