Contagion
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A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture
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Add a SummaryA thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak. Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet.
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Add a QuoteAlan Krumwiede: "On 'Day One', there were two people with it. And then, there were four. And then it was sixteen. And you think you've got it in front of you. But next it's two hundred and fifty six, and then it's sixty five thousand, and it's behind you, and above you, and all around you. In thirty steps, it's a billion sick. Three months. It's a math problem you can do on a napkin. And that's… where we're headed, and that's why you won't even tell us the number of the dead, will you Dr. Cheever... But you'll tell your friends when to get out of Chicago before anyone else has a chance…"
Dr. Ellis Cheever: "I think what Mr. Krumwiede is spreading is far more dangerous than the disease."
TV Anchor: "On your blog, you also wrote that the World Health Organization... is somehow 'in bed' with pharmaceutical companies - " Alan Krumwiede: "Because they are. That's who stands to gain from this. They're working 'hand in glove'. And the 'hand' is reaching into our pockets…"
Dr. Ellis Cheever (referencing the nurses strike): "We're just putting healthy people next to sick people and hoping that the healthy people don't get sick."
Aubrey Cheever: "How many people are gonna die?" Dr. Ellis Cheever: "Well, in 1918, one percent of the population died from Spanish Flu. It was - novel, like this. No one had ever seen it before." Aubrey Cheever: "One percent of America?" Dr. Ellis Cheever: "One percent of the world. As many as seventy million people could die, baby, maybe more."
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How a virus changes the world
A very cute bonus feature on the "Contagion" DVDE. It also has a very good point, which can be helpful to you in *any* emergency.
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Add a CommentScary pandemic case study of a deadly virus: finding the index-case, tracking the contagious disease across the globe, social discourse as the death toll rose while the scientists worked to develop the vaccine. During the frantic pace, there were moments of human ugliness but also heroism. The cast consisted of Marion Cotillard, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Jennifer Ehle. A few of them are my favorite actors and surely yours.
Starts off ok, but gets really slow as the movies progresses
Big stars, many locations in the world but the movie is very boring.
Okay movie but kinda slow moving.
To be honest, I wasn't terribly disappointed to see Gwyneth Paltrow fall victim to the disease. Be nice if an "Annoying Celebrity" strain even developed -- weed some of them out. Maybe the "Kardashian Virus", or the "Snooky Flu"... The story had value and relevance to it. The frailty and fragility of humanity, and our delusional self serving conceited ignorance to that fact. The pace was a trifle plodding. Jude Law was good. This planet goes through periods of 'shedding its skin'... It purges its impurities and cleanses itself. Whether it's through wildfires; tidal waves; hurricanes; tornadoes; ice ages... Or bacteria. (Remember the 'Black Plague'?) It sloughs off its 'dead skin' (plant and animal life) like a snake. Molts its feathers like a bird. Out with the old, in with the new. Whatever metaphor you like, it goes through a rebirth, and we, as its residents, are at its mercy. Humanity is not immortal. (My opinion, and I'm schticking to it.)
Moral of the story: be mindful of what you touch with your hands, and wash them before touching food or your face.
Not a top notch suspenseful thriller, or top notch anything else, but it is competently made, and solid entertainment.
The idea is not new but “Contagion” has a talented cast and a solid script, which makes it well-worth watching.
This movie is okay despite the realism. I found myself feeling bored at times though.
Although Contagion has a great cast the movie has an underwhelming and at times confusing storyline. The premise is interesting in that a mutant virus could quickly get out of control and spread disease and chaos around the world. Essentially the movie is a warning that the world should be prepared to fight any number of new diseases that could threaten human survival.