Movie propaganda?

I personally believe the movie industry in American-controlled. The U.S. is the world's largest film market. Yale Global online referred to America as the "cultural gate keepers" of the industry. Basically the United States decides what goes on the big screen and what is portrayed on it.

Diversity is a big deal nowadays and everyone wants to be politically correct. But genres like comedies fuel off the opposite. They play off of stereotypes, especially regarding race, class, and culture. Look at the 2013 comedy We're the Millers: in the MTV Movie Awards it won Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Kiss and was nominated for Best Female Performance, Best Shirtless Performance, Best Musical Moment, and Best Comedic Performance. Let me emphasize BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE. People react to stereotypes of cultures and races, especially when an RV of a suburban family rolls into a Mexico drug trafficking community. People enjoy that, I thought it was a hilarious movie. Nonetheless, it adds to a certain culture we have about stereotyping others.

Let me take a stance on the opposite end of comedies: dramas. Take Lone Survivor for example: it is based off a real story with real history and is emotionally compelling. I cried, I'll admit it. But can we say it adds to the nature of Americans to kind of group all foreigners under the group of "terrorists"? That's a huge problem we have in America currently, everyone thinks everyone is a terrorist. Nonetheless, these movies sell. They grab at your emotions: whether laughter, sadness, fear, or simple enjoyment. American movies have a purpose and often that purpose undergoes in encouraging the stereotyping of another culture (whether intentional or not).