As reports of people getting infected with Corona virus are increasing, people can’t stop comparing the plot of the movie to what’s happening today.
The movie came out ten years ago, but its twisty plot has definitely taken on new relevance in the wake of the coronavirus. A decade after its release, the film has shot up to number 15 on the iTunes movie rental chart.
And it sounds scarily similar to the fictional MEV- the experts in Contagion were battling. Terrified of the similarities, people turned to Twitter:
https://twitter.com/yasmeen_9/status/1222694656166780928?s=19
People were suspicious:
So Hollywood was too advanced in 2011 to make a movie on a virus spread that originates from China and its main cause is bats. Search for the movie "Contagion".
— Jibran T. Siddiqui (@jibransiddiqui) January 31, 2020
The fictional virus and corona virus even share the same origin, bats!
https://twitter.com/IqbalMudasser/status/1222956292945448967?s=19
People couldn’t stop relating to the movie:
I feel like we’re all just minor characters in Contagion 😷 #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/XPQa0FJc6D
— Lorie Leyvas Durnin (@jediiimaster) January 25, 2020
Many had the theory that these viruses are made to spread deliberately:
https://twitter.com/abdulsa99682926/status/1222823823256383491?s=19
People were scared:
https://twitter.com/WaqasLalwani/status/1222145983867498496?s=19
Many were comparing the current situation to another series on Netflix as well:
https://twitter.com/therealsnorky/status/1221868505399799808?s=19
More and more people were watching Contagion:
https://twitter.com/jonozaraga/status/1220544819564466177?s=19
https://twitter.com/MohiAbro/status/1220806397790695426?s=19
Some had theories of their own:
I feel like #coronavirus is a chineese medical Mafia,
I only remember the #7amArivu tamil film which clearly explain how china spread virus and start selling medicines .#CORONAVIRUSENFRANCE #coronavirusaustralia pic.twitter.com/XTUgmTBKbu
— Black Devil (@blackdev111) January 27, 2020
People were getting paranoid:
https://twitter.com/itsNaomiiG/status/1222759476530466816?s=19
They did!
https://twitter.com/NaikParveen7/status/1222804603416301568?s=19
Some were calling it bio-terrorism:
https://twitter.com/NeoHomoSapiens/status/1222826867255844864?s=19
https://twitter.com/medows_xyz/status/1222744665058877440?s=19
Amidst the paranoia, there were a few who were still waiting on the official word from experts:
Bats have not yet been confirmed to be the cause of infection, have they?snakes are also mentioned? But bats are reservoirs for many viruses, they can host and spread them without falling ill themselves. Chinese wild life/wet markets are a hot bed for viruses to spread n mutate.
— Mrs Maple (@mrs_maple) January 30, 2020
Some were referring to it as a biological weapon:
I believe that power thirsty nations have always been looking for biological weapons.. to kill ppl without any damage or harm to properties etc
— PoliticalGuru (@PoliticalGuru3) January 30, 2020
Leh, talk about spoiler alerts!
I saw this movie yesterday and slept while watching after Kate Winslet died. 😅
Actually it was boring though it was very relatable with the current situation here.— S. (@time_chaser_) January 30, 2020
People had questions:
https://twitter.com/qaisershaami/status/1222793016299094016?s=19
It’s getting out of hands now, tbvh:
First Simpsons and now this https://t.co/lj9X7x4ZTt
— Faizi (@faizi_here_) January 30, 2020
People were actually terrified:
https://twitter.com/Zahralogy/status/1223039766008147968?s=19
Yar 😭
زندگی میں پہلے دکھ کم تھے جو اب یہ وائرس بھی آگیا ہے۔ https://t.co/lhL5nWSmnx
— {H0R|Z0N} (@Glowpoint) January 30, 2020
Many were mind blown:
https://t.co/V1CNkC5Zff pic.twitter.com/Q7COkewRg8
— 𝔐𝔞𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔦 𝔅𝔞𝔨𝔥𝔰𝔥 (@MbBakhsH) January 30, 2020
Okay wow, you just can’t beat the Simpsons, can you?
https://twitter.com/justasom1/status/1223006956320935938?s=19
With the cases of Corona virus increasing by the minute, we hope the tragedy comes to an end soon. What do you think about the eerily similar scenario? Let us know in the comments below!
The eighties are unimiginable without the legend Mithunda !! During the decade, Mithunda was much ahead of Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Anil Kappor, Jackie, Sanjay etc…his films must be included in the list !!! It was his era !!