Scene Alalysis

In the film Gattaca, there is a scene where jerome has to act like himself while vincent hides. To answer the door for the inspector to come inside, jerome has to climb a set of stairs. These stairs are shaped like a helix which is a symbol for the eugenics and the genetic selection that is a big theme in the movie. When climbing the stairs, Vincents ambition to be better than a ‘faith birth’ should be is shown in Jerome.