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Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of many films created during the 1950's that reflects both paranoia and concerns about conformity, technology and humanity using science fiction themes.
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The Promise of Science: Alien Life
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A quiet, nonviolent invasion is found in
Invasion
of the Body Snatchers (1956, US), a film that echoes cold war paranoia,
concern about changing values in modern day society, and fear of the loss of
individuality. In this film, the alien invasion comes in the form of giant pea
pods that hatch into human replicas, silently replacing real humans while they
sleep. One man discovers this, and rallies his townspeople against the pods, but
as they are assimilated, their interest in destroying the pods evaporates. Soon,
all of the town's resources are devoted to the creation and distribution of these
pods -- the entire world could be taken over, from the inside out. |
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