this red scare that draped over Hollywood like a dark cloud. In the fall of 1947‚ ten members of the Hollywood fil industry deprecated the campaigns commissioned by the House Un-American Activities Committees (HUAC)‚ part of the U.S. House of Representatives‚ and their investigation committee scrutinizing the motion picture business for alleged communist influences. After the Ten received jail sentences for their defiance‚ HUAC’s controversial crackdown in Hollywood led to more hearings of other members
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Discrimination in Hollywood films is an ongoing problem that needs to be addressed. This year’s announcement of the 88th annual Academy Awards nominees has received an abundance of heated criticism from viewers. For a second year in a row‚ not one of the Award nominees in any category was an actor of color. Hollywood has a history of whitewashing roles and have gotten away scott free. This trend of influence in media contributes to stereotypes‚ creating negative and an inaccurate representation of
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Portrayal of the Truth in Hollywood Films Most people are likely to relate Hollywood with money. If a person lives in the Hollywood area‚ people assume she or he is probably rich. If she or he is a Hollywood movie star‚ the person probably makes a lot of money. Therefore‚ to follow that line of thought‚ when Hollywood producers make a movie‚ they make it just for money. And some filmmakers do seem to make films only for the money the movies will earn. The action movie "Die Hard"‚ the
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1. Hollywood movies affect national culture outside the United States because it leads people to stereo-type other cultures. Such as the stereo-type of Japanese people as robotic caricatures who mix there L’s and R’s and Bill Murry who played a character was taking a shower in a Five-star hotel and has to bend down to wash his hair in the shower but in reality their isn’t a five star hotel in Tokyo that hasn’t accounted for the varying heights of its guest. Some positive effects of Hollywood movies
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Kingdom of Heaven: History vs. Hollywood The Crusades were a series of military campaigns encouraged by the church and pope to capture the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslim hold. They were carried out during the 11th through the 13th centuries. There were a series of at least 6 crusades‚ some of which were directed at other European countries rather than Muslim countries. Kingdom of Heaven is a movie that deals with the 12th century crusaders. The movie takes place between the 2nd and 3rd Crusades
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that were before 1950 and began in 1920’s roughly. This was an industry that for some reason had it worked out to make a ton of money with little to no risk. They were the “major” players of Hollywood. This was because they were “block booking.” This time frame can also be described as the golden era of Hollywood. There was a lot of success during this time frame because they were really the only ones that would be able to stand a chance. The question is why is studio system
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There was once a nymph named Lilith and she lived in a cottage on a mini hill. This hill had the most expensive cottages in Athens‚ Greece. It wasn’t that she was rich‚ it was that she was a snotty‚ ungrateful‚ demanding little nymph. Lilith was disrespectful to everyone that didn’t give her what she wanted. Lilith forced her parents to work. Lilith’s parents were too frightened to yell at her yet alone‚ even look at Lilith rudely. Every other night or so‚ her parents would talk‚ mostly about Lilith
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A Hollywood Ending His backpack over his shoulder‚ my brother grips the paper tightly in his hand. While his feet shuffle across the hallway towards his room‚ a deep-rooted yell from the kitchen follows. Proceeding in reverse‚ he reaches our parents with curious eyes spotting his report card. As our parents stare‚ their faces slump into a shameful woe. “C’mon kiddo‚ you have the potential to get at least a few A’s next semester.” That single word. Potential. Most define the word as encountering a
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Geoffrey meets Ducky Long before there were human beings‚ there was Queen Fiona and King Shrek. They lived on an island filled with tropical fruits and jungles called Neverland. King Shrek was the ruler of all the land. He made boundaries to separate land from water‚ marshes from rain forests‚ and created islands into regions. King Shrek also created trees to grow crops for the animals. Queen Fiona on the other hand created the most beautiful exotic creatures called the bear‚ bird‚ duck‚ giraffe
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Empathy There was a hero‚ whose name is Empathy. He is from the world called Sylverna. Empathy has the power to control the feelings and emotions of others. Empathy has had the power to control others ever since he was born. At the age of six years old Empathy has had trouble controlling his powers‚ he is unaware of the gift that he has. One day while Empathy was playing basketball with his co-workers from footlocker‚ when a royal messenger from another world called Palooza comes running towards
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