"Movies stigmatize other cultures" by Thomas Cornelius

Thomas Cornelius wrote an editorial about how the American movie industry often defiles cultures that are different. He came to this conclusion by thinking how Hollywood portrays certain cultures. For instance, he named such movies as "Freedom Strike," "The Delta Force," and "Rules of Engagement" that have radical Muslim characters. Because movies tend to focus on extremes, it would seem that every Muslim is a radical terrorist, but this is certainly not true by any means. He goes on to say that because Americans are supposed to set a good example, the movie industry should be more sensitive to how they portray other cultures.

I agree with Cornelius completely. Hollywood definitely lacks in consideration of how their movies will sit with viewers outside of the U.S. or viewers who do not fit in the typical American culture. I date a Costa Rican, and whenever we watch a movie, action in particular, he always comments on how the Hispanic character dies first. This upsets him because he feels that the American move industry does not consider Hispanic characters to be worthy of not dying first. Because of him, sometimes I see the U.S. as he, an outsider, would, and it definitely can be offensive or insensitive at times. Hollywood needs to undergo an attitude change and start thinking globally as to how their movies will affect multicultural viewers.