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In the US maybe, but in Europe I feel that media has become increasingly dominated by US productions, in that sense it feels like it's more homogeneous than it
by dandellion 4y ago
In the US maybe, but in Europe I feel that media has become increasingly dominated by US productions, in that sense it feels like it's more homogeneous than it used to be. Before covid I was working at an international company, I used to have lunch with many nationalities and the most common conversation topic when people of different places were on the same table was certainly Game of Thrones.
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoGame of Thrones, filmed all over Europe, and with probably at least a 1/3rd of the cast actors from all around Europe? Is your problem that it's funded by US producers and the writers were American? Because almost everything else about it was pretty international. I just think these distinctions are getting less and less meaningful. Also an example that's a half decade out of date? Frankly the French, German, etc. cultures and languages are under almost no threat. They have healthy domestic markets and great international influence. As a Canadian I find it almost laughable to hear Europeans complain about American cultural dominance; compare the situation in Quebec to that of France, Italy or Germany. Usually European complaints strike me as borne more out of elitism or essentialism than genuine grievance. If anything the expansion of streaming services and the decentering away from cable services and Hollywood dominance has meant more exposure of North Americans to European productions.