Fake Hollywood

For an assignment we were given we were told to come up with an analogy for anything.. I had a horrible trouble coming up with one but I think I went on a good rant so it was good enough to share. Here it goes.

Hollywood is as fake as a plastic barbie. It's frustrating to see images of skinny, mentally unsettled people on the cover of magazines sucking up all of the fame they can until their time runs out. The idea of the American dream has changed from having a settled family into making it big by almost any means necessary. The idea of being a talented actor/actress has also changed. Now suddenly you need to have the full "package". What is that? A pretty face, nice body and an attitude that could win people over. Did you realize I didn't mention anything about talent? A majority of actors got it big by familiarity, connections or money. Very few actually get there by pure talent and the ones that do I think are the most memorable. Now most children dream about being the girl on the cover of their favorite magazine. What happened to wanting a normal childhood filled with irresponsibility behind closed doors and not in the publics eye? Children are being fed a certain image that most can't reach like being a certain size or look a certain way for example. If we all were able to achieve that, no one would be unique and we would all be walking in a fake and boring wonderland.

Speaking as a hopeful future actress, I'm longing to make a living out of something I enjoy doing. I'm not going in there hoping to be noticed or to make it big. I know for a fact that I wouldn't be able to thrive in the Hollywood stereotypes that have been ingrained in their heads. People have become so obsessed with physical characteristics. For non-model-friendly actors/actresses, the image of Hollywood is making it almost impossible for us to make a decently good living doing what we love.