History of Sci-Fi films

1930’s-1940’s Science fiction films from the 1930’s

were the first to involve dialogue. Many of the good films that were made

weren’t see as being very good. Due to this, very little sci-fi films were made during the 1930’s-40’s.

Instead of sci-fi films, horror films were made due to the success films such as Frankenstein.

1950’s Many sci-fi films were made during this

time period. Many of the sci-fi films of the 50’s

began to use the elements of aliens, UFO’s, due to the sudden fascination with the subject.

These films had large success in the 50’s, directed mainly at the teenage audience.

1960’s Due to the success of sci-fi films in the

1950’s , there were very few in the 60’s.

The film A Space Odyssey influenced many later science fiction films.

The 1960’s sci-fi era is considered to have transformed the sci-fi genre.

1970’s The science fiction genre made many

films in the 1970’s in comparison to the amount made in the 1960’s.

Star wars was made in the 70’s and created a hugely popular franchise.

The 1970’s had the theme of horror included much in their science fiction films.

1980’s Stephen Spielburg’s film E.T. is one of

the most successful sci-fi films of the 1980’s.

During the 1980’s, computer graphics and animation was widely being used for science fiction films.

Star wars had lead to the Star Trek franchise expanding into a film because it was so successful.

1990’s-2000’s Many sci-fi films from the 1990’s

involved some sort of internet theme. Computers became important to the

science fiction genre, and many of the films were made with computer animation involved.

By the 2000’s, the science fiction genre began to become less popular, though many sci-fi films were made.