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As a Washington psychiatrist (Kidman) unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped. — More here

“For me to imagine a world where every crisis did not result in new atrocities, where every newspaper was not filled with war and violence, that is to imagine a world where human beings cease to be human.”

Since it was published in 1955, Jack Finney’s classic novel The Body Snatchers has become regarded as one of the most resonant examples of the power of science fiction to explore social and political paradigms of a given era. In 1956, the first film adaptation provided subtextual commentary on the so-called “Red Scare” that was gripping the nation; while the 1978 remake, released in the wake of the Vietnam war and Watergate scandal, echoed the fears of a population that had ceased to trust its leaders.

This latest adaptation, says Silver, puts a marked twist in the very notion of alien invasion, touching on contemporary cultural issues stemming from fear of pandemic to social and political unrest. “The film poses the idea that an invasion can occur without ships, without the physical presence of aliens. We’re at a time now in which the notion of a pandemic is a real and present threat. What if our destruction could come not at the hands of invaders but through the introduction of microbes? What’s scariest is being confronted by something that could just creep in and take over without anyone knowing until it’s almost too late.”

In a contemporary world, what happens when the people charged with protecting the public are the first to be changed? “If you sense something is wrong but the government, the news, the scientist in charge of stopping a disease…everyone is telling you everything’s okay, people tend to think it’s just paranoia,” says Silver. “That’s how power can slip away – power to stop it or warn people on a mass scale. The main characters in this story have to learn to trust what they’re seeing with their own eyes before it goes past the point of doing anything about it.”

“The Invasion” is a thriller that unfolds through the eyes of a Washington, DC psychiatrist, Carol Bennell, a woman whose child is taken from her at the moment in which the world changes almost overnight. “To me, the crux of the story is this woman’s journey in relation to her child,” says Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman, who stars as Carol. “That’s the thing that interested me. The rush of adrenalin that comes in the desire to save this person that you’ve given birth to—this person you love more than anything in the world—ignites these emotions that otherwise we have no access to. I have two children, so I understand the protection and unconditional love that are attached to those small people.

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'The Invasion' gets muddled in reshoots, rewrites
Northwest Herald, IL - Aug 17, 2007
By JEFFREY WESTHOFF - sidetracks@nwnewsgroup.com “The Invasion” has been waiting in the wings for nearly two years, but it hasn’t been sitting on the shelf ...

'Invasion' worth being quiet about
News & Observer, NC - Aug 17, 2007
For a movie that stars both Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, you'd think there would be a lot more buzz surrounding "The Invasion. ...

Hollywood takes recycling seriously
Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 17, 2007
HONG KONG -- Hollywood has a long history of mining its past - take the release this weekend of the Nicole Kidman vehicle The Invasion, yet one more remake ...

Somebody Has Seen The Invasion
CanMag, CA - Aug 15, 2007
The Invasion has been hit & miss with me ever since the film's first teaser trailer. For one, the only zombie movie I have ever liked is Shaun of the Dead, ...

Summertime and the boxoffice ain't easy
Hollywood Reporter, United States - Aug 17, 2007
Oliver Hirshbiegel's "The Invasion," starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, is this frame's starriest offering. But this latest adaptation of the Jack ...

 

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