Invasion of the Body Snatchers
In the 1956 film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", the birth of something horrifying takes place in Santa Mira, California. Dr. Bennell and Becky are two long lost loves from their youth and are reunited after years of no contact. Upon returning from a business trip Dr. Bennell notices odd occurances that start unraveling before him. After a few instances of strange behavior among Dr.Bennell's patients begin to take place he quickly becomes aware of an imminent epidemic spreading through the town.
The parallels between the theme of the film and rising fears of communism and related topics of concern during that time are captivating. Communism was an ideology originating in the Soviet Union with the ideas of establishing a classless, stateless society with a common ownership in terms of production. The idea was that the commonly disliked supremacy would be overthrown. Out of WWII came The Cold War, where during the war they were common allies against the Nazi regime, they now had disagreements in how to re-build there individual societies. The Cold War essentially was a competition of sorts between nations in terms of ideologies, industry, military and in terms of progress with space exploration. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik when the U.S wasn't even close to such an incredible feat. This was one of the many catalysts propelling the Cold War that lasted for nearly five decades. America's reaction to communism came in the form of taking drastic measures against this form of thinking with Macarthyism, Hollywood Blacklisting and in not so blatant ways in films like "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Growing fears that the U.S could be overthrown by this new ideology emerging ripped through the hearts and minds of a great deal of Americans, from small country homes to government leaders. In the film, the idea of something being off or different was apparent at the beginning, however, the good small town doctor, Dr. Bennell was in denial of people not
The parallels between the theme of the film and rising fears of communism and related topics of concern during that time are captivating. Communism was an ideology originating in the Soviet Union with the ideas of establishing a classless, stateless society with a common ownership in terms of production. The idea was that the commonly disliked supremacy would be overthrown. Out of WWII came The Cold War, where during the war they were common allies against the Nazi regime, they now had disagreements in how to re-build there individual societies. The Cold War essentially was a competition of sorts between nations in terms of ideologies, industry, military and in terms of progress with space exploration. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik when the U.S wasn't even close to such an incredible feat. This was one of the many catalysts propelling the Cold War that lasted for nearly five decades. America's reaction to communism came in the form of taking drastic measures against this form of thinking with Macarthyism, Hollywood Blacklisting and in not so blatant ways in films like "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Growing fears that the U.S could be overthrown by this new ideology emerging ripped through the hearts and minds of a great deal of Americans, from small country homes to government leaders. In the film, the idea of something being off or different was apparent at the beginning, however, the good small town doctor, Dr. Bennell was in denial of people not