Table of contents:
- "Epidemic", USA, 1995
- Fever, USA, 2003
- "Quarantine", USA, 2008
- "Carriers", USA, 2008
- "Contagion", USA, 2011
- "Last Love on Earth", UK, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, 2010
- The series "Plague", Spain, 2018
- "Mad Men", USA, UAE, 2010
- "12 Monkeys", USA, 1995
- "Phenomenon", USA, India, 2008
Video: 10 best films about viruses and epidemics that have become almost a prophecy
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Forced vacations due to the coronavirus pandemic continue around the world. And this means that you can spend time usefully, do things that are waiting for their turn for a long time due to lack of time, or watch films in which events develop according to a scenario that desperately resembles today. However, how similar are the directors' ideas about epidemics and the realities of our time, you can understand only after getting acquainted with the pictures from our today's selection.
"Epidemic", USA, 1995
Wolfgang Petersen's film is about how humanity once again finds itself face to face with the threat of extinction. The reason for this is a new virus, developed in one of the laboratories and brought to America thanks to one infected monkey. How can the fight against the Motaba virus end if the blood of the same monkey that was infected is required to create the serum, and no one knows where to find it?
Fever, USA, 2003
Eli Roth's painting received very controversial reviews from both critics and viewers. Billed as a horror movie, Fever tells the story of how five students took a short break in a small hut in the woods, but as a result find themselves in the middle of the spread of a hitherto unknown infection. However, the slogan of the film "Horror … Inside" speaks for itself.
"Quarantine", USA, 2008
In the film by John Eric Dowdle there are no violent scenes, but a chilling horror is provided to everyone who decides to watch "Quarantine". And today's self-isolation regime will seem childish compared to what the heroes of the picture had to endure, locked inside the building where there was a woman infected with an unknown virus.
"Carriers", USA, 2008
In this movie, an unknown virus kills people. But the meeting is not with the virus itself, but with people, which is much more frightening. If a person is infected, then the laws of friendship, love or blood ties no longer apply to him. The infected is simply destroyed by those who yesterday swore love or considered themselves a friend.
"Contagion", USA, 2011
Stephen Soderbergh has turned out to be a visionary to some extent. It is in his "Infection" that an unknown virus is rapidly spreading across the planet, there is no vaccine against it, scientists are trying to find a cure, and doctors are tirelessly saving the lives of those infected. Here, the heroes refuse to shake hands to avoid infection. This film seems to be very similar to the current situation with the coronavirus.
"Last Love on Earth", UK, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, 2010
In the film by David Mackenzie, a very strange virus is spreading around the world, and people, as a result of infection, gradually lose their feelings. Hearing and smell, taste and sight disappear. The world is heading into the abyss, and chef Michael and epidemiologist Susan suddenly realize that their romance is not a fleeting relationship, but true love. Perhaps the last love on Earth.
The series "Plague", Spain, 2018
In the 16th century, an epidemic of the bubonic plague broke out in Seville. The murder of high-ranking officials committed at that time should be investigated by someone who has already been condemned by the Inquisition. Will he be able to find the criminal and thereby save his own life?
"Mad Men", USA, UAE, 2010
Director Breck Eisner showed his own version of events, when, due to infection with a dangerous virus, the authorities were forced to quarantine an entire city. The crashed plane became the source of the spread of the virus, and the infected people suddenly turned into real madmen, ready to rush at each other.
"12 Monkeys", USA, 1995
An unknown virus left only 1% of the world's population alive, and even they are forced to live underground. Will James Cole, who agreed to travel back in time, be able to help scientists find a clue to the emergence of the virus, and will scientists be able to change something? Director Terry Gilliam does not give a definite answer to this question. But each viewer has the right to come up with his own version of the development of events and draw the appropriate conclusions.
"Phenomenon", USA, India, 2008
The new virus does not cause disease, as we are accustomed to perceive it. He simply brings a person to the last line, and everyone voluntarily says goodbye to life, choosing their own way to step into the abyss. A school teacher with his wife and little daughter are trying to escape by escaping from civilization. And soon the protagonist realizes that the virus is nature's revenge on man.
In the spring of 2020, the 2011 film Contagion with Jude Law became extremely popular. It is considered by some to be an accurate prediction of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, there are many overlapping and non-coinciding moments in the film, and the creators of the tape, it seems, did not foresee something from life at all and therefore did not show it.
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