Stereotypes In The Movie Sierra Leones

Sierra Leone to Movie Viewers Know It In plenty of Hollywood productions, third world countries tend to be portrayed as poor, rubbish, and not as good as what Americans see today in the US. People are shown as beaten, tired, and hopeless. In the movie Blood Diamond, Sierra Leone, a country in Africa, is shown as a run-down place with no signs of safety or protection. The people are living in cramped huts, have clothing that is torn, and most of them look feared for their lives. The country outside of the movie theater does have people and places that has some qualities which need improvement, but not all parts of Sierra Leone portrays what most Americans think the country truly looks like because of movies such as Blood Diamond. Even though Hollywood is attempting to obtain as many movie-watchers as possible, their ways of doing so tend to be stereotypical. The …show more content…
It led to beliefs of them being horrible people and that all Africans had the potential to be one of them. To continue, people also believed that all of Sierra Leone was a dangerous place and that no good came out of the country. Hollywood has horrible effects on what Africa truly looks like. Stereotypes hurt the world in many ways and Hollywood does a great job creating them. Whether it is how the people, places, or stereotypes are seen, Africa is seen as a place where people have a rough time in life living through hardships and rough lifestyles. Hollywood portrays how everyone looks based off of what the viewers want to see. They create stereotypes that many people believe. The movie Blood Diamonds causes sympathy to form for the people in Africa. People think all of Africa is the same and everyone goes through the same problems. Not all parts of Africa are poor and run-down. Most places in Africa are safe and enjoyable to be a part