the likes of Aleksandr Rou directing many such films. The highly-influential science-fiction films Alphaville (1965) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) explored the concept of a malign artificial intelligence, a theme which later science fiction culture would develop. Beginning in the middle of the decade due to the start of the cultural revolution and the abolition of the Hays Code, films became increasingly experimental and daring and were taking shape of what was to define the 1970s. Lists of films See also Film, History of film, Lists of films Popular culture: 1960s in music, 1960s in sports, 1960s in television References Films by decade Film by decade 1960s decade overviews