Race and Gender in Hollywood from the Perspective of Tears of the Sun Movie Poster Movies seem to have a tendency for their main character roles to be played by a white male character. On this poster we can see Bruce Willis on the cover. We can clearly see how his image eclipses all other elements of the poster. Including other soldiers, some of whom are not of the same race and a woman. The woman in this film plays the role of a doctor who treats the wounded in a remote African jungle, but she still seems like a supporting character even though her role is something people would consider very important. The way the titles are arranged on the poster shows how the hierarchy is established, Bruce Willis at the top and all the other characters at the bottom with darker colors that don't make them stand out too much, this reflects the preference that one seen in Hollywood films. for the typical white male character who comes in and has to save everyone else, even if some of the other characters play important roles in the film, they won't be taken seriously, either because they are of a minority race or because that they are women. This shows how minorities are mistreated and not given enough credit in films and also how women are not treated with the same importance as men in most films. This demonstrates that Hollywood tends to use white male characters for most of their lead roles in films. The woman in this poster seems to have a leading role among the soldiers since she is in front of them but she is still nothing compared to the soldiers. main character above all others. This shows how Hollywood maintains a preference when it comes to the main characters in their films. The position...... middle of paper ...... each character plays, prioritizing one over the others even if the film isn't just about that character. The poster can therefore be considered to be influenced by a single character. All of this sums up an unbalanced Hollywood that statistically shows how it is prone to having an extreme number of white male main characters versus a very small number of women and minorities as main characters, making change difficult. All humans like to be among people who look like them, so Hollywood is more likely to continue to cast white men over other types of people due to the fact that they share similar traits. So even if in the future the minority population increases and says more women are applying for jobs in the film industry, the trend will most likely continue and we will still see that they still prefer white men in Hollywood..