6 Pandemic Movies filmed before Coronavirus Outbreak

 

2020 was a depressing year, especially for the film industry on account of the Covid19 pandemic. As a result, many cinemas were forced to shut down to avert the spread of the virus, which has claimed over 5 million lives globally.

Many countries have imposed lockdown, shifting

people to stream or watch their favorite movies via online platforms.

Currently, we’re living in world of dubiety. The pandemic has since force

people into involuntary isolation and, confining them into their houses.

If the past is to act as a benchmark, there have

been epiphany films with similar implications as coronavirus. Below is a

listicle of some pandemic movies released before coronavirus.

Train to Busan

It’s a South Korean zombie movie that premiered in

May 2016. The countrywide outbreak is a result of a chemical leak that

transforms people into zombies. Once the zombie bites any human they encounter,

one becomes infected.

In the movie, a man accidentally hit a deer and

drove off. A few moments later, the deer came back to life but, as a zombie.

The unknown virus contaminated the water around the bio factory which in turn

revitalized the deer.

An infected woman sneaks into the train undetected

before the train departures to Seoul. Seok-woo and his daughter are among

terrified passengers trapped in a train to Busan.

The Rain

Imagine seeking refuge underground for 6 years due

to rain! This Netflix series premiered in May 2018 directed by Kenneth Kainz

and Natasha Arthy.

Two siblings, Simone and Rasmus resurface, six years

seeking cover in a bunker, from a virus carried in the rain. Once you come into

contact with the toxic raindrops, one develops seizure, vomit, and less than a

minute, the person dies.

As Simone and Rasmus walk to find safety, they

encounter other young civilians and they journey together. Rasmus finds out

later that, he can counteract the virus. The Apollon, the organization Rasmus’s

father worked for, tries to hunt Rasmus because he could be essential in

developing a vaccine.

I Am Legend

It’s a 2007 post-apocalyptic film inspired by the

novel of the same name, written by Richard Matheson.

Neville, the main character, is immune to the virus

and tries to formulate a cure for the virus. Initially, the virus was meant to

cure cancer. The virus can taint both living and dead, and turning them into

vampires.

To escape the virus, people are compelled to

quarantine and rampart their surroundings with crucifixes, vampire repellents,

and other techniques to keep off the vampires.

Contagion (2011)

Contagion is a movie where a man is forced to

isolate himself together with his daughter after his wife and son die from a

virus. As the virus continues to widespread, people cause violence and looting

as they struggle to survive the deadly virus.

In the movie, a blogger named Alan Krumwiede

convinces people that he has been cured using strains derived from Forsythia.

The authorities later arrested him for conspiracy.

Finally, the scientists came up with a vaccine which

is declared after successful trials.

The Last Ship

The Last Ship is a 2014 series distributed by Warner

Bro, based on a 1988 novel by William Brinkley.

The US Navy crew lead by Captain Thomas, are sent on

a mission to carry out a nuclear attack on Orel city and its vicinity. After

completing the mission, a team of sailors aboard the ship initiates nuclear

missiles unauthorized. This elicits other missiles destroying and infecting the

island.

Nathan, a US Navy, together with Doctor Rachel Scott

is sent on a mission to establish a cure and save humanity from deadly disease.

It Comes at Night

The movie is a psychological thriller involving two

families as main personalities. When an infectious outbreak havocs, Paul, his

wife Sarah and their son Travis isolates themselves in an abandoned house, deep

in the woods, away from the wrath of this contagious disease.

One night, a man named Will tries to break into

Paul’s house, unaware that the house is occupied. He explains that he is

searching for water for his family out there. Sarah convinces Paul to accommodate

Will, his wife Kim, and their son Andrew in the house.

Some days later, Travis’s dog runs after concealed

aspect into the woods. On that night, they find the dog lying on the floor

bleeding. They burn the dog because they suspect it was infected, endangering

their lives.

At dawn, they discover that Andrew is infected and

the tension rises. There is a scuffle with the two families as Will takes Paul

captive and insists they give them food, and water so they can leave. Sarah

manages to rescue her husband by shooting Will at the back. Paul takes the gun,

shoots Andrew as they try to flee with his mother. Kim later begs Paul to shoot

her to end her miseries.

Travis later dies from the disease while Paul and

Sarah sits knowing that they are also infected.