Problem
Based on more than 1500 ballots sent to film notables, a film institute rated the top movies. The institute selected the top eight films. Suppose that you have access to all eight films through a streaming service and decide to view some, all, or none of these films. How many viewing options do you have? You have viewing options. (Type a whole number.)
Solution
Step 1 ：The question is asking for the number of ways to view some, all, or none of the eight films. This is a problem of combinations. Each film can be either watched or not watched, so there are 2 options for each film. Since there are 8 films, the total number of combinations is \(2^8\).
Step 2 ：\(\text{options} = 2^8 = 256\)
Step 3 ：Final Answer: \(\boxed{256}\)
