Resident Evil (2002)

Overview
"Resident Evil" is a science fiction scary film from 2002, directed by Paul W.S Anderson. It is based upon the Capcom video game series with the very same name. The movie stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon.

Plot
The plot starts with the introduction of a corporation called Umbrella, which is the force behind the development of a range of items including cosmetics, innovation and genetic manipulation. The majority of relevant to the story is their production, T-Virus, a deadly synthetic virus with the prospective to reanimate the dead. In a secret lab, "The Hive", a staff member attempts to take the T-virus however at the same time, it is released throughout the center. The expert system controlling the Hive, the Red Queen, seal the facility and kills all the employees to prevent the spread of the infection.

Milla Jovovich's character, Alice, gets up in a mansion struggling with amnesia. She is seized by a group of task forces, including Rain (Michelle Rodriguez), who notifies her that she is a representative of Umbrella Corporation and the mansion is a cover for the Hive's secret entrance, which is now sealed due to the infection break out. Alice, Rain and the commando group are sent out to close down the Red Queen and examine the incident.

Dispute
Nevertheless, as they advance through the Hive, they quickly learn the gruesome truth - the staff members, believed to be dead, have actually been reanimated into flesh-eating zombies by T-virus. These reanimated remains assault the group, leading to them suffering casualties and Rain getting contaminated by being bitten. The remaining survivors, Alice, Rain, and Matt (Eric Mabius) versus the chances, handle to turn off the Red Queen who alerts them about the failure of containment system if the Hive's doors open.

Climax
Disregarding the warning, the heroes open the doors and in the havoc that follows, they come in person with the fatal altered creature called the Licker. The beast is a product of the T-virus and ends up being stronger with each kill. After a brutal fight, Alice, Matt, and the infected Rain handle to board the escape train however not without the Licker on their tail. They're able to kill it just in the nick of time, however, Rain develops into a zombie forcing Alice to kill her.

Conclusion
As the treatment for the T-Virus, an anti-virus, is presented, a group of Umbrella scientists capture Alice and Matt. Contaminated Matt, showing signs of anomaly, is required to the 'Nemesis Program'. Alice, awakening alone in a center room, steps out into an abandoned Raccoon City to find everything in mayhem; a sign of the T-Virus escaping the Hive and infecting the entire city, therefore, setting the scene for the sequel.

"Resident Evil" is a successful adaptation that incorporates aspects of scary, action, and suspense, remaining real to the video game's essence while providing an entertaining standalone film. It is the very first of a series that continues the story of Alice waking to the horrors of Umbrella's secret experiments.

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