Blog Topic #5

The above map shows which people watch the most films at commercial screenings.

South Asia, and particularly India, dominate the area on this map. Most people would think that America would be the biggest country on this map because of Hollywood. It is large, but the amount of movies produced by Bollywood and viewed by the South Asian population is much larger. Western Europe is also a notable region on this list. Their countries are a little bit larger than usual, but they do not expand their sizes like America or India.

But how does this apply to globalization?
Many know Hollywood as the best film producer of all time. Hollywood started making films before the 1900's. Hollywood could be considered the origin of movie-making. The film industry did not begin consistently making movies until the 1930's. The name "Bollywood" was not dubbed until the 1970's, when Bombay had passed Hollywood in movie production. The movies in America inspired India to become the largest movie producer in the world.
One may also wonder why Europe does not have a large expansion in size from films watched. I think the language barrier of countries in Europe prevent them from watching as many movies. Nobody wants to watch movies that they cannot understand.
Other, more underdeveloped countries would be expected to have less area because those countries do not have movie producers. Film producers like Bollywood and Hollywood are able to export films to other countries for them to watch.
Globalization helps countries to spread the magic of their movie cinema.