Different cultures and film

After reading the chapters in the book these last few weeks, it's amazing to consider how differently movies work in different cultures. Films became huge here, due to the boom of Hollywood, and even achieved success in other countries. However, when other countries tried to get into the film making business, they were not met with the same kind of success that America had.

I just found it fascinating that, even though countries were making films themselves, people were more readily watching American movies. Possibly because we had the head start, and the best technology, know how, etc... Whatever the reason, other countries did manage to get in on the film business, and we now have people from all over the world who are critically acclaimed for their film work.