 Their extraterrestrial origin is hinted at even less (only suggested through a pan-in of the galaxy during the opening credits, and a statement by the duplicate General that they've traveled "light-years").The bodies of these Pod People also shrivel and disintegrate when they are killed, just like the originals.As with the 1978 remake, this version seems to preclude any hopeful conclusion by the ambiguous ending in which the two leads land after seemingly destroying the pod people, only to find that the pilot who helped them land is apparently one of the aliens, reflecting back to the eerie warning earlier stated