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Invasions USA - The Essential Science Fiction Films of the 1950s (Hardcover)
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Among the more than 180 science fiction films produced in the
United States between 1950 and 1959, twenty were concerned with the
notion of an invasion. Of these movies, a select number used the
invasions as metaphors of issues that were of importance to America
at the time, such as assaults upon individuality and marriage, and
debates about the supremacy of the human race. In these films, the
invasion may be real (The Day the Earth Stood Still and War of the
Worlds), imagined (Invaders from Mars), or the result of a mental
breakdown, as seems to be the case in Invasion of the Body
Snatchers. Real or not, all of these massive disturbances of the
status quo tell us the same thing: In the 1950s, many Americans
felt that things in their world weren t quite right, and this sense
of unease was expressed in the country s art, notably these films.
In Invasions USA: The Essential Science Fiction Films of the 1950s,
Michael Bliss examines movies that stripped away the veneer of
normality during a decade so often portrayed as the last innocent
period in American history. From a young boy s nightmares about his
alien-controlled parents and a young woman s whose fiance is
replaced by an emotionless alien double to an extraterrestrial
occupant who comes to warn mankind about its self-destructive ways,
the plots of these films offer a variety of messages, both subtle
and overt. Offering detailed discussions and analyses of the films
in question, this book draws attention to a unique group of movies
with profound messages. By exploring depictions of insecurities
whether personal or political Bliss shows how these films spoke to
American audiences deeply troubled by their circumstances. By
examining incursions in these films whether literal, figurative, or
just dreamed Invasions USA will appeal to science fiction buffs and
film aficionados interested in this significant phenomena in movie
and cultural history."
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Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2014 |
First published: |
October 2014 |
Authors: |
Michael Bliss
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Dimensions: |
236 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
188 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4422-3651-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-4422-3651-5 |
Barcode: |
9781442236516 |
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