TRUMP IMPACT UPON HOLLYWOOD, WRITING, JOURNALISM

HOW TRUMP MAY IMPACT HOLLYWOOD AND CREATIVE ARTS:

We at Global Perspectives (www.bootheglobalperspectives.com) have pondered and interviewed many people in the film, writing, and journalistic fields to gain perspective. See the quotes and the video on this subject embedded.

"As long as there's continuity of government, I don't see this having a big effect on Hollywood," said Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst for Exhibitor Relations. He predicts that the election results will push filmmakers to make more political films and political statements within films and satire. That shift will take time to materialize. "Whenever there is a lot of strife, and Hollywood is up against something, creative energy gets pumped into the process," says Bock.

"More political films will work into the pipeline, that will happen. And expect the old white guy to return as the Hollywood prototype villain for the next four years — we haven't seen that in a while. He will now have a big hairpiece," he says. "How the entertainment industry makes movies isn't going to change in the short term."

"Retribution" against Hollywood and the media, a favorite Trump target, is a distinct possibility," says Rich Greenfield, a securities analyst at BTIG Research.

Syracuse professor and free speech expert Roy Gutterman points out, "The concern is, everything is changing. My hope is that satire still has the same First Amendment protections tomorrow that it had two days ago, but everything seems to be topsy-turvy right now," says Gutterman.

Historian Douglas Brinkley predicts: “More country starts, Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson." (More Action films, fewer soul searching, humanistic films,)

Marc Fisher of the Washington Post says, “Hollywood will search for ways to connect with Trump supporters, more class conflict, military, and more films with faith issues, family, marriage, sexuality, technology."

Franklin Leonard, founder of the Black List (screenplay development) says: “I don’t see even one script that focuses on Trump. There will be quite a bit written about him in months to come.”

Anne Thompson of “Indiewire” says: “Disney’s Moana … escape films will be more popular” under a Trump presidency. People will want to get away from reality.

Ben Boothe, Sr., author, businessman, and publisher of Boothe Global Perspectives laughed as he said: "No need to watch scary movies, just watch the news. It is more entertaining and frightening than any movie."

Boothe said: "My mother is 92 going on 93 years old, and she voted for Trump. I asked why!" Her answer was: "Well, he is a little crazy, will likely get us into a war, is unpredictable, but he will shake things up. Our nation needs to be shaken out of this frozen gridlock. After he shakes things up so much, then we will vote in a leader who can put it together, and get it moving in a good way." I found it interesting, my mom felt like Trump's best skills were destroying the status quote, unraveling an ineffective government, and then expecting someone else to come in and lead the country. My mom's thoughts reminded me of Winston Churchhill of England, who was radical and forceful enough to be elected to lead during conflict and war, but the British threw him out for another when peaceful and progressive governance was important to them.   

See the Video:  Big Sky Voices -- You Tube, or see the interviews with film-makers in the following link: www.bootheglobalperspectives.com