Invasion of the Body Snatchers is more of science fiction and paranoia film than a horror flick. The first act is very much a horror film, successfully creating a aura of suspense, but when we see the phenomenon explained, it becomes a science fiction and thriller movie.The movie is about a doctor who finds that something very strange is happening to the people in his town. People think that their loved ones are impostors even though there are no discernible differences. All this is compounded by the appearance of mysterious seed pods...
The movie is made in standard horror black and white, but director Don Siegel uses it show both bright cheerful suburbs and noir-ish shadowed alleys. The overuse of dutch angles is blatant, but perhaps neccesary to give this film an edge. The contrasting styles certainly work well to communicate what this film is trying to say.
All good science fiction makes you think, and this movie surely does. It forces to think about humanity and what makes us human. It is also a commentary on the homogeneous suburban life of the 50s and the lack of individual expression (a very human trait).
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