The History of Sci-Fi Cinema part II - The 1950s

COMMON THEMES

of Science Fiction of the 1950s

conservative, traditional values

pro-military attitudes

Fear! (of outsiders, homosexuals, communism, atomic fallout)

Danger! (the unknown, the future, knowledge)

The Thing from another World

COMMON STYLES

of Science Fiction of the 1950s

'retro clunk' and geometrically boxy

COMMON TONES

of Science Fiction of the 1950s

dramatic and horrific