What Is ‘The Mind Snatchers’ About?

James Reese (Walken) returns home to find his girlfriend has thrown a party.

Indulging in his dour mood, Reese nearly instigates multiple fights, but the party disperses to avoid confrontation.

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Still, no physical altercation occurs, and everyone leaves.

Walken also discusses how his long working relationship with John Turturro informed their on-screen romance.

Reese takes some time to catch on, but we know from the jump.

Pvt. Reese (Christopher Walken) looks at a woman next to him in bed in The Mind Snatchers / The Happiness Cage

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“Find out what?

I haven’t found out anything.

Miles.Though he often rambles and pesters Reese to no end, it’s not without reason.

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Cox pivots his emotions with intense speed while never failing to convince.

It’s jarring but entirely well-earned when he briefly centers himself and opens up like this to Reese.

Dr. Frederick’s patients are indeed captives, but much of their experimentation involves voluntary participation.

Miles (Ronny Cox) sits on a hospital bed in The Mind Snatchers / The Happiness Cage

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The pursuit of numbness or, if lucky, happiness can be a cage in and of itself.

When implanted, the machine can be activated by pushing a button, sparking a shock inside the brain.

Pay attention to his starkly contrasting modes of interaction.

Pvt. Reese (Christopher Walken) with his head and neck wrapped in bandages in The Mind Snatchers

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