Just last month, the Hong Kong flu raged, killing more than 200 people and flooding hospitals with patients.
More than 20 people have died in an influenza A outbreak in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. At present, the local government has declared a state of emergency.
It has been more than ten years since SARS, but we still have not escaped the panic of flu. In the face of disease, the development of human medical technology still cannot keep up with the speed of virus mutation. In many cases, we can only passively wait for the upcoming ruling. Live it, you are lucky, don't live it, your life.
Next, I will introduce another Korean disaster movie that is no less than "Train to Busan": "Influenza", which tells about the fragility of human beings and the appearance of all living beings revealed by the government, collective and individual in a disaster caused by an influenza virus.
A group of Southeast Asians hid in a container and smuggled to South Korea to make a living, but when the box was opened, all but one were turned into corpses. It turned out that they all carried the flu virus, and the one who was alive took the opportunity to escape, so the flu virus quickly spread with the host in various public places.
The smuggler's younger brother died soon after being infected, and the infected people on the street vomited blood and fell to the ground in just an instant. One, two, one group, two groups... The virus destroys the human body at an unimaginable speed, and also destroys the social order. People panic and society is paralyzed.
In the end, the government ordered the upper classes to evacuate first, sealed off the city, forcibly quarantined suspected virus patients, concealed the truth, and burned their bodies in the name of isolation and treatment, which eventually led to public riots.
First of all, there are indeed many bugs in the film. The female protagonist Jin Renhai marries Su throughout the whole process. Facing the male protagonist's pursuit, her face is full of disdain. The male protagonist is desperate to help her find the child. The male protagonist Jiang Zhijiu is basically not looking for children, or on the way to find children. Traveled many times among those infected with the virus, but was always healthy.
Of course, we are not here to pick bugs. The craftsmanship of Korean disaster films is basically no less than that of Hollywood, and they have incorporated their own country-specific praise and satire elements. Only by returning to the theme of the movie can we see the truth behind the disaster.
1. Human nature is kind, but kindness is also largely due to selfishness.
When the virus spreads wildly, Jin Renhai, the heroine as a doctor, can enjoy priority evacuation treatment, but she is reluctant to try to do something in the face of the cry of innocent people who are quarantined. And when her own daughter was also infected, she tried every means to cover her escape from quarantine.
Similarly, the soldiers who suppressed the masses could numbly send one fresh life after another into the crematorium, but when facing their relatives, they told the truth without hesitation and resisted indignantly.
Therefore, in many cases, the reason why people choose to be indifferent is because their own interests have not been violated.
2. The rights of the ruling class are not used to control and manipulate, but should be used to serve the interests of the ruled class.
When disaster strikes, lawmakers could have taken steps to control the worsening situation. However, in order to maintain their political achievements, they were obsessed with power struggle and turned a deaf ear to the situation outside.
When the disease has become uncontrollable, in the face of the people who empowered them, in the face of the wailing life. They use deception to hide the truth and massacre to solve problems. Can you not be shocked to see the pile of people in the stadium about to be incinerated? Can you not feel sad listening to the sound of bullets piercing your body?
The rights of the government are bestowed by the people. If you choose to do nothing for deception, and choose huge profits for control, it will only be more terrifying than the executioner with a knife!
3. If individual panic and anger are instigated and exploited, the collective will fall into irrational madness.
When they learned that the government had blocked the city and gave up treatment, everyone fell into a panic of despair, but when they learned the truth of being deceived by the government, the panic turned into anger. At this time, a retired captain was infected with the virus himself. After learning that the government gave up treatment for them, he incited the people to fight against the government. He did not hesitate to take the virus to other cities to infect innocent people, and even attacked a little girl. The murderer, just to give himself a chance to get treatment.
There have been people who cover up their selfishness with the righteousness of petitioning for the people's life since ancient times. And who will take the initiative to bear the tragedies caused by the collective panic or anger being exploited? Who else would care?
At the end of the film, the hero, heroine and their daughters struggled and embraced before the military shooting line, and the scene where the crowd spontaneously surrounded the wall to protect them was moving. The game between President Korea and the US commander is also very exciting. Really worth seeing!
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