Stereotypes In Hollywood Stereotypes

A successful movie is decided by gross revenue of the movie. Most writers and directors base on the world 's histories, the reality society, and the favorite people 's style to make their successful movies. Indeed, the writers are responsible for writing the script. Once they have handed over the script that is pretty much the end of their creative involvement with the movie. The directors control film 's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design, and the creative aspects of filmmaking. Therefore, the writers and the directors are the most important people who make a successful movie. Even though, the writers and the directors are the main people who create the content of the film, they do not have a responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters in the movie because it is just the connection between the audiences and the actors or actress, it is the way to increase the business of filmmakers and the writers, and it is just the way to review the world 's history.

In the film industry, we see all different types of films and movies, but there’s always guidelines on what needs to be followed by stereotypes that have been built by society. In the film “The Bronze Screen” it gives us a better understanding on how the system is set up for film making but especially for Latinos in the film industry, Latinos are seen as a minority group who don’t have a lot of changes on making into the big screen, the film explains how Latinos are put in movies to fill the stereotypes that have been made by society but to be specific by the white people.

Reports show that Latinos are the most underrepresented ethnic group in film affected by stereotypical issues shown via pictures in our heads and through watching. I concur with this information as stereotype starts from a personal level, which is definite through meditation, this does not include all the negative traits portrayed by the out-group. Although we have some general stereotypical agreements within in-groups that cannot change. This stereotyping is evident in a case where a foreigner defines Bandido accurately while a (North) American will involve them with laziness, being dirty and all sorts of negativity on them. These findings make me feel that Latinos and Americans will always be contrary to their film industry.

Author Scott L. Baugh has examined the role of Latino Americans in the movies, and he explains that there "…remains the uneven balance of power among characters," in particular with reference to Latino "subordinate characters" that tend to be portrayed as "stereotypes" (Baugh, 2012, p. 259). Early films (in the late 19th century and early 20th century) depicted a very "simple hierarchy," in which the heroes and main characters were white and held positions of "leadership and agency" (Baugh, 259). Latino characters were "secondary" to those main white characters, and Latino characters tended to be the villains, Baugh explained.

Latinas are loud and all have thick accents. I found this pattern in a lot of TV that I watch; for instance Sofia Vergara is renown in roles that she plays for being boisterous and expressive with her use of Spanish. She speaks English in her roles, but it is always accompanied by a heavy accent to solidify her nationality. She often goes into rants where she speaks Spanish in situations where no one else would understand which adds to her portrayal as the sassy one. Many Latinas are cast into the overdramatic roles in hopes of portraying a true “Latina”. This myth however is not true, as all Latinas are not overly expressive or find English to be

The Latina women, even throughout the era resistance cinema, have not been able to make much progress in overcoming the degrading stereotypes that Hollywood has created for them. Despite the many advances that minorities have made in the cinema in recent years, Latina actresses still take on the roles of the "dark skinned lady" and other such stereotypes with strong sexual connotations. It is often debatable whether or not the role of the Latina has undergone dramatic changes since the days of Dolores Del Rio and Carmen Miranda dancing with the fruit baskets on top of their heads. However, in recent years there has been an emphasis by various Latinas in the film industry to combat such stereotypical roles and redefine themselves

In the essay “Getting Down To What Is Really Real,” John Jeremiah Sullivan discusses the reality TV show “The Real World”. In his essay, Sullivan gives us an inside experience with the main stars of the show in order to give us a glimpse of what their real lives are like. He argues, “the single most interesting thing about reality TV, is the way it has successfully appropriated reality”(Sullivan 97). Similarly, Hispanic culture has been portrayed stereotypically in TV shows and films throughout the years. Latino characters on TV mostly take roles of maids, thugs and Latin lovers who have a heavy accent and immigration problems (Nittle). Movies like Maid In Manhattan and A Day Without A Mexican have represented these stereotypes quite clearly, and that sadly reflects how people see them. However, most recently, the TV show Jane The Virgin is applying a more complex and realistic depiction of Hispanic characters by breaking these stereotypes.

Television and film is a huge part of American culture. As the “face” of America changes, it is expected for our media to reflect it. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Since the beginning of film, minorities have been misrepresented and underrepresented. While there has been a significant increase in minority actors since the beginning of film, there is still a huge underrepresentation present in American television and film. Our media needs to reflect out diverse country. This topic is always important and relevant because race, gender, and sexuality, in general, have been issues throughout the growth of television and film. Even today, minorities are subject to

actually address the historical legacy of slavery, Lin Manuel Miranda’s casting brought light to the misrepresentation of non-whites in media and history. Throughout history, minority races, specifically African-Americans and Hispanics, are often whitewashed into stereotypical themes; thug life, segregation, or the “bad guy”.

The interest of Hollywood producers expected actors of color to adapt and adjust to an ambiguous American cinematic method in portraying Latin people in films. Miranda, although already famous in her own right as an actress and singer had to accept her role as the quirky, sexy Latina entertainer.

Like the movie Frida, it is about the famous Mexican woman painter that was fluent in Spanish, but the movie was Hollywood washed out and was spoken in English for majority of the movie. It was really hard to believe that these fluent Spanish speakers would rather speak English in a movie about Mexican culture and art. With that being said, The Violin has more authenticity to it just by simply having Latino characters that also speak Spanish, it gives that authenticity and also makes the setting seem more real. It is a lot better when Latinos play Latino roles because representation matters, if we have Anglo-Saxon actors play Latino roles this is going to suppress many young Latinos self-worth. The self-worth goes down because when they see an actor with heavy European features playing a Latino character it breeds this self-hate to a generation that they wish that they had these features because that’s what Hollywood deems as “worthy”. The director hit the nail on the head with this movie and made it so authentic that I feel like this is was a page ripped out of a history book. It really sparks a conversation to be started, and when a director contributes positively to the conversation then they have done their job

Hollywood viewed Latina women negatively. Latin American women are often portrayed in American cinema and television usually as overemotional, sexual objects or stupid and ignorant people. The Hollywood roles that portrayed Latin women translate them being passive, feeble, unintelligent, and dependent on their men. They are often stereotyped with less authority, such as housemaids, servants and prostitutes. Berumen motions that women were not only object of ethnic stereotypes but also outright sexist misrepresentation (p.12) This all goes back to the affect of the Spanish colonialism as it affected the way that women are viewed and portieres nowadays. According to Ovalle, the myth of the Hollywood Latina buries the colonial and imperial history

In a study of 414 films and television series, only 33 percent of all characters were women, and only 28 percent were of racial minority status (Associated Press). Casting diversely in entertainment has been an issue for years and has recently spawned many controversies such as the 2016 Oscar Controversy where an outrage occurred due to a lack of minority Oscar winners. Many cultures and races fell underrepresented and cast aside by film and television. The entertainment industry should cast more diverse actors because it increases viewership, provides a broader perspective, and creates a more realistic setting.

Films have the power to both influence and reflect society. The stereotypes prevalent throughout American culture are reflected in most films. While the United States is becoming an increasingly diverse country, this diversity is not portrayed within American cinema. Minority figures often occupy

Movies have depicted Hispanics as humorous buffoons, lazy peasants, and vicious bandits. The Hollywood motion pictures seem to ignore the positive impact of Hispanics to the American culture and life. The directors cast Mexicans for the roles of vile screen villains who rob, murder, cheat, gamble, among other vices. The films also show Hispanic women as temptresses or senioritas, which translates into dependent, unintelligent, feeble, and passive individuals.