One‌‌of‌‌the‌‌first‌‌major‌‌takeaways‌‌from‌‌the‌‌lectures‌‌is‌‌watching‌‌the‌‌development‌‌  

of‌‌classical‌‌film‌‌genres.‌‌The‌‌development‌‌of‌‌genres‌‌within‌‌film‌‌is‌‌a‌‌very‌‌interesting‌‌idea‌‌ 
and‌‌often‌‌can‌‌reflect‌‌the‌‌age‌‌depending‌‌on‌‌what‌‌kinds‌‌of‌‌films‌‌are‌‌most‌‌successful‌‌and‌‌  
prevalent.‌‌Seeing‌‌the‌‌active‌‌development‌‌of‌‌old‌‌western‌‌and‌‌comedy‌‌compared‌‌to‌‌the‌‌ 
genre‌‌later‌‌in‌‌its‌‌lifetime‌‌is‌‌very‌‌interesting‌‌with‌‌most‌‌comedy‌‌being‌‌physical‌‌comedy‌‌ 
rather‌‌than‌‌what‌‌we‌‌have‌‌in‌‌current‌‌times,‌‌which‌‌is‌‌primarily‌‌focused‌‌on‌‌wordplay‌‌or‌‌ 
fast‌‌cuts‌‌that‌‌don’t‌‌actually‌‌have‌‌a‌‌joke‌‌in‌‌them.‌‌For‌‌the‌‌Western‌‌Genre‌‌it’s‌‌interesting‌‌to‌‌ 
note‌‌the‌‌early‌‌days‌‌of‌‌it‌‌due‌‌to‌‌them‌‌appearing‌‌to‌‌be‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌looser‌‌and‌‌varied‌‌compared‌‌ 
to‌‌ones‌‌later‌‌in‌‌the‌‌life‌‌which‌‌are‌‌very‌‌akin‌‌to‌‌watching‌‌samurai‌‌movies‌‌in‌‌terms‌‌of‌‌ 
structures‌‌and‌‌even‌‌themes,‌‌the‌‌backdrop‌‌and‌‌weapons‌‌are‌‌typically‌‌the‌‌only‌‌  
difference.‌‌    ‌
The‌‌second‌‌takeaway‌‌is‌‌the‌‌interesting‌‌first‌‌usage‌‌of‌‌faking‌‌a‌‌public‌‌figure,‌‌the‌‌  
usage‌‌of‌‌Roosevelt’s‌‌Jungle‌‌Safari‌‌has‌‌the‌‌plot‌‌for‌‌a‌‌film.‌‌The‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌someone‌‌even‌‌  
came‌‌up‌‌with‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌to‌‌use‌‌a‌‌double‌‌to‌‌impersonate‌‌a‌‌figure‌‌for‌‌a‌‌film‌‌is‌‌interesting‌ 
and‌‌quite‌‌novel,‌‌with‌‌the‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌it‌‌succeeded‌‌very‌‌likely‌‌playing‌‌a‌‌major‌‌part‌‌in‌‌ 
making‌‌it‌‌acceptable‌‌to‌‌do‌‌so,‌‌without‌‌which‌‌the‌‌ideas‌‌of‌‌parodies‌‌and‌‌satire‌‌that‌‌we‌‌  
currently‌‌have‌‌in‌‌comedy‌‌may‌‌not‌‌have‌‌been‌‌able‌‌to‌‌grow.‌‌Beyond‌‌just‌‌usage‌‌in‌‌  
comedy,‌‌the‌‌acceptance‌‌of‌‌being‌‌able‌‌to‌‌fake‌‌a‌‌known‌‌public‌‌figure‌‌has‌‌helped‌‌a‌‌great‌‌ 
many‌‌of‌‌dramatic‌‌films,‌‌who‌‌wish‌‌to‌‌reenact‌‌actual‌‌people’s‌‌lives‌‌and‌‌tell‌‌their‌‌stories,‌‌ 
many‌‌of‌‌these‌‌such‌‌films‌‌being‌‌very‌‌popular‌‌and‌‌highly‌‌rates,‌‌and‌‌may‌‌not‌‌have‌‌been‌‌ 
thought‌‌of‌‌to‌‌be‌‌done‌‌would‌‌the‌‌precedent‌‌of‌‌public‌‌figures‌‌being‌‌faked‌‌on‌‌film,‌‌not‌‌ 
been‌‌set.‌  ‌
The‌‌third‌‌and‌‌fourth‌‌takeaway‌‌is‌‌the‌‌usage‌‌of‌‌animals‌‌in‌‌original‌‌films.‌‌Animals‌‌  
are‌‌a‌‌very‌‌popular‌‌form‌‌of‌‌entertainment‌‌be‌‌they‌‌pets‌‌or‌‌wild‌‌animals‌‌kept‌‌in‌‌zoos,‌‌so‌‌ 
