format_quote Originally Posted by
Whatsthepoint
Arabs aren't the only people to be stereotyped in movies, it's also Germans, Frenchmen, gays, Italians.
Yup, exactly.
America's current "enemies" are always portrayed as the bad guys in movies, whether it be the Arabs (terrorism!), Germans (WWII!), or Russians (cold war!), Vitenamese (vietnam war!), etc.
And of course, in most cases, the Americans are the heros.
What better a way for a government to spread its propaganda?
Ultimately though, it's not surprising, I'm pretty sure other countries do the same, it's just that their movies aren't usually watched by the entire world.