Invasion of the Body Snatchers

It’s the next day and I’m still thinking about this film. When people watch films, they see different things. Below are some notes reflecting what I saw watching this film yesterday, and why I’m still thinking about it today, and why I love it!

Awesome symbolism coupled with the soundscape giving impressions of life’s building blocks’ ceaseless replication, growth, repetition, replacement. Really creepy tendril things on the leaf.

“Can you still do the thing with your eyes?”: terrifying!

The shot of the leaf falling from the succulent plant. It didn’t need to be there, but it’s a beautiful shot, symbolic of the shedding and replacement of old life.

Very noirish.

You get so much from the camera movement, the soundscape, symbolism, the tension building with disjointedness, crazy angles, grating violin and unsettling synths, and great editing, all working in pure cinematic unison. The performances are really great, but this film’s story is told through the language of cinema!

A new favourite for me!