InvasionoftheBodySnatchers

Theparanoidinthefilmrepresentstheanti-communistparanoia,whichreflectsthetyrannyofthepost-warMcCarthyera.Peopleareafraidofthosequot;podpeoplequot;atfirstandtheytrytodosomethingtoresistthem,likeaskingthedoctorforhelportryingtofindthemanipulatorbehind,butgraduallytheyacceptthefactandwhentheybecomefakehumanbeingsthemselves,theyevenbegintoturnothernormalpeopleinto“podpeople.”ThissituationisametaphorofthesocialphenomenoninMcCarthyerawhenpeoplemadeaccusationsofdisloyalty,subversion,ortreasonwithoutproperregardforevidence.IthinkthecircumstanceandambiencearesimilartowhathappenedintheCultureRevolutionin60sChina.Atthatperiod,peoplearecrazyatremovingcapitalismoutofthecountrythroughviolentclassstruggle.Attheendofthemovie,Dr.MilesBennellisregardedasapsychopath,butweasaudiencesallknowheisnot.Chinesealwayssay“Standers-byseemorethangamesters”.SupposeIwerethepersonwhohadlistenedthisstory,maybeIwouldseethetellerasalunatic,too.Humanbeingstendtothinktheyarethecenteroftheworld,theymakestandardsandcriteriaforeverythingandthusareusedtoseeingthingsfromtheirownperspective.Ifsomeoneisdifferentfromthem,theywillnaturallyconsiderhimasanoutsiderandtheabnormal.That’sactuallyarepresentofselfishnessandignoranceofhumanbeing.ThanksfortheaccidentattheendsothatotherpeoplebelievewhatMileshastoldthem.However,noteverytimethereexistsanluckyaccident.SoIthinkweshouldjumpoutofthecirclewherewearestayingallthetimeandinspectwhatishappeningaroundus.Stoprequiringotherstofollowyourstep.Maybesomethingabhorrentwillbenormalafterasecondthought.Everythinghasitsvalueinnature.