Gattaca is not your typical sci-fi movie. Sure, the theme is nothing new. There's the haves and have-nots. You're either in or you're not. Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) is one of the have-nots. Born as a less than wanted human, Hawke conspires to get what he wants. He wants out. He wants to travel into outer space. He's a flawed man and as such, he cannot.