You can remember it as a 'movie line', or you can live it. "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10. This is ancient wisdom, and you can choose to live it, or ignore it.
This is one of the most profound scenes I've ever seen in a movie. After watching this you feel like you can go out and accomplish almost anything. The only thing you have to do is "Never save anything for the swim back". Give your all in order to get what you want and let nothing stop you.
Speaking of scriptural truth, there's nothing scriptural about this. "The only thing you have to do is 'never save anything for the swim back'"? Think about that. You have to literally sacrifice yourself and risk death to accomplish some vain dream of self-invention. We do not create our meaning or our purpose. It is already given to us from the God who sacrificed himself to redeem us from such self-destructive ideologies. He calls us to deny ourselves, not create ourselves.
@@John-cl2uq He also told his disciples to take up their cross and follow Him: total commitment. Faith means not holding back when God calls a man to something beyond his sight. "Abraham went out, not knowing wither he went..."
“There is no gene for the human spirit”, no gene for that feeling of triumph. Just because you yourself are flawed doesn’t mean anything should *ever* get in your way from accomplishing your goals in this short life. Push yourself everyday to be better.
The entire move builds up to the catchphrase "I never saved anything for the swim back" that explains is drive motivation and will to do that wish is impossible to others. one of the most under rated films of all times(in my book)
It's indeed most underrated movie ... Re-watched it last week, it never grows old. As good a movie as Shawshank Redemption. I hope they never remake it and destroy it's legacy like Hollywood is doing lately ... Remake good old movies n destroying the legend
I love this scene. "We're closer to the other side." "What other side?" I take the 'other side' as being Vincent's dream. The struggle, the fight, has transformed Vincent into a man capable of achieving the seemingly impossible. No fears, no reservations, no strength saved for the swim back -- his eyes are fixed on the horizon.
But also escaping the police state he's in by any means necessary. Vincent is at best ambivalent about having to go back to shore, where all he is, is an In-Valid.
I see it as what Vincent tells himself the entire time. There's no going back, only forward. The other side isn't 'real', it's a metaphor. Believing that he will, through supreme effort, reach 'the other side' requires him to never, ever, not even for a moment, dwell on where he came from (whether that's the beach, or his genome), while ensuring that anybody who challenges him, no matter how seemingly superior their genes are, will have to defeat him through shear strength of will. When Victor realizes this, as depicted in their penultimate swim, it shows him (and the audience) that 'genetic' superiority is just as subjective as any other arbitrary measure of potential success. Anton, and all the other valids, might have the numbers on their side, but Victor succeeds where they do not becuase Victor can simply will himself to go where they will not. It's a great, inspiring message.
I take "the other side" to mean death. In order to beat his brother, and everything his brother represents, he has to risk death. He has to die and create himself anew. Which is what he did. That's why his brother says, "Are you going to drown us both?" It's like the old joke. "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side." The "other side" in the joke is death, the after life. I'm sure this scene is meant to be inspiring. But if the good life is killing yourself in the name of self-discovery, then I'd rather rest and let someone else take my place.
Early in the film when he's cleaning glass, Caesar says "not to clean the glass too well...you might get ideas" and Vincent responds "Yeah but if the glass is clean it'll be easier for you to see me on the other side of it." The captions omit "of it" but I think the meaning/metaphor is pretty obvious and is the parallel metaphor for the swimming scenes. "The other side" is the dream, and also the line of validity. The sea is the equalizer, and we see predetermined validity cannot beat individual determination.
What a film. It's rare a film can strike such a chord with me. It's sheer intelligence and beauty. This is more than a film about dreams and genes, it's a statement about human potential. The beauty of the roll of the die of human potential, determination, ambition and the sheer will to do whatever can be done to reach our dream. Ethan Hawke is an actor that will never get the credit he deserves, and Jude law fantastic. Both brave actors not afraid to take on challenging roles. Message for the film is do we want to live in a world you need the right blood work, (qualifications, family connections, good looks and wealth) to get opportunities that should be afforded to more talented/determined disadvantaged people. Sad fact is we do but that won't stop "Vincent's" from giving everything they have to break through to the other side.
They both should have won awards for their respective performances in this movie. In my opinion, this is one of the best films ever made in every respect.
This film received an Oscar nomination for Art Direction but it also should've been nominated for Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Jude Law) and Original Score.
Anton is the "superior" brother because of his perfect genes. However, he is TOO perfect. He is efficient and effective, and therefore he saved energy for the swim back. Vincent, the "inferior" brother, gave it his all and saved nothing for the swim back. He devoted himself entirely to his dream. It is mankind's inferiority complex, our ability to wholly devote ourselves to an ideal despite our imperfections and flaws that makes us capable of transcending "perfect" genes. Beautiful and provocative movie.