it’s‌‌no‌‌surprise‌‌to‌‌find‌‌animals‌‌showing‌‌up‌‌in‌‌the‌‌rising‌‌media‌‌of‌‌film.‌‌What‌‌  
differentiates‌‌animals‌‌kept‌‌in‌‌zoos‌‌and‌‌film‌‌animals‌‌is‌‌the‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌film‌‌animals‌‌need‌‌to‌‌ 
act,‌‌or‌‌behave‌‌in‌‌certain‌‌ways‌‌that‌‌zoo‌‌animals‌‌don’t‌‌have‌‌to,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌ways‌‌that‌‌  
directors‌‌treated‌‌and‌‌used‌‌these‌‌animals‌‌to‌‌get‌‌those‌‌results‌‌back‌‌then‌‌are‌‌far‌‌from‌‌ 
ethical.‌‌The‌‌treatment‌‌of‌‌film‌‌animals‌‌is‌‌a‌‌major‌‌issue,‌‌not‌‌only‌‌because‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌of‌‌ 
abusing‌‌and‌‌killing‌‌animals‌‌for‌‌entertainment‌‌is‌‌wrong,‌‌but‌‌the‌‌fact‌‌that‌‌because‌‌it‌‌can‌‌  
happen‌‌behind‌‌the‌‌scenes,‌‌others‌‌may‌‌not‌‌know‌‌the‌‌horrors‌‌the‌‌animals‌‌had‌‌to‌‌endure,‌‌ 
and‌‌this‌‌has‌‌been‌‌a‌‌problem‌‌for‌‌a‌‌very‌‌long‌‌time‌‌until‌‌certain‌‌regulations‌‌had‌‌to‌‌be‌‌put‌‌ 
in‌‌place‌‌to‌‌stop‌‌it.‌‌Abusing‌‌film‌‌animals‌‌has‌‌even‌‌left‌‌a‌‌dangerous‌‌mark‌‌on‌‌popular‌‌ 
culture,‌‌namely‌‌the‌‌idea‌‌of‌‌suicidal‌‌lemmings,‌‌which‌‌is‌‌actually‌‌from‌‌a‌‌film‌‌where‌‌the‌‌ 
director‌‌forced‌‌the‌‌animals‌‌to‌‌jump‌‌to‌‌their‌‌deaths‌‌off‌‌of‌‌a‌‌cliff.‌  ‌
The‌‌final‌‌takeaway‌‌is‌‌the‌‌usage‌‌of‌‌marketing‌‌for‌‌films,‌‌namely‌‌film‌‌companies.‌‌  
By‌‌making‌‌a‌‌logo‌‌and‌‌slogan,‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌market‌‌the‌‌entire‌‌film‌‌company‌‌becomes‌‌  
possible‌‌and‌‌thus‌‌allows‌‌films‌‌to‌‌sell‌‌based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌prestige‌‌of‌‌the‌‌company‌‌rather‌‌than‌‌ 
just‌‌their‌‌own‌‌merits.‌‌While‌‌beneficial‌‌for‌‌the‌‌company‌‌involved‌‌for‌‌profits,‌‌for‌‌films‌‌ 
this‌‌can‌‌be‌‌a‌‌major‌‌detriment‌‌as‌‌films‌‌that‌‌otherwise‌‌may’ve‌‌sold‌‌poorly‌‌may‌‌gather‌‌a ‌‌
larger‌‌audience‌‌than‌‌deserved,‌‌which‌‌in‌‌turn‌‌may‌‌tarnish‌‌the‌‌reputation‌‌of‌‌the‌‌film‌‌  
company.‌‌It’s‌‌a‌‌unique‌‌problem‌‌for‌‌the‌‌film‌‌industry‌‌where‌‌not‌‌all‌‌films‌‌that‌‌are‌‌good‌‌ 
can‌‌stand‌‌on‌‌without‌‌the‌‌prestige‌‌of‌‌their‌‌company‌‌making‌‌them,‌‌but‌‌also‌‌bad‌‌films‌‌  
that‌‌otherwise‌‌wouldn’t‌‌sell‌‌can‌‌be‌‌carried‌‌by‌‌a‌‌film‌‌company’s‌‌prestige,‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌ 
weigh‌‌the‌‌balance‌‌between‌‌both‌‌is‌‌an‌‌interesting‌‌problem‌‌that‌‌companies‌‌and‌‌directors‌‌ 
have‌‌to‌‌contend‌‌with.‌  ‌
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