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May 6, 2021 · In the movie, the virus is traced back to Hong Kong and I couldn’t help but think of the frightening and violent xenophobia and racism directed toward Asian people that we’re seeing right now.
The movie indeed has some similarities to the current coronavirus outbreak. Like the novel coronavirus, which causes the disease now called COVID-19, the movie virus jumped from animals to people.
Mar 25, 2020 · As people around the world go into self-isolation due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, there has been an understandable surge in interest in pandemic movies. But few seem to be capturing the ...
- Robert Balkovich
- The Actual Science Behind Contagion
- Plot Summary
- The Ending: The Origins of The Virus
Apart from gaining attention for its star-studded cast, ‘Contagion’ was also appreciated by most critics back when it first premiered. However, over the years, the film was somewhat forgotten, until recently, it suddenly started trending on iTunes, Google, and even Twitter. The reason behind this is that everything from the movie’s depiction of the...
In the opening scene of the film, Gwyneth Paltrow‘s character, Beth, can be seen at an airport bar, returning home from a business trip to Hong Kong and Macau. Soon the camera begins to take abutting shots of everything her hands come in contact with, hinting on what is about to happen. The next thing you know, Beth is dead, so is her son, and the ...
Both literally and metaphorically, ‘Contagion’ leaves no room for you to breathe as in its first few moments itself, it reveals the seriousness of the situation. As it proceeds, the number of casualties just goes higher and to startle you with the fact that the illness spares no one, the film ruthlessly eradicates some of its pivotal characters. Bu...
Sep 9, 2011 · Contagion: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Tien You Chui, Josie Ho, Daria Strokous. Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
- Steven Soderbergh
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Sep 10, 2021 · A decade after its release, Contagion is even more terrifying, and popular, then it was when audiences first flocked to theaters to see the film in 2011. Steven Soderbergh 's prescient 2011 ...
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- Kevin Polowy
Jan 30, 2020 · Nearly 10 years later, in the midst of our growing pandemic, Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 disaster movie (starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Jude Law) is less ...
