Why am I streaming fictional end-of-the-world stories during a real pandemic? Maybe because, as psychologist Christina Scott told me, they’re “the only reference point we have.”
they need to keep themselves from falling ill or dying, and grocery store shelves remain empty.
“It’s kind of this happily ever after for adults. Maybe the world is obliterated and our favorite character bit the dust in a tragic, drawn-out scene, but in the end, the world is saved,” Scott said. “And I think that's part of that terror management theory of bringing us some comfort. There's hope at the end.”That’s not to say this kind of entertainment is comforting for everyone right now.
The other thing to consider is that all movies, even ones about impending apocalypses and viral contagions, have beginnings, middles, and ends. In, Willis’s character sacrifices himself to save the world, allowing Affleck to go home and marry Liv Tyler. In, the CDC scientists come up with a vaccine and Matt Damon’s daughter gets to dance around her living room with her boyfriend, the two of them all dressed up, at their private social distancing prom night.
I’m safely in my pajamas watching Netflix, this isn’t real, it does have an ending, and in two hours, it'll be over
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