Editing Science fiction film (section)

===1900–1920s===
{{See also|List of science fiction films before 1920|List of science fiction films of the 1920s}}
[[File:L'uomo meccanico (1921).webm|thumb|thumbtime=1238|upright=1.5|''[[The Mechanical Man|L'uomo meccanico]]'' (1921)]]

Science fiction films appeared early in the [[silent film]] era, typically as short films shot in black and white, sometimes with colour tinting. They usually had a technological theme and were often intended to be humorous. In [[1902 in film|1902]], [[Georges Méliès]] released ''[[A Trip to the Moon|Le Voyage dans la Lune]]'', generally considered the first science fiction film,<ref>{{cite book|last=Creed|first=Barbara|title=Darwin's Screens: Evolutionary Aesthetics, Time and Sexual Display in the Cinema|year=2009|publisher=[[Melbourne University Publishing]]|location=Carlton, Victoria|page=58|isbn=978-0-522-85258-5}}</ref> and a film that used early trick photography to depict a spacecraft's journey to the Moon. Several early films merged the science fiction and [[horror film|horror]] genres. Examples of this are ''[[Frankenstein (1910 film)|Frankenstein]]'' ([[1910 in film|1910]]), a film adaptation of [[Mary Shelley]]'s novel, and ''[[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920 Paramount film)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'' (1920), based on the psychological tale by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]. Taking a more adventurous tack, ''[[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film)|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]]'' ([[1916 in film|1916]]) is a film based on [[Jules Verne]]’s famous novel of a wondrous submarine and its vengeful captain. In the 1920s, European filmmakers tended to use science fiction for prediction and social commentary, as can be seen in German films such as ''[[Metropolis (1927 film)|Metropolis]]'' ([[1927 in film|1927]]) and ''[[Frau im Mond]]'' ([[1929 in film|1929]]). Other notable science fiction films of the silent era include ''[[The Impossible Voyage]]'' (1904), ''The Motorist'' (1906), ''[[The Conquest of the Pole]]'' (1912), ''[[Himmelskibet (film)|Himmelskibet]]'' (1918; which with its runtime of 97 minutes generally is considered the first feature-length science fiction film in history),<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q4993450|id=tt0008100|title=A Trip to Mars (1918)}}</ref> ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (1920), ''[[The Mechanical Man]]'' (1921), ''[[Paris Qui Dort]]'' (1923), ''[[Aelita]]'' (1924), ''[[Luch Smerti]]'' (1925), and ''[[The Lost World (1925 film)|The Lost World]]'' (1925).