dream factory

Dream factory is a somewhat ironic or nostalgic term for Hollywood or the film industry generally, evoking an era when movies were produced assembly-line style by major studios and sold audiences on glamorous fantasies.

The term captures both the enchantment of cinema and the industrial machinery behind it.

By extension, any organization or system that mass-produces aspirational content or unrealistic expectations might be called a dream factory: Social media has become the new dream factory for influencer wannabes.