I am a nursing student from Taiwan. I watched this film with the mentality of learning because the school had to submit a report. But now I want to tell everyone in the world, don't watch this film Stupid Korean movie.
Most Korean movies like to focus on the description of human nature in the plot, and it is also very obvious in "Influenza". For example, smugglers refuse to disclose the location of containers for self-protection, and government officials refuse to ignore expert opinions due to economic interests. Lockdowns, infected high-ranking generals escape quarantine measures through connections, doctors hide infected daughters...etc.
However, this also exposes a number of loopholes that do not seem plausible:
Why are suspected cases and confirmed cases grouped together for cross-infection?
Why is the South Korean military's high-handed control of the people without human rights not afraid of causing riots or condemnation?
In the plot, the virus is set to be a H5N1 mutation, so why are patients not provided with antiviral drugs like gram flu?
Assuming antiviral agents are ineffective, why not try to provide any supportive care?
Why do government officials without medical professionals sing against medical professionals every time?
Why would the U.S. risk being caught bombing Bundang residents rather than block South Korea?
It's hard to imagine that this is a story that takes place in a developed country like South Korea. The film deliberately portrays human nature as selfish and stupid, and such maliciousness has blinded the authenticity of a movie. Human nature can be selfish , but not every selfish person is so stupid, and the plot is so stupid that it's hard to integrate into the movie.
The ending of the movie is also unrealistic. The application of antibodies only has the effect of passive immunity. The patient itself does not produce antibodies, and the injected antibodies will be metabolized by the body in less than a week. Therefore, the patient must be continuously injected. It was only useful. During SARS, serum therapy was only used by a small number of severely ill patients because of the cost. However, the movie praised the little girl who was given serum as the savior of the whole of Korea. It was too hypocritical. Of the recovered patients, 2,165,782 people in the world have recovered on 5/25 today, but has the new crown virus been conquered? Obviously, this movie has spread a wrong concept. The only virus currently treated with immune serum therapy is Ebola, but the Ebola crisis has never been lifted in Africa.
So in fact, the doctor hides the patient at the risk of the spread of the epidemic just to prolong the life of his daughter for a few days. In addition, the seemingly recovered little girl is also infectious, so what this film wants to express? It should be to encourage everyone to hurry up Spread germs and let humans survive the fittest.
Around 2013, when the movie was released, people had been studying the flu for decades. However, the screenwriter of this movie ignored the efforts of these predecessors, and made a film without any particular attention to stereotypes and knowledge of third-rate zombie movies. A disgusting, stupid movie that spreads false knowledge of the Christian religion and hatred of a certain class.
I don't hate Korean movies. They are also Korean movies with a lot of lessons learned. "The Day the Country Goes Bankrupt" did a very good job. In terms of epidemic themes, the American "Infectious Diseases" also did a good job. It's obviously just trying to sell hypocrisy and spread hatred under the guise of an epidemic, and there is even a suspicion of plagiarizing "Extreme Panic". This film is really worthy of the title of the film "Influenza".
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