The Contagion movie was first released in 2011. It feels very different when you watched it in 2020, and you can feel deeply the huge impact of infectious diseases on real life. The Contagion movie tells a bat that spreads the virus to pigs and then to humans. It spreads around the world and destroys tens of millions of human beings in a very short time. The story is unstoppable, no heroes appear. There is no wonder, it is a very serious movie, a non-traditional commercial disaster movie.
After the sudden attack of the infectious virus, the government strives to maintain stability. Scientists want to publish papers in the first place, pharmaceutical companies want to make money, and reporters want to dig inside to grab headlines...
The characters in the Contagion movie are all alive. Although the story is fictitious, it is based on a solid epidemiology. Against the background of SARS and thinking of the current new coronavirus, it is like a documentary movie.
The movie length of more than 100 minutes does not make people feel long, but there are too many unfoldable parts that have been taken by the director just right, such as the betrayal of the dead wife, the bureaucracy of Chinese officials trying to conceal the truth, the US government and the media’s Game, sacrifice of political struggle, even the real address of Hong Kong Street View, Japan's most popular mobile phone, etc., are really creepy among them.
The Contagion movie uses the timeline as the main line, and the whole movie is like a diary, flat and straight, scattered but not messy. The performances of the several leading actors are very convergent and they fit well with the repressed main theme of the movie. No one was surprised when the answer was revealed. But I can feel a chilling sensation.
There are some things in the Contagion movie that are worth thinking about:
1. Outbreaks of infectious diseases are exponential, and they were not visible at first, but when they were seen, they were no longer easy to control. If you do not guard against it, it may cause a catastrophe for mankind.
2. Infectious diseases must be traced to their roots, and the super spreaders at the source are the most dangerous.
3. Humans do not have a solution to all illnesses. Real epidemic prevention and treatment could come with helplessness.
4. When the epidemic is out of control, everyone is self-defeating, the evil side of human nature is manifested, and humanity will lose order.
5. Unscrupulous media and brainless people make matters worse.
After the sudden attack of the infectious virus, the government strives to maintain stability. Scientists want to publish papers in the first place, pharmaceutical companies want to make money, and reporters want to dig inside to grab headlines...
The characters in the Contagion movie are all alive. Although the story is fictitious, it is based on a solid epidemiology. Against the background of SARS and thinking of the current new coronavirus, it is like a documentary movie.
The movie length of more than 100 minutes does not make people feel long, but there are too many unfoldable parts that have been taken by the director just right, such as the betrayal of the dead wife, the bureaucracy of Chinese officials trying to conceal the truth, the US government and the media’s Game, sacrifice of political struggle, even the real address of Hong Kong Street View, Japan's most popular mobile phone, etc., are really creepy among them.
The Contagion movie uses the timeline as the main line, and the whole movie is like a diary, flat and straight, scattered but not messy. The performances of the several leading actors are very convergent and they fit well with the repressed main theme of the movie. No one was surprised when the answer was revealed. But I can feel a chilling sensation.
There are some things in the Contagion movie that are worth thinking about:
1. Outbreaks of infectious diseases are exponential, and they were not visible at first, but when they were seen, they were no longer easy to control. If you do not guard against it, it may cause a catastrophe for mankind.
2. Infectious diseases must be traced to their roots, and the super spreaders at the source are the most dangerous.
3. Humans do not have a solution to all illnesses. Real epidemic prevention and treatment could come with helplessness.
4. When the epidemic is out of control, everyone is self-defeating, the evil side of human nature is manifested, and humanity will lose order.
5. Unscrupulous media and brainless people make matters worse.
