After a few invisible mutations, the virus jumps to a chef in the chinese city of macau, who was probably infected when blood from a sick pig he was preparing slipped into a. However, like this virus, in contagion the virus also originates in. Ian lipkin a technical consultant on the film weighs in on the authenticity of the threat depicted in the film, factors. In some occasions, the herald patch emerges in concealed positions and cannot be immediately detected such as when it is in the axilla.
Contagion, though, is a scare flick of a completely different sneeze. Oct 20, 2011 contagion hangs together perfectly well as a movie, though sometimes it looks like a mosaic of earnestly tense minidramas represented by the ensemble cast. Contagion is available to watch and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, hulu, hbo now, the. While the upcoming film contagion features a fictional speciesjumping virus that spreads illness and death around the world, experts say this very scenario could someday be nonfiction. Contagion is, in my opinion, a much better movie than past movies about deadly disease epidemics. Released september 9th, 2011, contagion stars marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of 70 out of. No one knows, however, for sure what is causing it.
Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. A killer virus is sweeping the nation at the cineplex, at least. R0 and virus spread math in the film contagion sciforums. How the cdc would deal with a reallife contagion live. Contagion talks about a pandemic getting out of control, about the race to develop a vaccine, about incubation periods in that movie thankfully less than 10 days, about peoples unconscious habit of touching their faces from 2 times to times a day, depending on the individual, about tracking down virus carriers doctor telling such a. What was the role of the cdc atlanta georgia in the movie contagion. World health organization who main health agency that tracks infectious diseases throughout the world. After a few invisible mutations, the virus jumps to a chef in the chinese city of macau, who was probably infected when blood from a sick pig he was preparing slipped into a cut on his fingers.
We may convince ourselves that the miracles of modern medicine can protect us from harm. Parents need to know that this grim thriller about the spread of a deadly, fastacting global virus helmed by oscarwinner director steven soderbergh and populated by an allstar cast including matt damon and gwyneth paltrow, among many others, may be too intense andor overwhelming for younger kids given its stark, uncompromising depictions. Worth watching imo if youre okay with reading subtitles. The boxoffice hit contagion, a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is.
Tense, tightly plotted, and bolstered by a stellar cast, contagion is an exceptionally smart and scary disaster movie. On day 2 those two people each got two more people infected bringing the total to 4. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. Boston herald johns hopkins experts call on everyone to take part in coronavirus contact tracing, feat. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title contagion. He obtains these by assuming that with an r0 of 2, on day 1, 2 people have the virus. See the movie poster, photos, cast news, plot details. The plot concerns the spread of a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to. Due to the spike in the numbers of deaths, they know there is a problem that is severely affecting the population.
This allegorical disaster film about societys reaction to mass. There is a global sense in how far and wide this fastmoving virus travels and how many people one person could come into contact with and spread the virus to. Doctors at the cdc have plans to deal with such a global health threat. As the fastmoving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the. Financial contagion, a scenario in which financial shocks spread to other financial sectors. Film daily featured pace alumn bradley cooper in hollywood movie stars. From what i understand, the original testing is free. While the movie contagion is a fictional account of an outbreak of a dangerous infectious disease occurring globally, the reallife stories of cdcs epidemic intelligence service are just as exciting as the one on the screen. Doomsday is a 2008 science fiction action film written and directed by neil marshall. Contagion hangs together perfectly well as a movie, though sometimes it looks like a mosaic of earnestly tense minidramas represented by the ensemble cast. It appeals to the head more than to the heart, but when thats done properly, as it is here, this can be a good thing. And this movie drives home that point with an ice pick. The movie is pg and overall is ok for teens and up to watch due to the graphic nature of the deaths. Dec 27, 2011 when the producers of contagion, steven soderberghs disasterbygerms thriller shot partially in and around chicago, needed to borrow books as set dressing, t.
The virus in contagion is a baffling one, defying isolation, rejecting cure. Media coverage of the johns hopkins center for health security. Contagion consultants talk about the movies scientific accuracy in contagion, jude law plays a character who deals with the publics fear of vaccines a fear that is overblown. The second movie is from a helmet cam of a group of swat teams trying to secure the place. This would be like a hybrid of the 19181919 pandemic flu, nipah virus and sars. Contagion bluray and dvd arrive january 3rd dec 3, 2011.
It makes it clear that people do not give one another a virus. Moviegoers sheltering in place have, not so surprisingly, turned to steven soderberghs 2011 film contagion for comfort. Look up contagion or contagious in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Its ensemble cast includes marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law, gwyneth paltrow, kate winslet, bryan cranston, jennifer ehle, and sanaa lathan. It is not until the end of the movie when you realize the virus began with a. Sep 06, 2011 while the upcoming film contagion features a fictional speciesjumping virus that spreads illness and death around the world, experts say this very scenario could someday be nonfiction. Why experts feel contagion could really happen self. The end of the movie shows the mechanism via which mev1 began to infect humans, and it is highly reminiscent of nipah and sars. When the producers of contagion, steven soderberghs disasterbygerms thriller shot partially in and around chicago, needed to borrow books as set dressing, t. Facts behind the fiction this program is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. Contagion 2011 contagion movie contagion hollywood. Sacred contagion, the belief that spiritual properties pass from one entity to another. The premise is that the mev1 virus is spread persontoperson via airborne droplets produced by sneezes or coughs, as well as by viruses deposited on fomites, such as glasses, doorknobs.
