Contagion (2011) resurfaces on iTunes movie chart due to coronavirus

Contagion (2011) resurfaces on iTunes movie chart due to coronavirus
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Contagion (2011) has suddenly become "hot" again on the charts as its storyline reflects exactly the true situation...

Contagion (2011) has suddenly become "hot" again on the charts as its storyline reflects exactly the true situation on social networks nowadays with too many fake news amid the worldwide pandemic. In the context of a complicated flu epidemic, the film Contagion launched in 2011 suddenly appeared in the ranking of the most hired movie on iTunes. Contagion is a movie that revolves around a pandemic and has strange similarities to recent world news events.

contagion-2011-resurfaces-on-itunes-movie-chart-due-to-coronavirus-2Gwyneth Paltrow in Contagion

Contagion begins the story with a woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) who has just returned to Minnesota, carrying a strange disease after a trip to Hong Kong. Within days, she died and left her husband (Matt Damon) in a state of shock. Other people have developed similar symptoms, which gradually spread throughout the world. contagion-2011-resurfaces-on-itunes-movie-chart-due-to-coronavirus-3 contagion-2011-resurfaces-on-itunes-movie-chart-due-to-coronavirus-4 contagion-2011-resurfaces-on-itunes-movie-chart-due-to-coronavirus-5 The film is a warning about the worst of human condition. When rumors and panic begin to spread, they are even more dangerous than the disease. Patients begin to flee from quarantine, looting and riots happen everywhere. Contagion touches the audience with images of desperate victims seeking vaccines and suffering. contagion-2011-resurfaces-on-itunes-movie-chart-due-to-coronavirus-7 The film conveys a meaningful message, if we do not keep a clear head in the midst of a pandemic, our wrong actions can cause devastating domino effects, potentially leading to global destruction. Contagion is directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring famous actors Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard and Bryan Cranston.

In addition to the epidemic topic, Hollywood movies have also exploited other world-alarming issues. The most prominent movies are the zombie apocalypse through The Omega Man, World War Z and Pandemic. After that, filmmakers became more sophisticated when they explored the theme about weapons made from bacteria, most notably the horror work The Andromeda Strain.

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