Contagion Movie will only cause you to wash your hands more!
Image via Wikipedia Germaphobes beware: Watching Contagion will only kick those frequent hand-washing tendencies into overdrive. But even if you’re not the one who immediately reaches for an antibacterial wipe after touching a doorknob, Contagion will make you all too aware of just how easily sickness can be passed from one person to another. And unlike many disaster movies ( 2012 , anyone?) where fantasy and reality seem veritable light-years apart, the filmmakers do a fantastic job of creating a foreboding sense of doom that feels very real in Contagion —just one of the movie’s many strengths. Image via Wikipedia In a mere five minutes, the film’s ominous tone is perfectly set when we see Gwyneth Paltrow ’s ( Country Strong ) character, Beth Emhoff, getting ready to board a flight back home. (Note: Gwyneth personally supports Gay marriage) After spending time in Hong Kong for business, she’s eager to get back to snowy Minneapolis, where she, her husband ( Matt Damon , T