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HOW CHINA IS TAKING CONTROL OF HOLLYWOOD
Nowadays one of the best known places in the world is Hollywood in the States. Everybody has been dreaming about being an actor in Hollywood, and being on the red carpet at least or once in his own life, just watching all the most famous Stars on TV. But starting from the scratch… What is Hollywood? Today, the neighborhood located in LA, California, is synonymous with the glamour, money and power. Despite what the majority thinks, Hollywood has got humble origins: in the 19th century it was a small agricultural community and then it evolved into a thriving metropolis, where all the dreams come true, just for the lucky few.
Obviously, there is a dark side of Hollywood. Drug and booze use have always been rampant in Hollywood. A lot of celebrities, such as Marilyn Monroe and Whitney Houston, experienced drug or alcohol-addiction, which lead them to death.
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Moreover, a recent report has reported that the Chinese government’s influence on Hollywood is representing a serious threat to free expression. Studios and film-makers are changing “cast, plot, dialogue and settings” in order to avoid Chinese officials are antagonist in such films as for example Iron Man 3.
The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) considerably influences the possibilities a film is profitable or not. It is clear because it is necessary to respect rules and procedures cured by the USChina Economic and Security Review Commission, if you want to join Film market.
As a matter of fact, Beijing Burocracy can request modifications on produced films.
At the moment, Hollywood is doing Chinese government censors’ work: in fact the US government has openly criticized Hollywood for kowtowing to Chinese intervention. But the combination of Chinese censorship coupled with American film studios desire to access China’s market can lead to overlooking social problems that great American films once addressed to.
How can Hollywood can indulge both Chinese censorship and the CCP in order to draw economic benefits? Forever, Hollywood has been working for social justices, promoting equal opportunities despite the gender, the skin color, the ethnic group, the religion or the sexual orientation. That is why it is unbelievable that Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims can’t take part to the Hollywood universe, just because CCP established it.
Will Hollywood be able to take back control of its independence?
