The Body Snatchers was published during the height of McCarthyism.
However, its rather inconspicuous author largely dispelled notions that it was an allegory on communism or the importance of individuality. Nevertheless, considering the times, it wasn’t exactly irrational to propose such an analysis. Even if it was unconscious on the author’s behalf, the story’s proposed political undertones have subsequently allowed generations of filmmakers to creatively reinterpret it to reflect their individual eras. Finney had tapped into the paranoia of an era and a very primal fear concerning the loss of human identity.
This is the crux of Don Siegel’s still chilling small-town set 1956 original adaptation
she is well aware of the media reports of looting and body snatching coming from the crash site. she had this message for russian president, vladimir putin. take a listen. mr. putin, please take care of my son and my daughter. who knows where they are. who knows where the bodies are. where did they take them. i can do nothing but wait for their bodies. reporter: do you have any idea where your son s body and his girlfriend s no idea. maybe they took it. maybe it s there. maybe it s in one piece or maybe it s in 1,000 pieces. reporter: you can hear the anger, the outrage, the shock and confusion in their voices. she told me it is her human right to be able to bury her son. christine? thanks so much for that. it is so tough, so tough for those families. the coverage of who shot down
reporter: do you have any idea where your son s body and his girlfriend no. maybe they took it. maybe it s there. maybe it s in one piece, maybe 1,000 pieces. no one knows. reporter: people here absolutely horrified at the reports coming from the crash site of looting and body snatching. people here are outraged. they are angry. there s also the sense of tremendous sorrow and grief, sense of loss. i spoke to one mother who lost both of her sons to mh17. she looked at me and said i wish it was me on board that plane. no mother should have to feel that way. no one should have to go through this. r erin live in amsterdam. thanks so much. our coverage of who shot down malaysian flight 17 is live after the break.
it s certainly a welcome development for families of victims here in the netherlands. we have been hearing calls of outrage and anger. they are very aware of the media reports coming out of that crash site area of looting and body snatching. i spoke to one woman who lost her son and his girlfriend to mh17. her son was 23 years old. they were going on holiday to bali. she purchased the ticket to help the girlfriend get over the loss of her mother. she lost her two and a half months ago. she wants to bury her son. she said it s her human right. listen to what she had to say. mr. putin, take care of my son and my daughter to bring them home. who knows where they are. who knows where the bodies are. where did they take them?
the pushback her husband maz gotten. i think that s frustrated her and angered her. i think she would like to do that to change that. i think she feels like she could make a bigger impact in many ways being on the inside once her husband gets out of the white house. you know, when i asked if the first lady would run for office, one person who knows her very well had this answer. watch. i would say where did you take my wife? because i m sure there would have been an alien body snatching going on. one thing i can promise you is michelle will not run for office. he ought to know. but maybe she ll change her mind? you know, again, i would say no, certainly eight years ago i would have said no, i don t think that s her personally what sor. i think she s frustrated by the whole process of it. i don t think she likes the kiss-up part of it. but i also think she wants to have an impact. i think she wants her legacy to