Viral video: Movies reflect fascination with deadly contagion

As a species, we tend to be fascinated by dystopian novels and films.
Viral video: Movies reflect fascination with deadly contagion
Sat, 07 Mar, 2020 - 09:25
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Will Smith stars as Robert Neville in ‘I Am Legend’, in which a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters.
Will Smith stars as Robert Neville in ‘I Am Legend’, in which a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters.

As a species, we tend to be fascinated by dystopian novels and films.

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