THE VIRUS AMONG US!

   Hello beautiful people

Apparently, the film industry loves to talk about viruses, over the years we have seen how many films have a pandemic as a central point or make mention of it in their plot. And either scientifically or with a touch of surrealism, we see how it is a common and recurring topic. I thought taking advantage of this time when we have to be protected due to COVID-19, to bring you what for me are the best Movies about a Virus.

Although we have always thought that what we see on television is a science fiction and cannot be true, we have had the dose of reality with what is happening at the moment in the world. And if we look at it quickly the whole situation seems to come out of a script from the mind of some film director.

Well, I think it is time to give ourselves up to the internet and movies so that this moment of quarantine can be less unpleasant and tense, perhaps the vision of these catastrophic films will help us reflect on what is happening. Let's start:

#1 CONTAGION

This 2011 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, and Gwyneth Paltrow places us in a scenario tremendously similar to the one we live today with the coronavirus.

It tells the story of a deadly virus that begins to spread around the world, in a few days, the disease begins to decimate the population and to try to get a vaccine, a WHO (World Health Organization) doctor must take a trip to Hong Kong where they think that It could have been the origin of everything. This is a realistic thriller about the effects of an epidemic.

#2 VIRUS (THE FLU)

It is a 2013 film written and directed by Kim Sung-su, about the proliferation of the Influenzavirus A subtype H5N1 that kills its victims in 2 weeks, wreaking havoc in the Bundang-gu district in South Korea. It starred Jang Hyuk and Soo Ae.

The virus, transmitted by the respiratory route, reaches the district after a group of illegal immigrants will carry the disease there when transported in a container, the plot is very shocking and makes you wonder if it is just coincidence with reality.

#3 TRAIN TO BUSAN

It is also a South Korean film, awarded at the Sitges Festival, by the prestigious director Yeon Sang-ho, with Gong Yoo, Ma Dong seok, and Kim Su-an as protagonists.

This plot takes place mainly on a train to the city of Busan, where its passengers will have to fight for their lives when they learn that a deadly virus is spreading throughout South Korea.

This film focuses mainly on the so-called "Zombies" who, after being infected, become beings with basic instincts such as eating and attacking, causing Dantesque scenes of physical violence and altercations where the primary vision is to survive.

#4 WORLD WAR Z

This movie starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, and Daniella Kertesz is directed by Marc Foster and is based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. Follows in the footsteps of Gerry Lane, a former United Nations worker who, when witnessing a virus that turns the people in "Zombies" in only twelve seconds must do everything in his hands to save his family.

It has great special effects, a way to keep you in suspense throughout the entire movie, and it makes sure to give you the clues you need to draw your conclusions along with the protagonist.

#5 RESIDENT EVIL

Although this was originally video games, it became a media franchise, including manga, novels, movies, and collectibles such as action figures and strategy guides, but today we'll be talking about the movies.

The Resident Evil saga starring Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter, and Michelle Rodríguez, talks about Virus T which was manufactured and spread by a scientist at a genetic research center.

  

The film is developed with Alice unraveling the secrets of the Umbrella Corporation and the purpose of Virus T and its antidote, all this occurs amid the mutation that humans have due to the virus, becoming either simple "zombies" or truly horrendous and violent creatures.

If you still don't know the reason for my choice of movies, let me tell you, these five movies yes, are my favorites in that regard, but for me, they are the ones that can best evoke the point of chaos that can cause a virus or a pandemic, how fast it can spread and how easy it is to create a deadly weapon of mass destruction. 

Although there is a big difference in these five films, and it is that two of them (Contagion & The Flu) mainly talk about the virus, their plot is more realistic and follows the steps on how easy it is to get sick with something and the consequences of it.

While the others are more carried away by fiction, special effects and bloody fights between monsters who only want human flesh, and people who need to survive to have the happy ending that the viewer wants.

I still like them a lot so I invite you to watch these five films, either because you want to see the similarities between reality and the film or for pure entertainment and let me know in the comments if you agree with me or if there are better films on this aspect that I should see.

XOXO Li