Globalization is the shrinking of distances between nations and cultures via new technology. This means that we are able to obtain different media and entertainment from other cultures that we would not have been able to 20 or so years ago.
However, we must see that America's domination of global media is very present. This kind of global imperialism is, unfortunately, very present today especially with film. Almost always, American films dominate global box offices and even in industrial, english-speaking countries like England or Australia, movies made in the United States are heavily featured and publicized. Despite (or perhaps because) these countries are culture-linguistic to each other, America's domination of global cinema may never change. Theses countries see American films first before even their own.
When I visited my aunt in Germany six or seven years ago, I wanted to see what kind of german movies were playing at the local theater. Unfortunately, all I saw were American movie posters for American films. I remember distinctly a poster for "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" and asked my aunt if they were at least dubbed in German for the population. She replied "occasionally". Then I asked, since they weren't dubbed often, did they at least have subtitles in German. She replied "never". Despite this being some time ago, this furthers how much American cinema dominates other countries, much like English has dominated other languages. Movies seem to be a primary reason.
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