When watching Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, you suddenly become aware of
your surroundings. Someone a few rows back sneezes into her hands. An elderly
person down the row hacks a fluid-rich cough and doesn’t cover his mouth as well as he
should. Someone else sniffles and wipes their nose on their sleeve. All at once, you
become aware of your surroundings as everyone crawls with disease and you just need
to get out. That’s how one begins to feel after only a few moments into this film. And it
only gets worse when it’s finished. You become alert to the notion and don’t even think
about going into the public bathroom. You want nothing except to go home, douse
yourself in hand sanitizer.
In this essay, I will be analyzing Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film, Contagion. To
do this, I will analyze the sound, cinematography, and socioeconomic status.
