Is your interpretation of the movie closer to something that Biskind would say or Jancovich? In other words, is The Thing more about the need to meet the alien (Soviet) Other with violence, or is it more about social tensions or contradictions in American society?
Well I would have to agree with Biskind because when the alien has made contact with the humans, and the alien has attempted to attack the humans, you know that they aren't looking for friends. For example, when the scientist ran over to 'The Thing' to try to reason with it and act as if it were its friend, the monster just flung his hand and knocked the scientist down without any regret or emotion for him. This shows what kind of creatures that aliens are, and in the near-end of the movie the people have to kill the monster because of the threat it poses upon them and the human race. At the end of movie, the reporter warns people to look at the skies because we are not alone, which raises the paranoia and possible fear for the citizens. I say this because they don't know what to expect from whatever is 'up there'.
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