Anton had something to save , he had superior genes and existence, Vincent had nothing to save so he had no inspiration to go back. Anton could have easily defeated Vincent if he had for once forgotten what he has to save and his attraction towards the world he left back where he was king , which was his comfort zone, for vincent that world is hell where he is nothing, for vincent going far far away from the world IS the comfort zone, for vincent moving is home and that is where he had the edge over Anton.
@@ayushvasurudragour427 He had something to lose which means he lost from the start knowing the fact that Anton dedicated everything including his life to a swim.
Vincent has the stronger character. He had to struggle. He had to face fears and insecurities and not cruise by with ability. So Vincent can take his brother into deep waters and drown him with pressure. A competition at its core is a test of wills with the strong will winning when all else fails.
flatsfishingonline More like words to die by. Think about it; if you don't save anything for the swim back, you literally have to swim until you drown.
Vincent gave everything, every time. He was willing to die for his dream. Vincent needed that mentality to even have a chance. Most of us are coddled so much we cannot even come close to understanding Vincent's mindset. We think about survival. For Vincent, survival doesn't even matter. He has nothing to survive for except his dream. He is alive for his dream and nothing else. He had no family, nothing to live for, and nobody to even love until the end. While the average person struggles to even find the courage to truly try, Vincent had long built the courage and sacrifices necessary to not only try but die for his dream.
I just watched this movie for the first time, and I can easily say its on my top 3 favorite movies ever. "This is how I did it, I never saved anything for the swim back", this has to be my favorite quote from any movie.
@Mark Steven What are these collection of genes that work together to give what is perceived as increased persistence in the face of adversity?.... Can you name them and how they work to achieve this percieved persistence level or are you just talking about woowoo science?
I always wondered if the last time they went for a swim as teenagers, Vincent was actually trying to commit suicide. But in not caring or saving anything for the swim back he had a newfound outlook on life after he finally beat his brother for the first time.
+Vinay Kumar That scene and score is entitled "The One Moment", which symbolizes the profound change in Vincent's attitude. He wasn't always the person that you see him as in this scene. If you recall Anton's exact words to Vincent during his last swim, he said to him "You know you're going to lose" and the look on Vincent's face was a face of defeat as he neatly folded his glasses into his shirt. It was only after the fact did he realize "Anton was not as strong as he believed and I was not as weak"
He was not trying to commit suicide anymore than a firefighter when choosing to enter a building in flames. Anton was genetically and physically superior in all aspects, but was a conformist because that future society lost something, it made people conform to the science. Vincent was a non conformist, he decided in that last teenage swim, not to quit, EVER. In previous ocasions he let the fear take hold of him, the last time he was not affraid to die, just affraid to quit and live the rest of his life like society told him to. So when he found that the only thing he wanted was to reach the stars and become a astronaut, everything became clear. Fear can be controlled when you know what you want and focus on it. Anton just wanted to live, so fear prevented him from remaining calm under risk to his life, as exaustion started kicking in, not exploiting his full potential. Vincent wanted more than just be alive, so avoiding risk to his life was not his top priority, he wanted to win, because it was a stepping stone to get in the space program, the thing it would show him he could. After that proof, his will became steel. That's why i love that final swim with the adult brothers, when Vincent is dragging Anton back to the shore and he is looking up to the stars, he's exaust, he does not have his brother physical capacity, but he looks up to the stars he so much wants, and just keeps calm, determined and is able to squeeze his potential to much higher efficiency than his brother. NOT ONLY THAT, he could have left his brother to drown, nobody would know and it certainly decreased his chances to get back and fulfill his ambition to near zero. So we get to know he's not just will power, but he's a good person not willing to get what he want's to at all costs and by harming others, and that's just the cherry that gets me moved by this scene, first the iron will revealed, second the good heart. And that's NOT ALL! The fact we don't see Anton later in the movie coming to arrest Vincent, shows us he got moved by his brother attitude and sacrifice and stop accepting the order of that society, quiting his decision to stop his brother.
I don't think he was trying to kill himself, he was just so fed up with losing to his "perfect" younger brother that he decided he wanted to win no matter what. He gave it everything he had and would either die winning than live losing. He than was able to best his brother and this was when he realized that was the only way for him to achieve his goals. He had to give it everything without any fear of consequences, everything he did was a massive risk, but he did it anyways because he knew he didn't have the luxury of being able to half ass things.
