At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, a sudden epidemic disrupted the celebration of the Spring Festival, and also brought heavy pain to the people of the country, especially the compatriots in Hubei. In this special period, it may have a different meaning to revisit the film "Influenza" ("감기").
True to its name, the South Korean film "Influenza" tells a story triggered by the epidemic of a (fictional) variant of the swine flu virus (H5N1). A group of stowaways from Southeast Asia came to South Korea under the arrangement of the smugglers, but when the smuggler opened the container with the stowaways, he was horrified to find that almost all the stowaways inside the container were dead, and only one person dragged his weak body and escaped into the bustling city. among. Little did they know that this person was carrying a deadly mutant swine flu virus, and in just one day, the virus quickly spread to every corner of the city. Many people are infected unknowingly, which in turn leads the shadow of death to all around them. Female doctor Kim In Hae (played by Soo Ae) is a single mother. She suffered a car accident not long ago and was rescued by fire brigade rescuer Kang Ji Goo (played by Jang Hyuk). During this period, the younger brother of the South Korean snakehead was sent to the hospital in Renhai for treatment due to swine flu. After diagnosis, the cause of the flu was finally found. The container with the dead bodies was undoubtedly the key to finding the source of the disease. The 15km Bundang spread in a geometrical outbreak. At the suggestion of a medical professor, the South Korean government ordered Bundang to be closed down, and under the intervention of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), A series of government-led high-pressure isolation and control measures have been implemented in the quarantine zone, and public grievances have continued to accumulate. A violent conflict sweeping South Korea is about to break out. At this critical juncture, Kim In Hae found out that his youngest daughter Kim Mi Il (played by Park Min Ha) was also infected with the swine flu virus...
"Influenza" was released in South Korea in 2013, but even 7 years later, it is a well-made disaster commercial blockbuster. The film's aggressive performance of the rapid spread of the virus, the government's bold portrayal of selfishness and narrow-mindedness, and the extreme exaggeration of the crowd's panic in the face of the epidemic, all of which are rich in color, all of which come together to form this sobering fable about infectious diseases. Conflicts of interest between smugglers and surviving stowaways, the cat-and-mouse relationship between smugglers and hospitals (and public security departments), the survival rights of ordinary citizens and those infected with influenza, the contradiction between public resources and reasonable distribution, the relationship between quarantine areas and the government, and the relationship between epidemic areas and the The public opinion confrontation in the non-epidemic area, and even the game between the South Korean government and the US CDC-in the film, the key dramatic conflicts are constantly changing, and as the plot deepens, it escalates again and again until it reaches the final tipping point. Movies are art based on reality. Although "Influenza" has exaggerated and processed aspects such as virus infectivity and government disposal measures in order to enhance the drama of the story, the basic meaning of the movie is always strongly and positively related to our real life. Just imagine, if such a highly contagious and fatal disease spreads around us like in the movie, it would be almost meaningless to discuss the issue of human nature: human nature has good and evil, life and death have no classes, and those who are in the shadow of death Everyone, their only weapon against fear is the hope for life.
Therefore, to say that the biggest insight that "Influenza" brings us, perhaps it is here:
Compared with unknown viruses, the fear of viruses is the craziest infectious disease.
The scary thing is that as a possibility, the "parallel world" in the movie where the order collapsed due to an epidemic will always exist. Compared with this movie, although the new enemy we are facing now called 2019-nCoV is threatening, the people of the whole country are fighting against it forcefully and orderly with an overall optimistic attitude. Order does not necessarily mean Conscience, but with more order, there will be less fear. "Influenza" is intended for entertainment, but we can use the spirit of entertainment as a tool to dig some tips during the epidemic:
*The government's precise policies and effective response are the biggest driving force for epidemic control.
*Love and courage (not foolishness, of course) spread faster than the disease.
* 10 million pieces of epidemic prevention, masks are the first. Comrades, please wear a mask for safety.
Finally, the long winter night finally melts the snow, and the late spring flowers are particularly fragrant. Unite together to overcome the difficulties together, Wuhan, come on, come on China!
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