Analyzing the movie contagion by avery roy on prezi. Viruses that kill very quickly dont get to spread very much, unlike covid19. 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. Extra credit assignment on the movie contagion developed for a collegelevel microbiology class.
What two types of animals did this virus develop in before it made the jump to infecting humans. The public health ethics of contagion domestic preparedness. Science prof online from online education resources, llc other titles. Its ensemble cast includes marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law, gwyneth paltrow, kate winslet, bryan cranston, jennifer ehle, and sanaa lathan. Heres how the fictional disease in contagion compares to covid19. Contagion is set in the present day, and tracks a virus outbreak similar to the recently h1n1, sars and avian flu outbreaks. Can anyone resist seeing a film that simultaneously aims to be beguiling and. This movie is very scary and provides lessons in the field of virology and epidemiology. The film contagion, which depicts fictional events surrounding the emergence of a novel virus and its rapid worldwide spread, opened on september 9, 2011 to great fanfare, widespread advertising, and media frenzy. Revisiting contagion during a real pandemic james martin center. 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, peanuts. Also read complete information on national award, filmfare awards, cine awards, iifa, screen awards, and more for best actor. The recent film contagion illustrates the challenges a society may experience when facing a rapidly spreading and highly lethal virus.
How the movie contagion laid the blueprint for the. A movie pandemic versus the reality of public health. A nineyearold movie is trending online again thanks to its striking resemblance to the coronavirus outbreak. Popular media, outbreaks, and parallels with key themes in contagion. Contagion 2011 cast and crew when beth emhoff gwyneth paltrow returns to minnesota from a hong kong business trip, she attributes the malaise she feels to jet lag. Herbal medicine that reduces flu symptoms but doesnt cure the contagion virus live attenuated virus a virus were you use a live attenuated vaccine, this means that the virus doesnt disappear but it does reduces. Popular media, outbreaks, and parallels with key themes in. How to recognize malicious coronavirus phishing scams. Students name institution date contagion is a movie that was released in 2011 which is based on fear, greed, heroism and greed and involves a lot of sick people. The plot of the movie appears to follow the big h1n1 scare of 2009 that left many citizens uncertain about the actual. Pest analyses is a widely used tool to analyze the political, economic, sociocultural, technological, environmental and legal situations which can provide great and new opportunities to the company as well as these factors can also threat the company, to be dangerous in future. 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. It is not until the end of the movie when you realize the virus began with a.
The movie contagion takes seriously its epidemiology, virology and sober sense of how unprepared most americans are for a masscasualty disaster. Contagion from the beginning is a very confusing movie. Like sars, the fictional pathogen in the film begins in asia and travels rapidly by plane to other parts of the world. Director steven soderbergh carefully constructed the film to reflect a realistic public health and medical response to a severe pandemic. Contagion movie extra credit microbiology homework. As a big fan of viral threat movies, jeremy gives his opinion on the lates pathogen thriller. Featuring hollywood megastars like matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law and gwyneth paltrow, contagion is a bigticket hollywood movie, but also an infomercial promoting specific national and international agencies while encouraging specific behaviors from the public. The new stephen soderbergh thriller contagion presents a terrifying vision of a global pandemic. The plot concerns the spread of a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to. As with sarscov2, its a novel virus, meaning it has never been in the. Get contagion movie complete list of awards won and nominations.
Contagionquestions analysis of the movie contagion name. The all star cast and incredible aesthetic requires some attentio. An infectious diseases doctor views contagion history of. What two types of animals did this virus develop in before it made the jump to. No one knows, however, for sure what is causing it. Contagion hits these points with neardocumentary accuracy and precision. Contagion 2011 movie rewatch in light of the recent realworld. Analysis of the movie contagion 935 words bartleby. Analysis of the movie contagion 935 words jun 4, 2016 4 pages students name institution date contagion is a movie that was released in 2011 which is based on fear, greed, heroism and greed and involves a lot of sick people. Reviews analyses cannot be changed once submitted please post carefully. But very nearly the second thing you hear in steven soderberghs disease thriller is the. Homework assignment based on the infectious disease pandemic movie contagion. A lot has been made about the fact that the first thing you hear in the movie contagion is a cough.
Due to the spike in the numbers of deaths, they know there is a problem that is severely affecting the population. Contagion is a 2011 american thriller film directed by steven soderbergh. In summary, contagion is an excellent movie in that it is willing to allow science to prevail over drama. Contagion movie extra credit homework assignment by.
The boxoffice hit contagion, a movie about a lethal airborne virus that kills within days, is. Pestel pest analysis of contagion movie case solution. A fruit eating bat that was the carrier of the virus was responsible for spreading the disease to pig farms and. With matt damon, kate winslet, jude law, gwyneth paltrow. Contagion consultants talk about the movies scientific. Contagion or how disaster movies educate the masses. The film contagion, which depicts fictional events surrounding the. Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the cdc works to find a cure. Contagion hangs together perfectly well as a movie, though sometimes it looks like a mosaic of earnestly tense minidramas represented by the ensemble cast. Beth emhoff gwyneth paltrow, a married minneapolis executive, flies to hong kong on business. 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. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Contagion movie case study solution and analysis of. Some movies get an extra life through adaptation into a broadway musical.
Stephen soderberghs latest direction, contagion 2011, even though bringing less than expected excitement, is an absorbing movie to watch, efficient as a social and behavioural study, but no less as an accomplished collection of individual case studies, offering sufficiently thoughtprovoking arguments, such as the fact thatdespite all. Contagion a film by steven soderbergh the paramyxovirus nipah virus of which mev1 is based off of, came from the large and small flying foxes bats of malaysia. Theres a character in the movie that reflects what he did but he was lying. Bats in particular make great reservoir hosts for disease, meaning they. A movie that was ignored in the theaters becomes a cult hit to the point it may even wind up getting released back into cinemas.
Tense, tightly plotted, and bolstered by a stellar cast, contagion is an exceptionally smart and scary disaster movie. Heres a look at the main themes of the movie and how they are becoming a reality in 2020. Facts behind the fiction this program is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. Analysis of the movie contagion extracredit homework assignment name. The hit movie contagion depicts a nightmare scenario. Meantime, the center for disease control is flooded with calls from around the country and the globe. It makes it clear that people do not give one another a virus. Analysis of the movie contagion analysis of the movie contagion 935 words 4 pages. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. How the hell did this film fly over everyones radars in 2011.
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