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Re: Please show me examples of xenophobia here.

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This is in regards to my comments no doubt. It is clear there are several anti-Americanism posts with the hatred for Hollywood films. If one is going to generalize that Hollywood sucks why can't someone else generalize that French and Russian films suck?

Hollywood is about entertainment - a roller coaster as an ESCAPE from reality. Much ART HOUSE films are geared for audience to re-interpret their world. Many are cerebral exercises...they're work more than they are fun. Reading Stephen King is not as deep as a Shakespeare tragedy...but King is a mental diversion that in today's world is no less valid.

When you and some of the pretentious art thumpers clue into the reason people go to movies you might actually get it.

Films like Monster are not handled as prestinely as I would hope but they serve to highlight social issues in the NORTH AMERICAN society. The fact that that it doesn't ring true because the hookers in France or Russia are different is not THIS film's fault.

I noticed some Erin Brokevich bashing earlier. Once again far from from perfect but it was on my best 10 list that year...doesn't say much for the year I grant you. However, if you people actually knew THING ONE about the REAL Erin Brokevich then you will know this film paints her very accurately. What Seems over the top ridicuolous is because YOU don't know the way a lot of people in the U.S. act.

Here is a low educated woman who dressed like a hooker and was loud and had a biting attitude. Nothing about the film presented her any different than the way she really was. You may not LIKE her, you may not like the general story. BUT the fact is the story is a matter of history and the filmmakers tried to get the real Erin Brokevich's personality across. They DID just that.

That doesn't mean I don't have certain problems with the process or the melodrama - but it's certainly an interesting story of corporate America screwing over the people. This was a 7/10 for me.

Monster's Ball and In the Bedroom were two of the best films over the last 5 years. Neither one is perfect again... All of these are VASTLY superior to 81/2 in every conceivable way except for the whining Ego of the director...nothing is bigger than that. Europeans are closer to a hierarchy system or CLASS system and they tend to feel superior to everyone else...at least from my year in Europe that is the sense I get.

How can all those stupid Americans be making so much more money. I'm not American nor do I live there. I am however tired of everyone blaming their lot in life artiscally, financially etc on Americans.

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