I'm inclined to think that Vincent was indeed planning to swim to the death: It was clear by that point that the world would not make room for him, an "invalid," to pursue his dream of reaching the stars. Even his father told him that the only chance he had of entering a spaceship was to clean it. Thus, Vincent decided that if he couldn't shoot for the stars, then he would shoot for the horizon and prove that even if he wasn't stronger than Anton, he could be at least as dedicated; for the first time, he "never saved anything for the swim back." But when his brother started to drown, he realized that he couldn't let him die, so he tapped into the strength he never knew he had and carried Anton back to shore, far surpassing anyone's expectations of him. It was only then that he realized that if he had any hope of achieving his dreams, he needed to stop estimating his potential and reserving half (or more) of his strength; it had to be do or die.
This, along with scene right before it, is downright Shakespearean. It's almost like it's cut right out of Greek mythology. It's timeless storytelling.
Met Ethan Hawke in real life, one of the chilliest malt friendly dudes ever. Shook his hand he complimented me on my star wars shirt talked briefly...such a great guy
Each time I find myself looking back on my past and letting it hold me back from the potential of my future, wanting to grow to learn to be a better person I return to this scene and I never save anything for the swim back. That's the power of great story telling.
I will NEVER forget watching this in my philosophy class back in college. I've forgotten a lot of stuff since then but this movie and just being in that class has always stuck.
One of my all time favorite movies...it demonstrates how Sense of Purpose created out of our own human weaknesses and the drive that compels us to overcome them allows us to accomplish ANYTHING!
"I never saved anything for the swim back" Born in a society in which ones worth is determined by your genes Vincent was ready to sacrifice everything to break free from his destiny., its such a powerful line and so sad at the same time, he could have died anytime he challenged his brother/fate, how desperate the kid must have felt in that society and with parents like the ones he had.
My 10th-grade biology teacher had this film in her curriculum, she stood by it heavily and stated it was one of the most important films we could ever watch.
Michael Nyman's music has never been more breathtaking and heart-stirring than it is here. He should have won far more acclaim for his work on this film than he did.
It honestly upsets me how underrated this film is like the first time i ever heard of it was last week when my bio teacher made us watch it in our unit in genetics, and just....wow. it truly is a phenomenal film in my opinion. flawed, for sure, but just the idea and story of it is so compassionate and deep i absolutely love it. but oh my god this movie stressed me out to an unreasonable amount. ethan hawk and jude law really do make the film-the end really broke my heart. everything about the ending was heartbreaking, but it was justified in a tasteful way which we all know is a very dangerous line to tiptoe in films. i really think everyone should watch it, even the dumbass girl who sits behind me and clearly didnt belong in honors who said every 15 minutes "i hate this movie its so boring", even people like her need to watch this. it really is upsetting how ive literally never heard of this movie but the people who do love it (besides those allys out there that say its bad bc its more than 80 minutes which is the average length for a kids film so i dont really blame her).
I had to watch this for my biology class this year, and I found this scene...oddly inspiring. Definitely one of the best films I’ve watched this year so far!
First year of highschool the teacher showed us this film and I fell in love. As someone who mainly watched Marvel and DC it was unlike anything I'd ever seen. This is my favorite film of all time and it is a crime that more people haven't seen it.
What most non-athletes do not know is that by the time you are exhausted, you still have a reserve of energy that more than doubles what you have already expended. Athletic training teaches you to move through your body's initial signals that are meant to keep that reserve intact. World class athletes will be able to access pretty much all their available energy during their endurance events. Vincent probably knew this during the second swim, during the first, he probably tapped his whole reserve to get Anton back to shore.
I randomly think of this scene decades later and still get emotional. I've watched a lot of movies before and since then, but this is still one of the most powerful scenes I've watched in film.
This reminds me of a Japanese legend where an archery champion manages to win every competition he's in because he uses only one single arrow and gives himself no second chances...
@@ronbrown8611 I only lent you my body = I merely gave you the tools to fulfill your destiny You lent me your dream = you gave me a reason to keep living and a purpose with it, which is the reason as to why he offers his body in the first place. Jerome only kills himself after his goal is fulfilled...
I was forced to watch this in my science class I didn't think it would be a good film as most movies that our teachers show us, but man I was wrong what an incredible film definitely in my top ten
One of my all time favorite movies. This scene is exactly why. The entire movie is about overcoming obstacles to achieve your dream. The music is incredible and the song the departure is one of the songs I want played at my memorial.
This moment is the inspiration for a story i'm writing. Two brothers separated by tragedy, time, and guilt. Brought together once more to find the lost feeling of family and love only to realize they are on opposite sides. They take a moment to reconcile their differences but come to the conclusion they've never been more different, further apart. They're enemies in every way by fault of the world they live in and the circumstances that brought them together for the last time.
