Frankenstein' (1910), Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. These films are the first introducing the mad scientist, and we also see the emergence of the horror theme. ... The themes of survival, the use of the force' to guide the good characters and the defeat of evil all captivated audiences. The seventies closed with the phenomenal film Alien'. 1979.This film returned to the horror theme and again questioned humanities place in the universe. ... Films like ET'1982 and Back to the Future' both 1985 were really adaptations on the alien theme but their format was quick...

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