Hollywoodizing
Making it cinematic
Hollywoodizing is adapting something to fit Hollywood conventions—making it more dramatic, glamorous, simplified, or commercially appealing.
A novel gets Hollywoodized when the film version adds a love interest, softens the ending, or casts attractive leads: The biography was Hollywoodized beyond recognition.
The term usually carries a note of disapproval, suggesting authenticity sacrificed for mass appeal.
Making content less challenging
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- clicheOverused phrase or idea
- predictableAble to be foreseen
- tropeRecurring narrative device
stereotype · happy ending · good versus evil · love interest · three-act structure · plot armor · convenient · sanitize
Exaggerate for impact
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- romanticizePortray as more appealing
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
beautify · stylize · idealize · spectacle · glitz · polish · fantasy · escapism
Enormously successful entertainment property
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- castingShaping through liquid form
- productionMaking or generating something
studio · director · cinematography · script · greenlight · remake · franchise · sequel
Make worldwide in scope
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- commercializeExploit for profit
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
- exportForeign-bound sale
cultural imperialism · Bollywood · Nollywood · localize · remake · whitewash · adapt · repackage
dumbing down
Making content less challenging
- formulaicFollowing a set template
- clicheOverused phrase or idea
- predictableAble to be foreseen
trope · stereotype · happy ending · good versus evil · love interest · three-act structure · plot armor · convenient · sanitize · bowdlerize
sensationalize
Exaggerate for impact
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- romanticizePortray as more appealing
exaggerate · beautify · stylize · idealize · spectacle · glitz · polish · fantasy · escapism · makeover
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- castingShaping through liquid form
production · studio · director · cinematography · script · greenlight · remake · franchise · sequel · special effects
globalize
Make worldwide in scope
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- commercializeExploit for profit
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
export · cultural imperialism · Bollywood · Nollywood · localize · remake · whitewash · adapt · repackage · mass market
Hollywoodizingdocumenting
Creating a formal record
stripping down · deglamorizing · realistic depiction · verisimilitude
Hollywoodizingdocumentary-style
Imitating factual film techniques
cinéma vérité · neorealism · kitchen sink realism · indie filmmaking · fly-on-the-wall
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