But very nearly the second thing you hear in steven soderberghs disease thriller is the. Contagion from the beginning is a very confusing movie. Pityriasis rosea pictures, treatment, causes, contagious. It is not until the end of the movie when you realize the virus began with a bat which infected bananas. This film by steven soderbergh is skillful at telling the story through the lives of several key characters and the casual interactions of many others. Steven soderbergh directs matt damon, gwyneth paltrow, and jude law in this thriller about a rapidlyspreading virus. Watch the movie trailer for the global thriller contagion starring matt damon, gwyneth paltrow, jude law, kate winslet and marion cotillard. The boxoffice hit contagion, a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is still a top dramatic draw going into. Contagion 2011 matt damon, gwyneth paltrow movie trailer. The math behind the infections numbers in contagion the blogger uses the sequence 2, 4, 16, 256, 65 thousand, etc. Classically, it begins with a single red and slightly scaly area known as a herald patch. Rhona mitras character has an eye patch like snake plissken, though the director sought to create a plot point for the. With matt damon, kate winslet, jude law, gwyneth paltrow. Infectious disease and disaster preparedness experts at johns hopkins medicine say the premise of the soontobereleased hollywood movie contagion, in which a lethal airborne virus spreads quickly around the globe, is realistic and should serve as a reminder that the united states has much work to do to prepare for a serious national emergency posed by a deadly virus that spreads quickly.
Its been a while since ive watched the movie but those scenes have stayed with me, along with the ending montage of how patient zero got infected. The virus begins in a bat, before spreading to domesticated pigs in an industrial pork farm built on recently cleared forestland. Sep 12, 2011 in the movie contagion an airborne, rapidlyevolving virus threatens society and life as we know it. Martin marafioti in the plague and contagion are popular again. Feb 01, 2012 the math behind the infections numbers in contagion the blogger uses the sequence 2, 4, 16, 256, 65 thousand, etc. Contagion is a 2011 american thriller film directed by steven soderbergh. To set up a plan to limit the spread of the disease, track its origin, set up treatment facilities, and develop a vaccine. As the contagion spreads, and paranoia sets in, the newly blind victims of the.
The contagion official server is an upcoming server based in an apocalypse. Born2invest, boston herald, boston real estate times, bradley cooper, breitbart. There is a global sense in how far and wide this fastmoving virus travels and how many people one person could come into contact with and spread the. Viruses that kill very quickly dont get to spread very much, unlike covid19.
The worldwide medical community race to find a cure to a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. But the invisible world of germs is far from controllable. Positive this movie just wowed me and had me thinking about it well into the night, as i was too over stimulated to fall asleep right away. Alison rowat of the herald perceived doomsday as decidedly everyday for a thriller, with marshalls script. Oct 05, 2019 the contagion machinima series is a cinematic series of episodes that take place in the contagion official servers lore. From an infectious diseases angle, the infection in contagion is crafted to be highly transmissible and fatal. A lot has been made about the fact that the first thing you hear in the movie contagion is a cough. I think this film may have shown the future that we could be living in, within a matter of months. It starts off with the same plot as contagion but it picks up later on.
The recent and popular film contagion, directed by steven soderberg, paints a pretty bleak and horrific picture of a deadly viruss spread around the globe in a matter of days. One probably would not want the little one to watch the hour and forty minute long drama, thriller due to some of the mature content. Why not call the phone number listed toward the end of. Get contagion movie complete list of awards won and nominations. Contagions restraint is marred by one element alan krumwiede, the san franciscobased activist blogger played by jude law, a conspiracy theorist who wields claims about uncovering the truth. Opinion the real threat of contagion the new york times. Its essentially the spanish version of contagion in foundfootage form. In the movie contagion an airborne, rapidlyevolving virus threatens society and life as we know it.
They were determined to make a movie contagion, which opened this weekend that didnt distort reality but did convey the risks that we all. The contagion in this movie has a short incubation period and a high morbidity, thus making it a less dangerous virus than the novel coronavirus, covid19, that were facing currently in q1 2020. Contagion is set in the present day, and tracks a virus outbreak similar to the recently h1n1, sars and avian flu outbreaks. The life and subsequent death of kate winslets character was really well done. Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the cdc works to find a cure. Patch featured president marvin krislov in bcws task force town hall. Dr ian lipkin, expert who advised on soderberghs movie, says we must be better prepared for outbreak of deadly disease published. How realistic is the film contagion expert weighs in. Contagion, the thriller starring gwyneth paltrow, matt damon, kate winslet and jude law, was no. Sep 09, 2011 contagion is, in my opinion, a much better movie than past movies about deadly disease epidemics. Contagion consultants talk about the movies scientific. An infectious diseases doctor views contagion history of.
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