I. Introduction Little should be doubted about the imposing presence of US motion pictures in global cinemas. It is uncommon to see a country not showing Hollywood blockbusters each summer, from action-packed superhero films to children-favourite animations. As Kindem (2000, p2) puts it, “many countries’ domestic movie markets have been greatly impacted if not dominated by Hollywood movies since at least 1917.” The supremacy of American films in foreign markets presents no new phenomenon; it boasts a Hollywood power that shows no sign of waning as of today. That leads to a popular notion of Hollywood hegemony in production and distribution, which describes the level of dominance generated by US movie industry over the world. This essay seeks …show more content…
On a different note, Agnew and Corbridge (1995) emphasize that hegemony is positioned in certain time periods. This variable proves to be critical since distinct epochs pose diverse environmental settings for dominance to be achieved. That is, prerequisites, altered from time to time, decide the basis of hegemony only if the occasion for their prominence is ripe. Stating further, cultural hegemony concept cites viewpoint on principles, ways of life as well as social thoughts as the bridge to dominant status (About.com, no date). This idea is illustrious in the way that it fits the expansion of Hollywood to world movie cinemas and global movie market as a …show more content…
The influence of American values established in Hollywood movies reflects in widespread US products, lifestyles, and thoughts outside its borders. Regarding motives, “America is not just interested in exporting its films. It is interested in exporting its way of life” (Jacob, quoted in The Economist, 1998). Possibly, US cultural imperialism is relevant to the extent that Hollywood filmmakers need no blatant techniques to promote American values. The popularity of Hollywood exports naturally impregnates foreign audiences with American images and ideologies by way of audio-visual acceptance. Whereas old saying states that trade follows the flag, films perhaps carry the
...cate American entertainment films. But what was the cost to the development of Canada's supposed "cultural identity" and the perogative of the Canadian filmmaker to make a film without mimicking Classic Hollywood style and theme? Toward the mid-1980s, following the demise of the Capital Cost Allowance tax shelter in 1982, the "success" of a Canadian film was determined less by its forecast box office potential. The trend in the late 1970s and the early 1980s towards what Ted Magder calls the "If you can't beat `em join `em" (Magder, 169) relationship with the commercial Hollywood production infrastructure, was met in the mid-1980s by an equally vehement movement, which maintained that the infiltration of American culture and the adoption of their economic or "big-business" approach was precisely the problem with the Canadian film industry, and hence Canadian films.
Lewis, J. (2008). American Film: A History. New York, NY. W.W. Norton and Co. Inc. (p. 405,406,502).
The glorified portrayal of their own countries, people and culture, present in both American and German film propaganda, reflect each respective countries values of patriotism, nationality and superiority. Hollywood movies consistently glorified the achievements of the American soldier. After Pearl Harbor, the War Department asked Hollywood directors to make short documentaries that could be presented in theatres before the featured films.
An artistic achievement that can demonstrate that the United States is in its Golden Age is its very influential fast growing entertainment business, a business very important to the U.S. economic activity. The U.S. entertainment has been popular around the world globalizing U.S. pop culture and the U.S. entrainment business economy. This globalization is a result of new innovations, that the U.S. itself developed, that allows film, music, and television, to spread worldwide. Because the U.S. is generally first to have such innovations the entertainment is commonly considered better quality thus appealing to the masses of people. Other factors that lead to the huge success of its entertainment business include their methods of distribution, which is through large and powerful foreign companies, and their large English-speaking market potential. High market ability and general international appeal of the U.S. entertainment business has put the U.S. in a “Golden ...
Schepelern, Peter. "Film according to Dogma: Ground Rules, Obstacles, and Liberations." Transnational Cinema in a Global North. Eds. Andrew Nestingen and Trevor G. Elkington. Detroit: Wayne State Press, 2005: 73-107
The United States of America has one of the oldest and largest (in terms of revenue) film industries. Hollywood is the main location of the United States film industry. However, four of the six largest film studios in the U.S. are owned by the companies that are located on the East Coast. Only The Walt Disney Company - which owns six other film-making companies (Walt Disney Pictures, Lucasfilm Limited, the Pixar Animation Studios, Hollywood Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel Studios) is located and fully based in Hollywood, California. Sony Pictures Entertainment also has headquarters in Culver City, California, although its parent company, the Sony Corporation, has main headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Many people might have a diverse opinion on the extend of the American cultural influence on Canada, but the truth is, these two countries share a long common border, they use frequently the same language, they watch the same movies, listen to the same music and collaborate on other numerous levels, including economic and political activity. In this paper, I would like to show the extent of the influence on Canadian popular culture that comes from the United States. For my analysis I have chosen four segments of popular culture: television, printed media, music and films. In these are the main sectors where we can see the biggest evidence of this phenomenon. In the first part I would like to shortly introduce the history of this issue. The second part is the analysis of the four sectors.
Pop culture in the 1950s and 1960s began to spread and infest the nation from front to back through radio shows, books and magazines, television programs, and even motion pictures. Whether it is culture in terms of political affairs, clothing or the latest musical sensations, the United States has always played the dominant role when it came to who knows what is best, first. Some cases of Americanizati...
Describe some ways in which business values and artistic values in Hollywood contend with one another.
...m industry, which is the largest in the world. From the movies and shows people see the life style, American life style. They are becoming more Americanized every time when they watch a film where American marines one again save the world. A huge part of American movie industry is based on propaganda movies. And this is not all, bois in the information programs such as CNN and ABC sometimes can be completely misinformed.
Marchetti, Gina, and Tan Kam. Hong Kong film, Hollywood and the new global cinema no film is an island. London: Routledge, 2007. Print.
Thompson, K 2003, ‘The struggle for the expanding american film industry’, in Film history : an introduction, 2nd ed, McGraw-Hill, Boston, pp. 37-54
Tinseltown is a slang term used as another name for Hollywood. Hollywood’s association with the film industry has made it a magical place for some Americans who seek fame, therefore giving it the name Tinseltown. Although the term was used around the 1970’s, Tinseltown is still popular today. Iconic buildings and places such as the Chinese Theater is one example. Today’s Hollywood is no longer a Tinseltown, but more like a “TinselCity.”
But we should start out by acknowledging its success. In considering some of the reasons for the recent success of South Korean cinema, two further observations can be made. First, if we pay attention to the international export success of South Korean cinema, we can see that it has carved out a new route. This is based on regional markets, at least as much as Europe and the United States. Second, unlike the successes of the Taiwanese and Chinese “new waves” since the 1980s, it is not based on the old European art cinema model.
'Hegemony' meaning is like leadership, and social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group. Media is one of the key institutions that perpetuates hegemony, influencing mass consumers to unconsciously accept notions of inequality. There must be thousands of commercials that illustrate patterns of hegemonic culture. Cultural hegemony gives good things or bad things to other countries because cultural hegemony destroys the other country culture. Accept good thing adds traditional culture of the own country. It means that if accept cultural hegemony, accept country losing their own culture. For example,