Isn't it weird how so many people watch American movies?

[ChefPapiChulo]

Why are American movies and movie stars so famous compared to other actors around the world? Is it because America pays its actors the most?

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I think Hollywood not only pays them the most but they shove them into the media spotlight and treat them like royalty.

If we compare to here in Japan, even top actors often just make six-figure salaries and don't get that much media attention. They're actually very down-to-earth people typically; I've met some in bars in Tokyo (they just showed up alone) and it's not like people are worshipping their feet with paparazzi following them around.

Meanwhile, when Vin Diesel comes to Tokyo, everyone worships him and he gets VIP treatment. It's a very different level of idolization.

[ChefPapiChulo]

True there's a lot of media hype that makes these people into God-like beings in America and around the world. It's really effective propaganda.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I think the US is also great at producing stars, like star entrepreneurs, star scientists, star athletes, star actors, even star programmers (John Carmack, e. g.) who are all extremely talented although they tend to hog all the attention and get almost all the credit even in deeply collaborative efforts. At least in Japan, there's more emphasis on sharing the spotlight with the entire team.

[Redstang88]

Because that’s where the industry started from. All the big studios and production companies are there, all the promotion is based from there, etc. No other counties have the global reach that the US movie & TV industry does

[TheSpider]

Not really. i am American. We only speak English.

[BlissfullyCurSed]

@TheSpider Don't you guys speak Americanese, Americanish, Americaans or something like that?

[TheSpider]

@BlissfullyCurSed Well I am from the South. And the way we speak is pert near incomprehensible to Yankees. But thats also true vice versa.

[ChefPapiChulo]

Not really. People in the Midwest have no accent. Dixieland never really recovered fully after the civil war, so yeah.

[itsclearlynicholas]

They seem to be the only things mass-produced