Terrorism, often called the “scourge of our time”, has been on of the major topics portrayed on the silver screen since the 1970s (“Through the Lenses of Hollywood: Depictions of Terrorism in American Movies”). Hollywood continues to influence how Americans interpret acts of terrorism. Thus it is important to study the depiction of terrorism in Hollywood movies, and how it has changed during the years. As a result of continued representation people of Middle Eastern origin as terrorists, it should not be surprising that a majority of Americans distrust people of Middle Eastern or Muslim origin. I will first provide a historical review of the characters of terrorists in Hollywood terrorism-themed movies; and then argue that for a bout two decades
