The Hills Have Eyes Is Really About Terrorism

There is a sequence in The Hills Have Eyes wherein somebody gets stabbed through the back with an American flag. One of the bad guys. One of the products of US government nuclear experiments in the New Mexico desert the early 60's. This happens in a model-home, at a table of mannequins representing the American Family. The theme of America vs the enemies it has created is constantly rammed down the throats of the audience. The fact that the family travelling through the NM desert being politically mixed is also not accidental. The savagery of the enemies, the totally different value-systems, the softness of the victims. It's all a commentary, but if you have seen the movie you probably don't need to be told that.

America gets attacked and brutalized, and it's needs to toughen up and become more ruthless than it's enemies. It needs to do what needs to be done to survive. And, it will never stop having enemies.

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