"Ever since celluloid emerged, filmmakers have borrowed concepts, from narrative structures to visual styles and camera techniques from each other, applying it to their own creations to the point that it's impossible to understand cinema without its lending nature. In a way, every director has been shaped by the movies he or she has watched throughout his or her life, and the greatest of them in turn have inspired a whole new generation that replicate theirs.
Hollywood has always been quick to appropriate ground-breaking hits and innovative ideas from overseas and making it their own, more often than not reaching a much bigger audience than the original work, even if it meant compromising the quality of the film. Cultural exchange has been a blessing for cinema in the long run, helping it move forward up to what it is today."
