The United States is considered one of the most prominent countries in the world and its influence has a great impact on other societies and their way of life. In today's modern society the United States promotes what amounts to cultural imperialism throughout the whole world by utilizing its movies, television shows, and pop culture as one of the main tools. The effect of cultural imperialism on individuals outside of this nation not only contributes to producing an image of America as a free and prosperous nation, but is also responsible for the repulsive image of the United States which is a dangerous matter, making us hated, disliked, and targeted for terrorist acts.
             American films portray the United States as a nation full of violence, danger, and hostility making the rest of the world dislike us because of misunderstandings. Michael Medved in his article "That's Entertainment? Hollywood's Contribution to Anti- Americanism Abroad" writes "The vast majority of people in Pakistan or Peru,... may never visit the United States or ever meet an American face to face, but they inevitably encounter images of L.A. and New York in the movies, television programs, and popular songs exported everywhere by the American entertainment industry." (770). Films exaggerate the way of life here in the United States and they make individuals think that it is too dangerous to visit. For example in the movie " Boys in the Hood" the way of life is exaggerated, excessively violent, and disturbing, giving the streets of Los Angeles, California a worse name and image to foreigners.
             Medved talks of knowing "sophisticated and thoughtful Londoners who refused to travel across the Atlantic because of their wildly exaggerated fear of American street crime- ignoring recent statistics showing unequivocally that muggings and assaults are now more common in London than in New York." (772).
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