I don’t feel like that is ever explained. So why is this movie called Songbird? Honestly, I have no clue. I will say that seeing all of the roads, buildings, and parks completely abandoned was shocking. If this was too close to home, I might have turned it off and stopped watching. In fact, I welcomed this because it makes it a little less scary. That isn’t to say it makes it a bad movie. And of course, military are patrolling the streets and if you don’t show them your yellow bracelet that says you are immune, you are in big trouble. There are UV sanitizers at every house, so that items can be delivered without risk of spreading the virus. We see people literally being dragged out of their homes by sanitation workers that are wearing radiation suits. However, it becomes too over the top to really feel real. I mean, this is literally based off of and inspired by the pandemic we are going through right now. Songbird could have easily been too realistic for viewers thanks to what is going on in the world right now. This was smart and although it made some parts choppy, I can look past it. They mostly talk through video or phone calls. Since this was literally filmed in a pandemic, certain characters never come in contact with each other. I think this decision in the script was a good one, because it allowed them to film certain people not together. So immune people can only see immune people. These people cannot see friends or family because they are out in the air and “covered in COVID”, as the film says. Those that are immune need to wear a yellow bracelet, and they get jobs like delivering necessary items around town. No one can leave their homes unless they are immune. It now kills people within 48 hours, and is still extremely contagious. COVID started years back and has now mutated into the 23 strand. The concept for Songbird was inspired by the pandemic we are going through right now. When her apartment becomes contaminated with the virus, he tries to do whatever he can to save her from being taken away to a quarantine camp. While there are several different characters and story lines, the main one is about an immune courier (KJ Apa) who has fallen in love with a girl he has never met ( Sofia Carson). Songbird is a movie about trying to survive in a pandemic, more or less. Songbird is a pandemic movie that could have easily been too close for comfort – so is it? Or is it too over the top to feel real?
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