America's Endless Obsession with Hollywood

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Have you ever wondered what it is about these Hollywood stars that give them the demi-god status in your lives? You admire and hero-worship them. Love them and even envy their glory. More than your own life you are interested by what is happening in their lives.

Few people debate America's infatuation with Hollywood and the stars; one only needs to watch television to see how movie stars and celebrities dominate the airways and just about everything we see. Even the popular fashion magazines feature movie stars on the cover; super models no longer grace the front and have instead been banished to the back pages. We see movie stars and celebrities everywhere, but what exactly makes these people so fascinated?

Much of this has to do with looks and public relations skills. Many Hollywood actors are prepped and preened before any public appearances. They look flawless. Everything from their hair styles to the makeup they wear, to the designer size 0 duds on their back, it all makes many people feel inferior and in awe of the rich and famous. They have things that many of us could never dream of owning.

Watching our favorite Hollywood stars in films and on television also can give people the mistaken impression that they know what a person is like. They can feel a sort of camaraderie to certain actors. However, in reality move stars have private lives as well as we really don't know what they could be like on a personal level, no matter how many interviews of them we've seen.

Hitting big time in Hollywood is based on good luck and pure timing. As a Hollywood actor to get yourself meaty roles you have to know the right people and be in the right place at the right time. Dazzling good looks will also go far in getting you noticed.

This also extends to musicians. Just take a look at all of multi-millionaire pop singers and ask yourself how many of them can actually sing? Considering all the recent accusations of lip-synching, the answer is not many. It's sad that looks have become more important to so many people than talent.

Many Hollywood stars love the attention they get from their fans and from the press. However, there is a downside to all this publicity. Star stalking is rather common and can be very dangerous. Individuals who have certain mental disabilities often fixate on Hollywood stars and create fantasy lives where they think they know the star personally.

You can gauge the star power of the Hollywood stars from the fact that in the last Presidential election in US many stars were called upon to rally against George Bush. It is a separate matter that Bush won again and people didn't let the stars detract them from their choice.

Hollywood movie stars make millions of dollars from their fan support and people love to see them any chance they get. Tabloid papers spout lies and trash about the rich and famous, and yet people buy them up like hot cakes. America's obsession with Hollywood doesn't show any signs of slowing down.