Film Review: Contagion

Film Review: Contagion

Released: 3 September 2011 

Director: Steven Soderbergh  

Writer: Sott Z Burns

Lead Actors: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet  

Synopsis:

This thriller, directed by Steven Soderbergh, tells the story of an international team of doctors, coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), who have to deal with the rapid spread of a deadly pandemic virus.

Review:

"Stop touching your face Dave, don't talk to anyone. Don't touch anyone. Keep sanitizing your hand and maintain social distancing"

Within just a few words when Dr. Erin Mears described the entire scenario, gave me a sudden goosebump first time, though I have heard this dialogues so many times.

Well, this is not the first time I watched 'CONTAGION' but today, for the first time, I felt the movie. For the first time I shivered with fear when Haggerty said, "We just need to make sure that nobody knows until everybody knows". For the first time I weeped when Mitch was forced to be quarantined and still managed to smile and said "I'll be home soon honey" to his daughter and one n only support system Jory. First time my emotion was shaken in its deep inside when Dr. Erin dint hesitate to give her blanket entirely to another victim even in her death bed. She died happily coz she never denied even a bit to carry out her duty as a doctor and this scene signifies the the current scenario of all doctors and medical staffs. Tributing them even with our life will not be sufficient I guess.🙏🏻

Coincidence happens I know. We all know. But it's really a mystery how Scott Z Burns got this idea of writing such a script 9years ago??? Did he travel by time machine to future?? 

Those who love Shakespeare are definitely aware of the role of Soothsayer in his tragedy Julius Caesar. All I can compare Scott with him only.

Those who still haven't watched it yet, plz watch. Coz Goosebump is something to be felt by your own.

And specially if you watch this film in these recent days it will give you the live scenario feel.

Lastly, not related to this Covid19 effect, but my most favourite dialogue of this movie was "Blogging is not writing, it's graffiti with punctuation".  Well, true Indeed for so many😊

Thanks a lot for reading.

By: Vivek Kr Gupta