Friday, May 29, 2020

This Is How Hollywood Portrays Countries In Movies

It’s no secret that most Hollywood movies don’t quite represent reality. From polished actors to happy endings only, we’ve learned to take it with a grain of salt.

This time, we’re dealing with another big screen misdemeanor. It turns out, the American film industry does little to care about accurately portraying other countries. The meme below suggests that all it takes to portray Mexico, Japan, Africa, and India is some editing and a custom filter. Hence, the Mexican street is drenched in sepia, Japan is shouting neon, and Eastern Europe looks grey and shabby. Too many stereotypes and too little imagination have got us wondering how come it’s still okay.

After you’re done with this one, here’s our previous article on why Mexico in American movies always looks the same and what it tells us about how the West (mis)represents other cultures.

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People started editing their own versions in response to the meme

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