When looking at Science Fiction I believe as a genre, it most certainly has changed over time. The genre, like most others, is heavily influenced by contemporary affairs. The film makers tend to base their films upon the issues that concern people at the time. For example, in the 1950s films like ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ and ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ focused on the alien invasion. This was probably due to the Cold War which created a general paranoia of anything not American, as well as the infamous Roswell spacecraft crash in 1947, which heightened an already large fascination with UFOs. As technology in society progressed so did the topic of Science Fiction films, which began to focus on cyborgs, clones and post-modern implosions in films such as ‘Blade Runner’, ‘Planet of the Apes’ and ‘The Term

Science Fiction films often attempt to depict the future. However, in order to stay appealing to audiences, as well as obvious change like advances in special effects or film production design, film makers have had to deal with contemporary issues in their storylines, whether directly or indirectly. Through the decades it is obvious to see a change in the genre due to these reasons.

The advance in technology over time provides a great influence to the Science Fiction genre. However, the genre tends to focus on the fears and phobias of technology, expressing the potential of technology to destroy humankind. During the 1980s and 1990s several films latched onto the technology boom and the huge increase in the development of robotics. ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘The Terminator’ provide us with perfect examples. In this instance robots and cyborgs provide the interest to film makers. Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ is set in 2019 in Los Angeles were the human created ‘replicants’ (half human robots) have t

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