Sure, 'Contagion' is timely. But does that mean you should watch it right now? Hard no. Not even the trailer.
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros. After traveling to Milan to cover Fashion Week, I was asked to “self-isolate” for 14 days upon returning home due to an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy, so I’ve been watching a lot of movies. Don’t worry, I’m fine! Well, at least I thought I was fine, until I made the terrible decision to watch Contagion.
I’m not alone. According to Warner Bros., Contagion is the second-hottest movie in its catalogue , bested only by the Harry Potter movies. The film is also trending on Amazon Prime Video and was in my iTunes “Top Movies” carousel as of last night. Photo: Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock Contagion premiered in 2011, shortly after the swine flu pandemic. The cast was insanely stacked: there’s Gwyneth, who dies in the first 15 minutes but gives the performance of a lifetime, plus Matt Damon, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Bryan Cranston — even Demetri Martin plays a scientist! At the time, it wasn’t a blockbuster, but critics praised its accuracy.
Photo: Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock But most importantly, Contagion also accurately depicts the danger of widespread panic, prejudice, and misinformation during a pandemic, specifically via the internet and social media. Jude Law plays a snaggletoothed, newsboy cap-wearing blogger and conspiracy theorist. He accuses the press and the CDC of being shady and, despite him also being shady, he’s not wrong. Almost no one can be trusted in this film.
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