This scene has some great meaning behind it even if Vincent's plan all along was to use the stars and constilations to find his way back. For some reason, it reminded me or sailors learning to use the constilations to get where everyone else feared to go. This scene is humanity vs perfection. It is difference between the caveman walking out of the cave or staying in its security and safety.
I remember watching this in biology class and we of course had a worksheet with it. One of the last questions was "What's the significance of the spiral staircase?" Having just watched Jude Law's character crawl up the stairs out of his basement to deliver the antidote or whatever it was, I'd written a full paragraph about how it symbolized his character's return and that when he reached the top of the staircase he remembered who he was before and remade himself... then I remembered it was a biology class so I erased everything and wrote "looks like double helix" Suffice to say I was more interested in story than science. And this finale, this scene along with the music made an impression on me. I'd already knew at that point I wanted to pursue filmmaking, but this scene reminded me why
This movie got me through law school. After all my stumblings and doubts I finally made it. Only reason: I never gave up and never saved anthing for the swim back.
The problem with saying you have a perfect system means that nature will sooner or later show you that you are wrong. The perfect system is nature. For that is the only system.
I just watched this movie today and I have to say this is my favorite movie scene of ALL time. I thought this movie was gonna be shit based off the trailer but I ended up watching it anyway. worth.
Anton had something to save , he had superior genes and existence, Vincent had nothing to save so he had no inspiration to go back. Anton could have easily defeated Vincent if he had for once forgotten what he has to save and his attraction towards the world he left back where he was king , which was his comfort zone, for vincent that world is hell where he is nothing, for vincent going far far away from the world IS the comfort zone, for vincent moving is home and that is where he had the edge over Anton.
i was made to watch this in december in human anatomy and physiology and yk how school seems to ruin somewhat good movies well this was the first time where school actually made a movie good and I gotta admit I cried a bit throughout this movie especially when jerome killed himself
'I never saved anything for the swim back!". Best. Movie line. Ever!
It can still speak volumes today.
You can remember it as a 'movie line', or you can live it.
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
Ecclesiastes 9:10. This is ancient wisdom, and you can choose to live it, or ignore it.
Jede Szene, jeder Satz perfekt!
This is one of the most profound scenes I've ever seen in a movie. After watching this you feel like you can go out and accomplish almost anything.
The only thing you have to do is "Never save anything for the swim back". Give your all in order to get what you want and let nothing stop you.
If you don't save anything for the swim back, you could reach the other side :)
Speaking of scriptural truth, there's nothing scriptural about this. "The only thing you have to do is 'never save anything for the swim back'"? Think about that. You have to literally sacrifice yourself and risk death to accomplish some vain dream of self-invention. We do not create our meaning or our purpose. It is already given to us from the God who sacrificed himself to redeem us from such self-destructive ideologies. He calls us to deny ourselves, not create ourselves.
@@John-cl2uq He also told his disciples to take up their cross and follow Him: total commitment.
Faith means not holding back when God calls a man to something beyond his sight. "Abraham went out, not knowing wither he went..."
@@John-cl2uqI’d say have a look at the scripture again Sir. Jesus spoke heavily about going all in and not looking back.
I get goosebumps every time I hear Vincent say those words.
What did he say
@@spookszn2426 I never saved anything for the swim back
“There is no gene for the human spirit”, no gene for that feeling of triumph. Just because you yourself are flawed doesn’t mean anything should *ever* get in your way from accomplishing your goals in this short life. Push yourself everyday to be better.
Everything is possible.
The entire move builds up to the catchphrase "I never saved anything for the swim back" that explains is drive motivation and will to do that wish is impossible to others.
one of the most under rated films of all times(in my book)
Mine too. Especially because Gattaca celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year which gives all its true fans so much to reflect upon.
It's indeed most underrated movie ... Re-watched it last week, it never grows old. As good a movie as Shawshank Redemption. I hope they never remake it and destroy it's legacy like Hollywood is doing lately ... Remake good old movies n destroying the legend
One of the most under rated film ever
Agreed
+dragonwarriorz1 true
steady on there!...this is a good movie...but Shawshank is next level
I thought it was garbage.
Facts my man.
I love this scene. "We're closer to the other side." "What other side?" I take the 'other side' as being Vincent's dream. The struggle, the fight, has transformed Vincent into a man capable of achieving the seemingly impossible. No fears, no reservations, no strength saved for the swim back -- his eyes are fixed on the horizon.
But also escaping the police state he's in by any means necessary. Vincent is at best ambivalent about having to go back to shore, where all he is, is an In-Valid.
