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Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis
Same here. Though, odd as it may sound, there should actually be more versions of this one.
The way I see it, (almost) every generation has a group for whom the Body Snatchers can serve as a metaphor. "Whatever ism is getting out of control"
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That is very true. When ideology dehumanizes others it's right up this sci-fi alley. Demonizing the other side, like we see today, always brings everybody down... "the bell tolls for thee".
I could see a version exploring the destructive power of dogma not resisted. The current cancel culture certainly echoes the Red Scare and blacklisting of the 50s, only on a wider scale.
I thought Don't Look Up does a great job with that, in that I think it takes aim at the destructive dogma attitude and process rather than specifically "naming names" that would otherwise make it miss the forest for the trees. I think the film does lose focus in wacky ways and should have been edited down, especially the ending, but overall, I thought it was pretty strong. What did you think of it? (if you saw it)_