As someone who saw it when it came out, no it was clear at the time that the movie was a classic and also something we would be wrestling with for a long time to come. The genetic temptations were clear, as was thousands of years of wealth and ethnic inequality. Gattaca did a great job of portraying something yet to come.
And we are still just at the beginning of our genocratic journey.
And we are still just at the beginning of our genocratic journey.