I see it as what Vincent tells himself the entire time. There's no going back, only forward. The other side isn't 'real', it's a metaphor. Believing that he will, through supreme effort, reach 'the other side' requires him to never, ever, not even for a moment, dwell on where he came from (whether that's the beach, or his genome), while ensuring that anybody who challenges him, no matter how seemingly superior their genes are, will have to defeat him through shear strength of will. When Victor realizes this, as depicted in their penultimate swim, it shows him (and the audience) that 'genetic' superiority is just as subjective as any other arbitrary measure of potential success. Anton, and all the other valids, might have the numbers on their side, but Victor succeeds where they do not becuase Victor can simply will himself to go where they will not. It's a great, inspiring message.
When you got nothing to lose, the only way is... forward, no fear
I take "the other side" to mean death. In order to beat his brother, and everything his brother represents, he has to risk death. He has to die and create himself anew. Which is what he did. That's why his brother says, "Are you going to drown us both?" It's like the old joke. "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side." The "other side" in the joke is death, the after life.
I'm sure this scene is meant to be inspiring. But if the good life is killing yourself in the name of self-discovery, then I'd rather rest and let someone else take my place.
Early in the film when he's cleaning glass, Caesar says "not to clean the glass too well...you might get ideas" and Vincent responds "Yeah but if the glass is clean it'll be easier for you to see me on the other side of it." The captions omit "of it" but I think the meaning/metaphor is pretty obvious and is the parallel metaphor for the swimming scenes. "The other side" is the dream, and also the line of validity. The sea is the equalizer, and we see predetermined validity cannot beat individual determination.
What a film. It's rare a film can strike such a chord with me. It's sheer intelligence and beauty. This is more than a film about dreams and genes, it's a statement about human potential. The beauty of the roll of the die of human potential, determination, ambition and the sheer will to do whatever can be done to reach our dream. Ethan Hawke is an actor that will never get the credit he deserves, and Jude law fantastic. Both brave actors not afraid to take on challenging roles. Message for the film is do we want to live in a world you need the right blood work, (qualifications, family connections, good looks and wealth) to get opportunities that should be afforded to more talented/determined disadvantaged people. Sad fact is we do but that won't stop "Vincent's" from giving everything they have to break through to the other side.
Very well said!
They both should have won awards for their respective performances in this movie. In my opinion, this is one of the best films ever made in every respect.
This film received an Oscar nomination for Art Direction but it also should've been nominated for Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor (Jude Law) and Original Score.
Best actor, Best movie, Best screenplay etc.
Anton is the "superior" brother because of his perfect genes. However, he is TOO perfect. He is efficient and effective, and therefore he saved energy for the swim back.
Vincent, the "inferior" brother, gave it his all and saved nothing for the swim back. He devoted himself entirely to his dream.
It is mankind's inferiority complex, our ability to wholly devote ourselves to an ideal despite our imperfections and flaws that makes us capable of transcending "perfect" genes. Beautiful and provocative movie.
Wow, what you said there is an interpretation that I might have never thought of.
Great way to put it.
Anton had something to save , he had superior genes and existence, Vincent had nothing to save so he had no inspiration to go back. Anton could have easily defeated Vincent if he had for once forgotten what he has to save and his attraction towards the world he left back where he was king , which was his comfort zone, for vincent that world is hell where he is nothing, for vincent going far far away from the world IS the comfort zone, for vincent moving is home and that is where he had the edge over Anton.
I stole this for my english essay. Thanks!
Stop stealing lazy. That's a gene hard to get ride of.
@@ayushvasurudragour427 He had something to lose which means he lost from the start knowing the fact that Anton dedicated everything including his life to a swim.
Vincent has the stronger character. He had to struggle. He had to face fears and insecurities and not cruise by with ability. So Vincent can take his brother into deep waters and drown him with pressure. A competition at its core is a test of wills with the strong will winning when all else fails.
Well said.
beautifully said
Yup, he probably had a genetic disposition for determination :P
Gattaca- Probably the most original film I've ever seen
I never saved anything for the swim back- words to live by
flatsfishingonline More like words to die by. Think about it; if you don't save anything for the swim back, you literally have to swim until you drown.
Vincent gave everything, every time. He was willing to die for his dream. Vincent needed that mentality to even have a chance. Most of us are coddled so much we cannot even come close to understanding Vincent's mindset. We think about survival. For Vincent, survival doesn't even matter. He has nothing to survive for except his dream. He is alive for his dream and nothing else. He had no family, nothing to live for, and nobody to even love until the end. While the average person struggles to even find the courage to truly try, Vincent had long built the courage and sacrifices necessary to not only try but die for his dream.
I just watched this movie for the first time, and I can easily say its on my top 3 favorite movies ever. "This is how I did it, I never saved anything for the swim back", this has to be my favorite quote from any movie.
There is no gene for the human spirit.
