After the September 11,2001 attacks on the United States,movies made in the Western world showed a substantial rise in villains from Iraq and Afghanistan.If Salena adopted a political-economy perspective,which of the following would she argue to be a primary reason behind the increase in the number of these movie characters?

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A political-economy perspective would argue that the rise in villains from Iraq and Afghanistan in Western movies was due to the movies' alignment with the new dominant political ideology, which emerged after the September 11 attacks. This perspective focuses on how economic and political systems shape cultural production, and argues that media representations are influenced by the interests of those who control the media. In this case, the dominant political ideology in the aftermath of 9/11 was one of American exceptionalism and a global "war on terror," which was reflected in the movies that were produced.

After the September 11,2001 Attacks on the United States,movies Made