One of the more instinctive knee-jerk comments in trans-Atlantic relations is that the "French don't like Americans."
Proof that this is a common misperception is in the American music heard on French radio, the American programs found on a considerable segment of prime-time French television, and France's box-office movie hits, the majority of which are produced in Hollywood — ranging from Batman to Lorax.
Many French have long decried the Americanization of France and ever potent challenge the English-language poses to the language of Moliere. "Franglais," the mix of English words with French, has been the bane of the self-appointed literary guardians for generations, but when it comes to pure entertainment, Hollywood holds its ground.
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