The film World War Z is totally worth skipping. Or at least, watching with an eye for it as not being anything much like the book. It has a few very well-shot scenes. I think the intro sequence in the trailer is probably the best scene in the whole movie, as it really does capture something. (It was so effective at giving that feel of be…
The film World War Z is totally worth skipping. Or at least, watching with an eye for it as not being anything much like the book. It has a few very well-shot scenes. I think the intro sequence in the trailer is probably the best scene in the whole movie, as it really does capture something. (It was so effective at giving that feel of being on the ground when something terrible is happening, but not understanding what, that it gave my wife some flashbacks to her experience of being in Manhattan when the 9/11 attacks occurred.)
I'll write more about Contagion, but if anything, it underestimated how stupid we could all be as a society. In Contagion, the conspiracy theories and the quacks were all "outsiders." During COVID, they were being pushed by "insiders," the political mainstream, many in the media, etc. Sigh. If they had put that in a movie in 2011 I don't think people would have found it plausible at all.
I agree and in Contagion - compassion, intelligence, and expertise successfully pushed back against the charlatans and eventually won the day. In the real, in the here and now, degreed and credentialed expertise has to shout to be heard above the self serving pols and similar ilk who politically need to discount the efficacy and knowledge of government organizations trusted with protecting our health and environment. The impact of the noise makers was bad during COVID - now imagine the damage such interference would cause if we're faced with a latter day Spanish Influenza. Or our society is trying to marshal the resources and provide some response to impacted areas in the wake of a limited nuclear attack.
The film World War Z is totally worth skipping. Or at least, watching with an eye for it as not being anything much like the book. It has a few very well-shot scenes. I think the intro sequence in the trailer is probably the best scene in the whole movie, as it really does capture something. (It was so effective at giving that feel of being on the ground when something terrible is happening, but not understanding what, that it gave my wife some flashbacks to her experience of being in Manhattan when the 9/11 attacks occurred.)
I'll write more about Contagion, but if anything, it underestimated how stupid we could all be as a society. In Contagion, the conspiracy theories and the quacks were all "outsiders." During COVID, they were being pushed by "insiders," the political mainstream, many in the media, etc. Sigh. If they had put that in a movie in 2011 I don't think people would have found it plausible at all.
I agree and in Contagion - compassion, intelligence, and expertise successfully pushed back against the charlatans and eventually won the day. In the real, in the here and now, degreed and credentialed expertise has to shout to be heard above the self serving pols and similar ilk who politically need to discount the efficacy and knowledge of government organizations trusted with protecting our health and environment. The impact of the noise makers was bad during COVID - now imagine the damage such interference would cause if we're faced with a latter day Spanish Influenza. Or our society is trying to marshal the resources and provide some response to impacted areas in the wake of a limited nuclear attack.