One thing that I love about watching these kinds of films is how it pertains to weaknesses, and chronic illness in particular. One BIG job that many thrillers must achieve is to show how what is seen as a weakness in normal society can be a real asset in a horror plot. **Please note: there are some spoilers in this post.**
For example: there are movies like Bird Box or Blindness, where a lack of sight combined with other senses being heightened is actually a major asset. Or in A Quiet Place, which shows that knowing sign language turns out to be essential, but also shows the excessive dangers of being deaf. In The Cube, physical strength is only necessary when dealing with other maniacs. In World War Z, terminally ill individuals turn out to be a key factor in humanity's survival.
I try not to think about these things too often, but I am very aware that if some world disaster were to occur (or a war, as in recent events), not having access to glasses/contacts or my various medications would put me in a pretty awful position. Watching so many of these kinds of movies, though, helps me think creatively about what workarounds there may be and how some of what I deal with could turn out to be beneficial in certain cases.
With that said, I have yet to watch or hear about anything where having diarrhea 12x-a-day could be seen as a true asset to survival - but I'll keep my eyes open!
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