People fasten their seatbelts after they see the film.
I've probably saved lives. In truth, Cronenberg could give a shit about being popular with the masses. In Cronenberg's vision, technology and the flesh will merge into a real entity. The process of the spreading disease saddened yet fascinated Cronenberg so much that he decided to study science in college. Eventually, he turned to film making which provided an artistic outlet for his obsession with bodily dysfunction and change.