Anti American Movies

Medved 's(2004) article, "That 's Entertainment: Hollywood 's Contribution to Anti-Americanism Abroad," discusses American films and its link to Anti-Americanism. He argues that the inaccurate portrayal of the American culture in Hollywood films has contributed to anti-American attitudes around many countries in the world.
He believes that a primary factor behind this issue is that the media broadcasted to other countries do not accurately show the real culture and values of America. Instead the media portrays an exaggeration of the American culture through shows like Sex and the City that go on to show an America that is overdramatized with sexual relationships. He backs his argument through a very credible source, which was an analysis, conducted in Washington DC at the Center of Media and Public Affairs. He states, “On television, depictions of sex outside marriage are nine to fourteen times more common than dramatizations of marital sex.” (p. 259) this analysis shows that media has led to Anti-Americanism. Film directors now shift their focus towards a more eye appealing direction, by producing intense movies that highlights behavior that is extremely violent. This violent portrayal has displaced the views and opinions of other people from overseas to such a point that they find it offensive at times.

However, in this case the argument he provides does not sound valid as he uses the kid’s example to generalize all the people overseas of all ages who are against American media. The article also makes certain inaccurate assumptions that does not justify Medveds’ thesis. The article makes an assumption that a rational person overseas cannot differentiate between reality and what is portrayed in fictional movies. Medved (2004) also seems to generalize all American directors by saying that they only focus on producing Hollywood movies that show an inaccurate portrayal of American cultural

Medved (2004) shows emotional appeal in this article by reminding the audience of what the real culture of America was and how Hollywood portrayed it but now it has become a medium that is destroying their own cultural values in eyes of overseas countries. He states, “Our entertainment offerings do not honor our freedom and liberty as political and cultural values so much as they undermine all restraints and guidelines, both tyrannical and the traditional.” (p. 265), this further provides evidence that emotional appeal is a strategy he used to capture the audience. Medved (2004) also mentions the “Golden-Age” of Hollywood to remind the audience of how drastically it has changed compared to the present. He states that Hollywood had made “heroism look riveting” and “decency look dramatic” (p.