Seeing the Pattern: ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ and US Immigration
Cooper PeltzCooper PeltzJuly 21, 2017
Warner Bros. is riding the wave of immigration anxiety with its latest remake.
And the cycle continues. The story that can be interpreted a million different ways seems to be on the road to getting just as many remakes. Yes, that’s right, Warner Bros. has announced yet another version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, to be written by David Leslie Johnson (The Conjuring 2).
In a world overrun by sequels and remakes, this news could merely seem to be another case of Lazy Hollywood Executive Syndrome. However, the announcement is, in reality, a small piece of a larger pattern. Every time Invasion of the Body Snatchers is redone, it’s preceded by a spike in US immigration anxiety.
Read more at Film School Rejects:
https://filmschoolrejects.com/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers-and-us-immigration/#ixzz4neU4Bb3S