And now it has 169
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@Mark Steven What are these collection of genes that work together to give what is perceived as increased persistence in the face of adversity?.... Can you name them and how they work to achieve this percieved persistence level or are you just talking about woowoo science?
There is no gene for achieving your potential
Kinda, if you produce more dopamine you have a higher drive to get things done. Dopamine = “motivation / spirit”
I always wondered if the last time they went for a swim as teenagers, Vincent was actually trying to commit suicide. But in not caring or saving anything for the swim back he had a newfound outlook on life after he finally beat his brother for the first time.
That could be.
As soon as he past him he realized. Suicide wasn't necessary
+Vinay Kumar That scene and score is entitled "The One Moment", which symbolizes the profound change in Vincent's attitude. He wasn't always the person that you see him as in this scene. If you recall Anton's exact words to Vincent during his last swim, he said to him "You know you're going to lose" and the look on Vincent's face was a face of defeat as he neatly folded his glasses into his shirt. It was only after the fact did he realize "Anton was not as strong as he believed and I was not as weak"
He was not trying to commit suicide anymore than a firefighter when choosing to enter a building in flames. Anton was genetically and physically superior in all aspects, but was a conformist because that future society lost something, it made people conform to the science. Vincent was a non conformist, he decided in that last teenage swim, not to quit, EVER. In previous ocasions he let the fear take hold of him, the last time he was not affraid to die, just affraid to quit and live the rest of his life like society told him to. So when he found that the only thing he wanted was to reach the stars and become a astronaut, everything became clear. Fear can be controlled when you know what you want and focus on it. Anton just wanted to live, so fear prevented him from remaining calm under risk to his life, as exaustion started kicking in, not exploiting his full potential. Vincent wanted more than just be alive, so avoiding risk to his life was not his top priority, he wanted to win, because it was a stepping stone to get in the space program, the thing it would show him he could. After that proof, his will became steel. That's why i love that final swim with the adult brothers, when Vincent is dragging Anton back to the shore and he is looking up to the stars, he's exaust, he does not have his brother physical capacity, but he looks up to the stars he so much wants, and just keeps calm, determined and is able to squeeze his potential to much higher efficiency than his brother. NOT ONLY THAT, he could have left his brother to drown, nobody would know and it certainly decreased his chances to get back and fulfill his ambition to near zero. So we get to know he's not just will power, but he's a good person not willing to get what he want's to at all costs and by harming others, and that's just the cherry that gets me moved by this scene, first the iron will revealed, second the good heart. And that's NOT ALL! The fact we don't see Anton later in the movie coming to arrest Vincent, shows us he got moved by his brother attitude and sacrifice and stop accepting the order of that society, quiting his decision to stop his brother.
I don't think he was trying to kill himself, he was just so fed up with losing to his "perfect" younger brother that he decided he wanted to win no matter what. He gave it everything he had and would either die winning than live losing. He than was able to best his brother and this was when he realized that was the only way for him to achieve his goals. He had to give it everything without any fear of consequences, everything he did was a massive risk, but he did it anyways because he knew he didn't have the luxury of being able to half ass things.
I'm inclined to think that Vincent was indeed planning to swim to the death: It was clear by that point that the world would not make room for him, an "invalid," to pursue his dream of reaching the stars. Even his father told him that the only chance he had of entering a spaceship was to clean it. Thus, Vincent decided that if he couldn't shoot for the stars, then he would shoot for the horizon and prove that even if he wasn't stronger than Anton, he could be at least as dedicated; for the first time, he "never saved anything for the swim back." But when his brother started to drown, he realized that he couldn't let him die, so he tapped into the strength he never knew he had and carried Anton back to shore, far surpassing anyone's expectations of him. It was only then that he realized that if he had any hope of achieving his dreams, he needed to stop estimating his potential and reserving half (or more) of his strength; it had to be do or die.
As someone who has always saved all his energy for the swim back... Gattaca astounded me like no other movie the first time I watched it.
I love this movie. ESPECIALLY the soundtrack such as the music for this scene.
Exactly what I think:)
+Jose Alvarado
Beautiful
+DoctorGuruGuru The ending of Gattaca is an emotional moment too, especially with the soundtrack
+Jose Alvarado
Yes it is.
+DoctorGuruGuru The whole movie is definitely an emotional affair.
This, along with scene right before it, is downright Shakespearean. It's almost like it's cut right out of Greek mythology.
It's timeless storytelling.
Met Ethan Hawke in real life, one of the chilliest malt friendly dudes ever. Shook his hand he complimented me on my star wars shirt talked briefly...such a great guy
this and predestination are my favorite films
Easily one of my favorite movies of all time....so profound
Each time I find myself looking back on my past and letting it hold me back from the potential of my future, wanting to grow to learn to be a better person I return to this scene and I never save anything for the swim back. That's the power of great story telling.
