Contagion looks as though it could well be different for three reasons. First,
the portrayal of the science sounds as though it might be better than
average for a movie of this sort. Second, the cast is excellent, and the
story appears to be compelling. Third, and most unusual of all, there is a
character in the movie played by Jude Law that is not
the sort of character I've seen in a movie before
From what I've been able to gather of Krumwiede's character without actually
having seen the movie yet, Law's portrayal of him hits all the high--or should I
say low--notes. In the movie, Krumwiede claims that there is an all natural cure
for the plague and that the government is covering it up. (It's a homeopathic
medication based on the plant described above.) He's anti-vaccine to the core.
He's an all-around conspiracy nut. He's also wildly popular in alt-med
circles.
Gee, he sounds and awful lot like Mike Adams of NaturalNews.com. In fact, I
wonder whether the Krumwiede character is based on Mike Adams. Or maybe Joe
Mercola. Or maybe he's an amalgam of Mike Adams, Joe Mercola, and the Age of
Autism bloggers. Who knows? Until I see the movie, I don't, but maybe you do.
Certainly Jude Law dove deep into the anti-vaccine
blogosphere to research his part
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