Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) is widely interpreted as a metaphor for paranoia about McCarthyism, which gripped the United States during the early Cold War. In the film, alien "pod people" replace ordinary citizens, turning them into emotionless, conforming duplicates. This mirrors the fear of communist infiltration during the Red Scare, when Se…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
An extra terrestrial invasion of earth begins in Santa Mira, California. Beware of the pods.
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