its an ok movie, and i really like the creepy 'human' form of the bugs. but seriously, how were these things going to 'infiltrate' human society as the lead character mentioned? can you imagine one of these things walking down the street unnoticed, waving at neighbours or entering the service industry? we'd kick ourselves when they pulled their chitinous mask-limbs away from their slimy heads and killed us all, huh
shareTrue. Dana Carvey is the real master of disguise.
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You're acting as if they're an intelligent, self-aware species intent on wiping out humanity. They're not- the Judas Breed are just simple predators trying to survive. Their mimicry allows them to sneak up on prey and avoid detection, increasing their chances of survival. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Unless they get smart enough...
shareTheir ability didn't allow th em complete eye-to-eye in broad daylight to mimic humans rather then to mimic their general shape and form so at night they could walk about in dark alley's and subway's where in the darker light they could get close to peple without tipping them off.
it's the same way that many animals have evolved in the animal kingdom to mimic things to trick their prey into not noticing them or geting too close.
Stiler has a point. The judas breed had no agenda like infiltrating the government. They just needed to appear vaguely human so that they could hunt.
Of course, they were made a bit obvious so that we, the audience, get the creeps just by seeing them. But we KNOW we're watching a horror movies and what to expect - imagine you're simply out in the city, pushing your way through the crowds, at nighttime, with some bad weather, poor lighting and the fact that people minding their business aren't actually observant...
I think we overestimate our perception a bit. You wouldn't know if you passed someone stalking you in the street, you probably wouldn't even remember what he was wearing. The bugs, if I recall correctly, looked like people in trench coats. Okay, so it's not the best disguise for a summer afternoon, but after nightfall, I'd fall for it.
It's a boneheaded way to mimic humans since it's probably easier to sneak up on a person if you don't have a 7 foot grotesque presence. Why not wipe out humanity as insects? It works to a degree in real life.
shareWhy not wipe out humanity as insects?
"Why not wipe out humanity as insects?" is a question, not an assertion.
An invasion can be carried out for the establishment for a hospitable environment, not necessarily for territory. Cockroaches and rodents can certainly invade a home for that purpose. I'm really not interested in continuing a discussion on semantics.
In three years the disguise will be more human
shareIn three years the disguise will be more humanThe movie plainly showed that three more years was too long to get away undetected by humans. New York City is a bad location for such a stealth invasion anyway since witnesses are everywhere, even at night. share
There was no "invasion" or plot to "exterminate humanity" or any plan at all though, as people have already said here. They were f-ing bugsf who were hungry and had evolved a method of disguise that was effective more often than it was not. That's all there was to it. What is so hard to understand about that? When you see a cockroach in your kitchen do you criticize it for having a bad plan for conquering your neighborhood?
shareNeither of my two posts mentioned that their invasion was planned to exterminate humanity. But it was certainly an invasion nonetheless.
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