Wednesday, 25 September 2013

Globolization and Hollywoodized



Globalization has been linked to facilitate exchange of ideas, culture among other aspects between international societies.  Globalization is growing intensively hence facilitating global interaction with its benefits mostly felt in film and martial arts industry. Use of social media has ultimately facilitated growth of globalization as media information is widely spread all over the world. Objective of this blog is to critically analyze impact of globalization in film industry and martial arts.
The attributes of Hollywood art is evident to have been spread all over the world with its impact being felt in film and art industries.  This process of its spread and its implications can be termed as Hollywoodization. As a matter of fact, its effects are mostly felt in other parts of world eluding the values of American society.  Hollywood values can be indentified on the manner at which people acts aggressively, their mode of acting, communication and their relationship between the sexes.  Due to globalization other film makers such as Bollywood has resulted to copying acting values of Hollywood scenes. According to Evans, (2011), Indians has resulted to seek training from Hollywood which has impacted the way they produce their movies. A good example of Hollywoodization can be seen in the production and making of Bakit Bughaw and langit which has aspects and values as that of American actors.  The acting and production of every scene of the movie represents the acting scenario of American movies.  To a far extent Hollywoodization can be seen as cultural colonialism as it effects have been largely felt in a non-Western film, music, television, games and other entertainment industry text( Uricchio & European Science Foundation, p.178).


Growth of globalization with combination of technologies of arts and media has accelerated spread of Hollywoodization across all parts of the world. Other arts and film industries have not only copied but also incorporated American values in their production works. This can be proved by the Indian movie Bakit Bughaw and langit which has characteristics of Hollywood movies.  Globalization has supported and enhanced growth of film and martial arts industry. Globalization has also facilitated spread of Hollywoodization with its effects being felt in other parts of the world.
To sum up, globalization has played a major role of enhancing growth of film and arts industries all over parts of world.  It has sported exchange of ideas and cultures between different societies of world. Its impacts can be felt in films industries where Hollywoodization values are mostly seen colonizing them.


 References

Evans, S 2011, 'The Hollywoodization of International Training', Back Stage (19305966), 52, 44,             pp. 3-6, Business Source Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 23 September 2013.
Uricchio, W., & European Science Foundation. (2008). We Europeans?: Media, representations, identities. Bristol, UK: Intellect Books.


1 comment:

  1. Hi Ella,

    Your blog post on globalization and “Hollywoodization” makes a few good points early on about the state of film in both western and Asian cultures, with a good link to globalization. Your explanation of the effects of “Hollywoodization” on world cinema highlights just how massive this impact has been. Your example of Bollywood films as referenced in your blog as being highly influenced by the Hollywood standard of film-making was appropriate and relevant to the topic of globalisation. The connections you made between Hollywood, Bollywood and globalisation made for an interesting read, no complaints, and thanks for the read.

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