Why in Hollywood movie the bad people/Terrorist are always the Arabs or Persians or Muslims?

Question

Why in Hollywood movie the bad people/Terrorist are always the Arabs or Persians or Muslims?

Answer 1

because they want there movie realistic, in the 80's the bad guys were always russians. whoever the enemy of the day is that is who they use

Answer 2

I have wondered that myself! It's obnoxious.

My best guess is they are playing off current fears and events. There are other baddies (but they too are often minorities-- Mexican gangs, Italian Mafia, etc.)

Movies are sold to the masses and they want to appeal to the most people.

Answer 3

Carl.. I think you are missing the point.. its not about watching other movies where the Arabs/Muslims are not the bad guys.. What Cherry means.. is majority of the movies with Arabs/Muslims in it.. are portrayed as bad/evil... Show me one movie where in USA a Muslim hero prevailed and saved USA from total annihilation?

Answer 4

duh! who is the USA at war with?

Answer 5

It helps the audience suspend disbelief when they add realistic touches like that.

Answer 6

No wonder why I don't like movies...

Answer 7

.......thats not the case always....it depends on the story of the movie......maybe your just watching few movies where Arabs are the villains.....watch other movies without Arabs as villains.....there's thousands of them.....lolz

Answer 8

Because that is what AMERICANS have stereotyped them to be.  Look into Bollywood and they have stereotypes of their own...its just something that we can relate to.  An american thinks terrorism=Arab...africans think terrorism=White...

Answer 9

Why are movies from Muslim countries, Americans and Israelis are always the bad people/Terrorists?.

Stop being a munafiq

Answer 10

It has more to do with major brain washing campaign to make a group of people look bad & evil. But also always follow the money trail;-p

Answer 11

believe it or not, its because of the zionists movies and through their education sytem to keep the americans unawar and almost clueless about who are the arabs and muslims and islam is.

Answer 12

because they just hate us

isn't that clear enough 2 u