I found the Invasion of the Body Snatchers to be a film that depicted the United States' paranoia of both a secret takeover by communists and the increasing power of the McCarthyists. The overall theme of the loss of an individuals identity and of the human feeling was also a very prominent fear among many Americans throughout the 1950's. The downbeat ending, in which the pods are victorious, was diluted by the scene in the hospital showing the authorities finally believing in the existence of the pods. By the ending not having the pods be victorious, they are instilling hope into the viewers. This showed citizens that having to fear their loss of identity was a feeling that would in time be overcome together as a country.
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