Hollywood Influence On American Culture

Hollywood has been an American symbol and icon for many years, controlling a large portion of the world's film industry. Think of every top successful movie imaginable and they all come directly from Hollywood studios. The Hollywood industry is extremely powerful, able to influence most of today's lifestyles, morals, and beliefs. Because of recent advancements in technology kids are spending a great deal of time watching tv and playing video games. Additionally, due to the current availability of the internet children are constantly being exposed to inappropriate and immoral behavior. Television and movies drastically change the way kids see adult life. Kids are left expecting life to be exactly like a reality show and are surprised when it turns out to be quite the
People pay to watch violence. Death and destruction are sought after in entertainment. Hollywood makes out the world to be filled with danger and brutality around every corner, making violence seem almost exciting. When in reality, most people will probably never even witness a murder, have to deal with gang wars, or even be in a crazy gun fight as seen on tv. Do people really believe that Vin Diesel or Tom Cruise live these amazing action packed daily lives? Kids are shown these wild actions on tv, but what they aren’t shown is any consequences, which makes them believe it’s okay. Hollywood even influences the cultural values of America. Hollywood is known for showing a biased, sheltered perspective of the world. Movies usually exaggerate problems in the world, tending to only show a simple black and white view of world issues. Muslims, Russians, Asians, etc. are constantly presented as the enemies, while white Americans are the heroes and good guys. People are continuously being fed stereotypes of age, race, and gender, making it difficult to challenge these stereotypes when they are portrayed so positively on the big