December 24, 2004
Hollywood's global reach
Steve McCurry a street scene in Afghanistan
The contrast here between modern and premodern is graphic.
I notice the reach of Hollywood when I flick through free-to-air television. Most of the programmes on free-to-air are American sit com or crime and punishment (eg., CSI or Law and Order). These shows by numbers appeared to be churned out according to a rigid formula by specialised production houses. The US culture industry must be working 24 hours a day turning out the product.
Free-to-air has sunk pretty low in terms of quality. It is becoming more and more what it actually is: a commercial entertainment platform for advertisers to sell product by spinning dreams for consumers.
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