Looking through all the very negative and shallow reviews just complaining about the score I feel I need to add something to the discussion. People seem to be missing what the film has to say and I think it has very interesting ideas about our ways of thinking. Throughout the film it's very unclear if the plants are actually infecting people or if it's more of a psychological conspiracy in the characters head. You really get a sense that something's wrong (the music really emphasizes this greatly) but at the same time you ask the question: what exactly is wrong? In the end the plant seems to "win" and change people, which earlier in the film felt wrong but in the end simply seems like a paradigm shift in thinking. People are acting differently but no one's harmed or anything (except the one scientist who didn't accept the new paradigm).
I think the film implies some kind of moral/psychological relativism. Why do we feel our morals are so absolute when they're really quite arbitrary? Inhaling the pollen acts like a metaphor for any way of thinking, religious or what we call "secular" beliefs. Contrary to other reviewers I think this film was a really interesting watch, but don't forget to contemplate it's message.
Review of Little Joe
