Contagion and 3 Other Movies About Deadly Viruses to Watch After The Last of Us Season 2
The characters of these movies try to correct the past and resist terrible epidemics.
Movies about deadly viruses and epidemics have become particularly popular in recent years. This genre of movies usually tells the story of how humanity faces an invisible threat that kills or subjugates everyone around it.
1. Contagion, 2011
A deadly virus of unknown origin is spreading rapidly across the planet. A vaccine is still a long way off, and the panic is fueled by rumors spread online by an unscrupulous journalist.
Steven Soderbergh's thriller once frightened audiences with its realism. Now, many believe that what is happening on the screen is painfully reminiscent of the scenario of the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. Even the symptoms of those infected with the disease are similar to those shown in the movie.
2. Perfect Sense, 2011
Michael and Susan understand that they cannot live without each other. But the problem is that, one by one, people are losing their five basic senses due to an unknown virus that has struck the planet.
British director David Mackenzie's film shows perhaps the most unusual pandemic in cinema: the infected first lose their sense of smell and taste, then their hearing and even their sight.
And the movie is definitely worth seeing, even though many critics panned it for failing to combine a love story with a post-apocalyptic setting.
3. Twelve Monkeys, 1995
Criminal James Cole is sent back in time to gather information about a dangerous, incurable virus that has wiped out most of the planet's population and forced those who remain to hide underground.
Director Terry Gilliam has confused even his fans. Viewers are left to figure out for themselves whether the events of the movie are real or happen only in the mind of the main character.
4. Blindness, 2008
Due to a widespread epidemic of blindness, the authorities decide to isolate the infected to protect the city. The only person immune is the wife of a local ophthalmologist.
The movie is based on the novel by Jose Saramago, which became a bestseller in the mid-90s and won the author the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Behind the facade of dystopia lies a story of social degradation: according to Saramago himself, blindness is a punishment for human sins.