1. What might be the reasons for Hollywood's domination of global film production and distribution? Try to think of economic, technological, historic, or even geographical factors.
I think one of the more obvious reasons why Hollywood dominates global film production is because Hollywood has the budget. I would guess that wherever the most interest for an industry lies, is where it will reside. In the U.S. we have a huge dependence on entertainment. I'm sure other countries are very interested in entertainment as well but maybe we are willing to put more money towards it.
Also, it seems that America is somewhat of a novelty to other countries. This is shown through our music being just as huge overseas as it is here. TV shows do just as well in other countries and may be syndicated much longer. Films would be no different. This is similar to globalization, but more specifically to Americanization; spreading american trends world-wide.
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