The dominant happy end ideology in American Cinema

ABSTRACTThe word `Hollywood? refers to the film industry of The United States of America and there are no better terms available to describe the US itself. The country and its cinema act as a unit, and the American mentality does not cast out any concept or opinions which also enables producing many so-called independent films. This actually helps keep preeminence of Hollywood; the mainstream. This is the dominant ideology of United States that embraces and praises the individual, makes people believe in second chances, and spreads hope to all. The aim is to make everyone grasp very clearly that being an American, living the American way is the best thing that could happen to anyone, and the faith that comes along with it is the most sacred. Hollwood constantly reproduces the ideological goods such as movies with such care and delicacy in order to be able to get the confirmation and ratification it needs from the people.Movies have shaped the American culture more than any other forms. Heroes are made and american values are defined in movies. They help people understand life itself, interpret all kinds of emotions such as love, and distinguish good guys from the bad guys. Hollywood has created and reflected the best image of the American dream in US and around the world. All American institutions and organizations are meant to serve the American destiny that is divine. And when it comes to producing and marketing the American dream; the ultimate illusion in the entire world, Hollywood definitely can pull it off.Criticizing or bashing Hollywood is definitely not the intention. In this study, to be able to analyze and comprehend the mentality of a country through its cinema is what really trying to be accomplished. There is no other cinema that could provide us with such comprehensive information for a research. The whole study intends to underline the fact that decoding Hollywood is basically decoding the United States of America.