Visual Arts and Film Studies
extra credit
Project description
For the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the class discussion topic was the sense of paranoia that was in place during the cold war era, and the idea that Communists could infiltrate the United States and spread their political ideology.
As a contrast, examine the differences in another time period, and in animation, where this same topic provides the background, and watch the animated film The Iron Giant. Explain how the film expresses that fear and paranoia using specific examples from the film. What significance, if any, would you attribute to the fact that this film came out in 1999?