prep·a·gan·da
prep-uh-gan-duh

Noun: a thinly-disguised effort by studios to prepare moviegoers for some type of negative event. Usually found in Apocalyptic movies, plot and narrative take a backseat to whatever agenda is being pushed or scare tactic is being used.
"'Contagion' was some of the worst prepaganda I've ever seen, even more so than 'The Day After Tomorrow!' I think I'll go buy some Purell and a gas-mask though...."
by 'bridge September 22, 2011
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