Edited sentence: Communism) were as an alien to a capitalist American as actual aliens would be to humanity.In cold war terms, this references the Soviet Union, who's political ideologies (i.In these terms, the Klovaks can be seen as the other; uncanny beings who whilst look and walk like the 'ordinary' residents of American suburbia (i.Invasion of the Body Snatchers), a genre also linked to using pulp narratives to comment on post-World War II USA.Suburbia is a secluded area of society, idealised and sheltered from the harsh realities of the world.The concept of the American dream - work hard and prosper - is no more prevailant than in American suburbs.The setting of American suburbia is also relevant, especially given the historical reasons for such housing development area's sprouting up.The very idea of the Klovaks, with their distinctly anti-capitalist mentality (as exemplified by their lack of interest in spending money and effort maintaining their property) encroching on this sacred land plays on American fears that a communist invasion was imminant and would threaten their very way of life.This is supported by Dante's obvious influences from fifties American science fiction (e.Tom Hanks), they are different.Whilst not overtly political, there are a number of themes and motfis that run through to the film to suggest it is a commentary on Cold War America