Tuesday, June 08, 2021
Contagion
A few nights ago I re-watched the 2011 movie "Contagion," which I had seen in a theater when it came out-- back when it was pretty normal to go into a big room full of people, sit next to strangers without masks, and hang out for a few hours.
It's a good movie. But from this historical perspective, it's more interesting as prophesy. Sure, there ARE distinctions to be made between the events in the movie and the recent events of our lives. For example:
-- The virus is more lethal than coronavirus.
-- The vaccine is produced more quickly.
-- The Fauci character is Black.
-- The primary proponent of a fake cure is a blogger, rather than the President of the United States.
-- The unrest in Minnesota is more destructive.
Other than that, pretty spot-on. It's worth a watch, now that we are coming out of it....
