Has anyone noticed, in almost every American film, when an American person goes to England, they go to London. And the majority of people they meet are snobs who look down on others. That just annoys me.
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It does get a little annoying after a while, just like Hollywood's tendancy to act like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington are the only cities that matter in this country.
shareIn many of your movies we are portray us as southern hicks or New Yarkers (NYC). We are not all like that either. These are stereotypes. Sad, but it happens in movies. I try not to take it too personal. I do not think you are snobs. That is a generalization and have actually found the British as quite the opposite.
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"In many of your movies we are portray us as southern hicks or New Yarkers (NYC)."
Could you direct me to an example of this? I don't recall any British films portraying Americans in such a light.
I'm right behind the OP on this one. The American view of Britain is so out-dated and idealized. There is only a very small number of people who still live in the way this movie seems to think ALL Brits live. Also the snooty stuck up attitude is really starting to get old. I lost a little respect for Firth appearing in this clap trap after seeing great performances in Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary, The Importance of Being Ernest, The Girl With The Pearl Earring and Dorian Grey.
If Americans want to see some of the true face of Britain they should watch films like Billy Elliot, This is England, Trainspotting, Millions, Calendar Girls, Essex Boys, Boy A, Red Riding, The History Boys, Layer Cake, The Krays, Love Actually, Dear Frankie, About A Boy, East is East... the list goes on!
Of course, if a teen romance flick is what you're after then a real slice of Britain is no better captured than in Bend It Like Beckham or Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
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You'd be wrong in that assumption. A lot of people watch this kind of crap like it's some sort of factual documentary. Not everyone understands the fine line between reality and poetic licence.
shareQuite a lot of Americans, where I've lived anyway, seem to think that basically the whole of England is London. Like I say, I live near Stratford and they say, 'Is that near London?' to which I reply, not even close.
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And everybody assumes I live on the beach when I say I live in California - there is a stereotype attached to just about every place. On the other hand, London is often the only English city we hear about over here, so they might just be innocently asking as a way of figuring out where you're from. I often have to explain where my city is located (a few hours' drive east of San Francisco).
For the record, yeah, I probably would ask if Stratford was near London (for geography's sake), but I would also ask if it was the same city as Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon. (You probably get that a lot, too. )