I will NEVER forget watching this in my philosophy class back in college. I've forgotten a lot of stuff since then but this movie and just being in that class has always stuck.
So glad my english teacher showed this to me my senior year of high school.
Is it aquinas
I love that line
"How are you doing this Vincent? How have you done any of this?" Always loved that line.
This scene is just so inspiring...
“I never saved anything for the way back”, my mindset during buffet.
hahahahaha
One of my absolute favorite films. One of my absolute favorite scenes. Still gives me chills.
'You want to know how I did it? This is is how I did it, Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back.'
I’ve used this as my mantra in life for years. Favorite quote ever.
One of my all time favorite movies...it demonstrates how Sense of Purpose created out of our own human weaknesses and the drive that compels us to overcome them allows us to accomplish ANYTHING!
"I never saved anything for the swim back" Born in a society in which ones worth is determined by your genes Vincent was ready to sacrifice everything to break free from his destiny., its such a powerful line and so sad at the same time, he could have died anytime he challenged his brother/fate, how desperate the kid must have felt in that society and with parents like the ones he had.
11 people saved something for the swim back.
19, now.
They didn't even get in the water.
They just watched fearfully from the shore.
21 now...
34 eugenics now
So I am 17 years old and I still haven't found a single person that has seen this movie. It's so underrated I can't believe it.
Ask them to watch it with you.
We all need inspiration.
All in. Nothing held back. No room for haters, ego, nor doubt. Greatness demands that.
My 10th-grade biology teacher had this film in her curriculum, she stood by it heavily and stated it was one of the most important films we could ever watch.
Michael Nyman's music has never been more breathtaking and heart-stirring than it is here. He should have won far more acclaim for his work on this film than he did.
It honestly upsets me how underrated this film is like the first time i ever heard of it was last week when my bio teacher made us watch it in our unit in genetics, and just....wow. it truly is a phenomenal film in my opinion. flawed, for sure, but just the idea and story of it is so compassionate and deep i absolutely love it. but oh my god this movie stressed me out to an unreasonable amount. ethan hawk and jude law really do make the film-the end really broke my heart. everything about the ending was heartbreaking, but it was justified in a tasteful way which we all know is a very dangerous line to tiptoe in films. i really think everyone should watch it, even the dumbass girl who sits behind me and clearly didnt belong in honors who said every 15 minutes "i hate this movie its so boring", even people like her need to watch this. it really is upsetting how ive literally never heard of this movie but the people who do love it (besides those allys out there that say its bad bc its more than 80 minutes which is the average length for a kids film so i dont really blame her).
One of the greatest lines of all time
Vincent and Anton are in all of us....
I had to watch this for my biology class this year, and I found this scene...oddly inspiring. Definitely one of the best films I’ve watched this year so far!
First year of highschool the teacher showed us this film and I fell in love. As someone who mainly watched Marvel and DC it was unlike anything I'd ever seen. This is my favorite film of all time and it is a crime that more people haven't seen it.
I always thinking Loren Dean deserve more credits for his role of Anton the "antagonist", he was brilliant in this movie.
I love the music when ethan hawke says how he did it
One of favorite movie. It's so much inspirational.
One of the greatest movie scenes of all time
I bring that quote with me on every jog, every lift, every sparring session, and every fight.
Vincent had nothing to go back to if he failed. It was better to die working toward his goals than give up. He has nothing to swim back to.
Let's give some appreciation for this beautiful,effective score.
never imagined a movie scene about swimming could be my most beloved and cherished one of all time
What most non-athletes do not know is that by the time you are exhausted, you still have a reserve of energy that more than doubles what you have already expended.
Athletic training teaches you to move through your body's initial signals that are meant to keep that reserve intact. World class athletes will be able to access pretty much all their available energy during their endurance events. Vincent probably knew this during the second swim, during the first, he probably tapped his whole reserve to get Anton back to shore.
I randomly think of this scene decades later and still get emotional. I've watched a lot of movies before and since then, but this is still one of the most powerful scenes I've watched in film.
" I never saved anything for the swim back "- wow !
This is my all time favorite movie quote. "You wanna know how I did it. This is how I did it Anton. I never saved anything for the swim back."
Once you understand the meaning behind his words, you can truly begin to set yourself free.
This reminds me of a Japanese legend where an archery champion manages to win every competition he's in because he uses only one single arrow and gives himself no second chances...
I only lent you my body, but you lent me your dream :,)
I never understood that totally
@@ronbrown8611 I only lent you my body = I merely gave you the tools to fulfill your destiny
You lent me your dream = you gave me a reason to keep living and a purpose with it, which is the reason as to why he offers his body in the first place.
