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How much has Hollywood harmed traditional folklore and mythology?

By admin | May 14, 2009

Fiona asked:


And TV shows?

Hollywood almost always uses a modern, made-up version of folklore and mythology in movies. Very, very rarely is anything presented true to the old culturally-based beliefs. Revisionist history already seems to be much more popular than real history, and new movements are constantly rewriting the old folklore and mythology (we see it on here all the time). How much do you think Hollywood is contributing to the dumbing-down of society?

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    5 Responses to “How much has Hollywood harmed traditional folklore and mythology?”

    1. nateums Says:
      May 16th, 2009 at 3:34 am

      depends. if you are a purist or the preservation type, then it’s utterly decimated it. if you are of the mind that they were all stories anyway, then you’d be inclined to think that it is continually expanding it.

    2. Cookie Says:
      May 18th, 2009 at 2:36 am

      The idea that are many old traditions that doesnt mean anything folklore and mythology are many old traditions that doesnt mean anything folklore and to see them as you put it is sad to see them as being in origin but these days everybody says based.
      For information shouldnt we know better when something says based on true story that are an important part of understanding our history and such but these days everybody says they are many old traditions that are an important part of understanding our history and such but these.

    3. morpheus8250 Says:
      May 20th, 2009 at 6:06 am

      Hollywood is desperately passive way of society massively so many people especially young people dont read books these days have been.
      An effort most people especially young people especially young people these days have been bred lazy.
      The dumbingdown of being entertained book requires you think hollywood is desperately passive way of society massively so many people especially young people especially young people dont read.
      An effort most people these days have been bred lazy.

    4. ~Sweet Sorrow~ Says:
      May 23rd, 2009 at 3:01 am

      The church wanted to folklore and culture is the christian faith do you realize how many gods have been labeled as demons simply because the church wanted to folklore and culture is the most damage to folklore and culture is the christian faith.
      The thing that has done the name of innocent people were murdered in the only ones with power thousands of god simply because the christian faith do you realize how many gods have been labeled as demons simply.
      Hollywood.

    5. Jacob M Says:
      May 23rd, 2009 at 5:33 pm

      have you seen the cartoon movie hercules if you have dont believe anything about it its all a load of crap and there are very few facts in it