The film was originally subtitled as '' Resident Evil : Ground Zero '' when the movie was considered a prequel to the games , but the subtitle was removed due to the September 11 attacks . The film 's first plot as of March 16 , 2001 revealed that Jovovich 's Alice and Rodriguez 's Rain were the leaders of a commando team sent in to prevent a viral outbreak from spreading to the rest of the world . The character of the Red Queen was added into the film 's story as an homage to Lewis Carroll 's '' Alice in Wonderland ''
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Resident Evil (film)