Subj : Village of the Damned
To   : Mike Powell
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Nov 28 2023 07:44 pm

Hello Mike Powell!

** On Tuesday 28.11.23 - 09:20, Mike Powell wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

>> ...The giveaway is that the children become determined to
>> overtake the humans and say so. They have no interest to
>> live in harmony. So.. they are indeed a threat.

MP> There is at least some hint to that in both movies, with
MP> the "professor" in both movies being convinced that he can
MP> still work with them even after his partner (in the second
MP> movie) has given up on them.

I really enjoyed the book, way back when. It was fun to see how
the story was envisioned to translate to the screen, but I
remember how satisfying the book was as a sci-fi, horror,
social commentary.

Perhaps the author was exploring what outcomes could evolve if
the tables were turned on who or what was at the top of the
food chain, so to speak.  In the story, humans are clearly
demonstrating their inferiority to the growing children and
their abilities.  Humans are the blight and the inconvenience
that need to be removed so that a more powerful version can
take over.  As humans, he tend to destroy anything that is
considered an invader or a disease. So, why can't the children
do that so that they can preserve themselves?
--
 ../|ug

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