Don’t read it as a story, it’s a shot

Leo 2021-10-20 17:49:30

If it is used as entertainment, this movie may not be satisfactory to you as a disaster film or a feature film. I will not refute all the labels of "empty plot", "insufficient characterization", "fragmented lines" and so on. But friends who have the above views, I can only say that because you are not medical students anymore. . . Watching this film is one of our homework. In the words of our respectable microbiology teacher, "This is one of the few movies I have seen that is close to the actual situation." At least in the eyes of our medical students, there is a lot of relevant medical knowledge in the film (I will not list them one by one, just give a few examples: not just any animal can be used as a source or host of infection, pigs It’s very common, and there are many bats, such as flaviviruses. The scientific research allowed by biological laboratories of different security levels is different. The key is safety. This is not a joke. Regarding vaccines, Jude Law also said. It is not unreasonable. Our great female scientist can only do human experiments on herself in the case of a serious illness. The film shows us only this example, but then it was mass-produced and applied to the world, although this It is a special situation that saves people from fire and water, but no one knows what will happen in the future), which shows that the director has worked hard and consulted many professional medical professionals to perfect this film. All in all, the director’s intention as I understand it is to popularize science and try to arouse the common people’s sense of anxiety. This film has a good original intention. It can be said that there are very few commercial elements, which explains the cast to a certain extent. Why is it so powerful?

Sure enough, my deep feeling at the moment is that if you don't have enough understanding, you may not be able to understand the director's good intentions and the preciousness of his works. There are various forms of expression in movies. In many cases, we will get used to the Hollywood-style story mode, and use storytelling as the criterion for evaluating movies. This is the circle I am trying to get out of.

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  • Anais 2021-10-20 19:02:35

    The most unlucky one will have to wait another year for vaccinations with lottery numbers. Others can go out after being vaccinated, and he has to self-quarantine at home for one year. The unscrupulous Internet big-V hype about drugs that have no curative effect makes a fortune, causing an otherwise healthy person to be infected while buying drugs that she doesn't need at all. The doctor condemned him for spreading rumors, and he beat him back and condemned the doctor in turn. Not only was he not defeated, but he was regarded as a prophet, and people posted his portraits all over the streets. There is no one to control the burglary. If you dial 911, you will hear "Press 1 to report death information", and the police telephone number becomes the "Declaration Line for Death". Don't be too happy when you receive food, because you will be robbed by others... Of course, some people risk their lives to breed viruses, and some use themselves to test vaccines. It is precisely because some people make the country difficult to make money, and some take advantage of the fire to rob, that brings out the integrity, kindness, and selflessness of Mills, Sussman, Ellie and others. It is precisely because of the horror of darkness that we understand how beautiful the light is. It is through the disaster that we cherish the hard-won hard-won life and work even more.

  • Sidney 2022-03-23 09:01:23

    Ugly. . Boring. . The pace is slow. . It could have been a good script, but unfortunately it is not. . It really spoiled these good actors. .

Contagion quotes

  • Dr. Ellis Cheever: You know where this comes from, shaking hands? It was a way of showing a stranger you weren't carrying a weapon in the old days. You offered your empty right hand to show that you meant no harm.

  • Dr. Ellis Cheever: But right now, our best defense has been social distancing. No hand-shaking, staying home when you're sick washing your hands frequently.