The Contagion movie, which predicted and described what would occur with the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, had the following scenario.
A strange fatal virus that quickly spreads through the respiratory system and causes fear and hopelessness is the central theme of the 2011 drama film Contagion.
We started talking about Soderbergh's movie again with the start of the coronavirus pandemic because he predicted what would occur in 2020 in terms of both the conditions of the infection and the individuals in the plot, including a conspiracy theorist.
The protagonist of Contagion is Beth Emhoff, played by Gwyneth Paltrow. In fact, she started to feel sick after returning from a vacation to Hong Kong.
The woman, however, is not concerned because her signs and symptoms are similar to the common flu. Convulsions, however, also start to happen soon after. She is then rushed to the hospital, where she passes quite suddenly.
Her autopsy, however, revealed that she had a mystery viral infection that was beginning to raise some questions. Due to this, investigations are started, including those of Doctor Leonora Orantes (Marion Cotillard) and Doctor Ally Hextall (who analyses her first fatalities). The latter searches for patient zero in Chinese communities.
However, based on early findings, it appears that the virus is evolving and that the initial strain of the illness was transmitted by a viral cross between a bat and a pig. a deadly mixture that has an impact on the neurological system and lungs. As a result, the terror becomes more and more obvious.
Despite this, some people choose to make money off the epidemic. Blogger for conspiracies Alan Krumwiede (Jude Law) is one of them. In reality, after reaching an agreement with a business making a homoeopathic medicine based on forsythia, he strives to convince others that the substance has the power to combat the infection.
However, a nasal vaccination is created after two months. Clearly, the testing procedure is overly drawn out. Dr. Hextall decided to test it on both her and her father who had the infection in the past for this reason. But where did the virus actually begin, in the end? The motorised shovels of a bulldozer owned by the business Beth Emhoff worked for are revealed to have been the root of all of the problems in the movie's epilogue.
They disturbed several bats in a pig breeding facility by chopping down banana palms in a jungle close to Hong Kong. The bats then moved inside and helped the virus spread by eating a piece of banana. One of the pigs consumes this before it is subsequently sold to a restaurant in the heart of Hong Kong. The cook then shakes hands with Beth Emhoff, who is dining there on business for her firm, without washing his hands after coming into touch with the pig's mouth. She becomes patient zero in this way.
Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, and Bryan Cranston feature in one of the finest films about virus outbreaks, Contagion.