Jerome only kills himself after his goal is fulfilled...
I agree the movie is underrated, its so beautiful
Top 5 favorite movie all of time. I love this movie, but this scene and departure ("For someone who was never meant for this world...") just hit
I was forced to watch this in my science class I didn't think it would be a good film as most movies that our teachers show us, but man I was wrong what an incredible film definitely in my top ten
One of my all time favorite movies. This scene is exactly why. The entire movie is about overcoming obstacles to achieve your dream. The music is incredible and the song the departure is one of the songs I want played at my memorial.
Someone cutting onions in here.
A movie truly years ahead of its time
This moment is the inspiration for a story i'm writing.
Two brothers separated by tragedy, time, and guilt. Brought together once more to find the lost feeling of family and love only to realize they are on opposite sides. They take a moment to reconcile their differences but come to the conclusion they've never been more different, further apart. They're enemies in every way by fault of the world they live in and the circumstances that brought them together for the last time.
no one will ever understand you, not even the closest, including your self, self still will always know you better than the abuse/outside
There is still a few million miles left to go
6 more million miles to go.
I came across ethan in florida once, super chill guy and classy
This scene has some great meaning behind it even if Vincent's plan all along was to use the stars and constilations to find his way back.
For some reason, it reminded me or sailors learning to use the constilations to get where everyone else feared to go.
This scene is humanity vs perfection. It is difference between the caveman walking out of the cave or staying in its security and safety.
Best scifi ever. Most people have no taste to appreciate it
I remember watching this in biology class and we of course had a worksheet with it. One of the last questions was "What's the significance of the spiral staircase?" Having just watched Jude Law's character crawl up the stairs out of his basement to deliver the antidote or whatever it was, I'd written a full paragraph about how it symbolized his character's return and that when he reached the top of the staircase he remembered who he was before and remade himself... then I remembered it was a biology class so I erased everything and wrote "looks like double helix"
Suffice to say I was more interested in story than science. And this finale, this scene along with the music made an impression on me. I'd already knew at that point I wanted to pursue filmmaking, but this scene reminded me why
HEART: I never saved anything for the swim back......Leave it all in the ring
An inspiration for those seeking what their destine to do. Despite the constant bombardments of the waves of life.
This movie got me through law school.
After all my stumblings and doubts I finally made it. Only reason: I never gave up and never saved anthing for the swim back.
One of my favorite films sadly it’s such underrated.
The problem with saying you have a perfect system means that nature will sooner or later show you that you are wrong. The perfect system is nature. For that is the only system.
MrNintoku unless you are a robot,you can't really say you have a perfect system...
Eunji Luv define "perfect" ?
T. Thomas no flaws,does not make mistakes?
This might seem off topic and irrelevant, but are you by any chance South Indian?
Kent Kentson Me? No. Australian with European descent. Mainly British Isles and German
I just watched this movie today and I have to say this is my favorite movie scene of ALL time. I thought this movie was gonna be shit based off the trailer but I ended up watching it anyway. worth.
The best scene of the movie.
tnx for these fantastic clips
You took out the best part when he said “oh god now your gonna tell me what I can and CANT DO???!!!
The endeavor that is our existence. One falls down and we get up again. Many people are thinking way too hard about shit that doesn't matter.
Ethan Hawke is like 26 or 27 in this film too. Great acting from such a young guy.
This is the most underrated movie ever
This is an AMAZING movie
Lets be honest we're all here for that one line
That line - makes me cry every time.
Saw this in school over 5 years ago and thank god I hanged onto the paper to rewatch this movie.
damn, this music evokes a lot of emotion
Incredible movie
Honestly my favorite movie line ever
When movies were masterful and true art.
Michael Nyman - The Other Side
Gattaca is 21 years old?!
Definitely the David Goggins mentality.
If Goggins was a movie
Anton had something to save , he had superior genes and existence, Vincent had nothing to save so he had no inspiration to go back. Anton could have easily defeated Vincent if he had for once forgotten what he has to save and his attraction towards the world he left back where he was king , which was his comfort zone, for vincent that world is hell where he is nothing, for vincent going far far away from the world IS the comfort zone, for vincent moving is home and that is where he had the edge over Anton.
dude i forgot how good this movie was
i was made to watch this in december in human anatomy and physiology and yk how school seems to ruin somewhat good movies well this was the first time where school actually made a movie good and I gotta admit I cried a bit throughout this movie especially when jerome killed himself
I Absolutely Love this Scene.🙃
AWESOME MOVIE !!!
for some reason I feel in my heart that there is an inverse of this scene. "there was a time when I would have caught all three."
WE always restart the video after 1:30 ,,, so f--kin beautiful ,,, forgive US