An Update of the "Other" in our time: Sadly, it is even worse than before.

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2018)

I am not going to go over all the different aspects of this movie which I hold in high esteem. But I have not seen reviewers really dig into the theme of the monster, an update of The Creature from the Black Lagoon. A fearful society projects its anxieties onto others, particularly those that cannot defend themselves. The period after WW2, were filled with "monsters", particularly those that were created from atomic experiments and blasts. "Them", the story of the giant ants, in my mind, encapsulates the fear of American society. The little girl in the movie, the last survivor, is so stunned after the mobile home park she lives in, is destroyed can only say, "Them" to the authorities asking what happened. But "Them" is the other;Them are the communists of the 40's and 50's'"Them" are the anti-war protestors of the 60's, and "Them" is the reaction of a black president elected and then immediately rejected being an "other" part of the "Them". I have seen criticism of this movie for its treatment of the disabled. That makes no sense. This movie is symbolic and metaphorical,poetry, from a different tradition, a Spanish one, and surreal.