10 Things Contagion Predicted Perfectly (Or Not) About The Current Pandemic
1. Acts Of Kindness Go A Long Way
What It Gets Right
In one of the final scenes of the movie, the character played by Lawerence Fishburne, Dr. Ellis Cheever, gives away his own vaccine to a co-worker's child. The fact that his co-worker is in a lower status job than himself doesn't seem to bother Cheever, in fact if anything it encourages him to complete the act even more.
While vaccines are still a way off, there have been similar tales of goodwill occurring all around the globe. As reported on news.com.au, an Australian man known as 'Pete the Generous' was seen handing $100 bills to those waiting in line for welfare payments. Then there is musicians like Chris Martin and John Legend who have utilised live streaming services for 'in house' concerts.
It's stories like this that makes you feel much better about the human condition.
What It Doesn't
Touch wood, not a lot.
If anything the whole world has banded together in a way that may have been hoped for, but not predicted. Be it the friendly advice about to how to keep oneself healthy from celebrities like Kate Winslet, the teddy bear/rainbow challenge, or just the real sense of community around the globe, the whole situation has, on the whole, brought out the good in people.