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There are many influences Val Lewton brought to the horror arena. Among the
innovations that came with him are the exploration of shadows that generates tension with the
utility of obscuring of terror in the dreary corners of ordinary settings through mood and
escalating sexual nuisance. Lewton fashioned dark masterpieces that caused psychological terror
(Telotte, 2010). Among his innovations was the sound revolution, guidance of onscreen
projections and guidance of directors in generating suspense. Lewton made horror with high
Cat People
The film is largely a story of intimacy and its terrors. Its construction is out of fear, with
all the focus of the budget in constructing the fear. ‘Cat People’ has no major stars, a few special
effects and a litter violence is dreaded or implied (Newman, 2019). This was a scary yet cheap
film. Its eerie was mysteriously frightening. Indeed, there were unseen threats in the screen with
the undertone of sexual peril. The film further exploits the fear most individuals have of cats,
being associated with creepiness, sneakiness, deviousness and Satan. Though the story is much
The ‘Cat People’ utilizes the erotic and the bizarre thought its lines such as in the
dialogue. It has well-chosen vocabulary that can even paint clear and vivid pictures in the minds
of the audience. The utility of light and shadow in the film make it great. The film goes on to
utilize disturbing and inexplicable events, some symbolizing evil nature of individuals or intents.
The sequence of events makes the film of quite good quality, dreamlike. Besides light and show,
patters are used to arouse unsettling creepy feelings. An instance is the reflection patters from
surface of the pool formed along the walls (Newman, 2019). Indeed, the ‘Cat People’ is a horror
Elements of of Invasion of the Body Snatchers as a Critique of The Red Scare Era
and McCarthyism
Indeed, there are several elements of scenes and film of ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers.’
It is a lurid allegory of a mass society, one consisting of emotionless and mindless conformists
(Grant, 2017). The Red Scare era largely painted an era where communists seemed to be winning
with their atrocious entail. This is depicted in ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers.’ Indeed, the fear
of communism and anarchism among other leftist ideologies is presented in a much frightening
manner in the film (Michaels, 2017). An example is the picture of Siegel about vegetable pods
from the outer space morphing into emotionless human replicas while possessing the real human
The ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ was quite a nonviolent, quiet invasion echoing
paranoia in the cold war (Finney, 2015). Its purpose is to present the survival without attention to
the conquered civilization or squandered resources. Its primary argument is that take-over and
dehumanization of an entire community by large seed pods replicating and replacing human
beings. It is about the inevitable change of loved ones, in a sad and scary manner.
References
Michaels, J. (2017). McCarthyism: The Realities, Delusions and Politics behind the 1950s Red
Scare. Routledge.
Telotte, J. P. (2010). Lewtonian space: Val Lewton's films and the new space of horror. Horror
Studies, 1(2), 165-175.