The first movie of the class has concluded. I feel that the movie was a great starter for, what looks to be, an amazing term. I am beginning to realize how lucky I am to be a part of this class. Why?... because I get to watch movies!! I am beginning to understand how important it is to view films from another culture (such as Russia) because films give the audience a broader view of a country that books can. Of course, the book written by Peter Kennez is essential to our understanding of Russian culture as well. Our reading today gave me a short history of how film making started. I find it very interesting that France seemed to be the leader of film production in its earliest stages. This is somewhat comical to me (not sure why). It is also funny that France seemed to invade the Russian film industry. This did not seem right to me and I am glad that Russia took over their own industry.