Paramount's Pro-American Content Strategy Will Revive Hollywood Excellence and Profitability
Source: Brooke Brandtjen. "The Paramount Purchase Could Revive Excellence In Hollywood." March 6, 2026. thefederalist.com
The Gist
The author argues that Paramount's new CEO will make Hollywood great again by focusing on patriotic movies and TV shows instead of liberal messaging. She claims pro-American content makes more money because that's what audiences really want to see.
Conclusion
David Ellison's leadership of Paramount will revive American excellence in Hollywood by focusing on pro-American content that audiences want and that generates higher profits
Premises
- Pro-American films consistently achieve massive box office success, as evidenced by Mission: Impossible ($4.7 billion), Top Gun: Maverick ($1.49 billion), and Marvel films
- Films with explicit leftist or anti-American narratives often alienate audiences and underperform financially, like Vice which was a box office flop
- Ellison has a proven track record of producing successful pro-American content through Mission: Impossible and Top Gun: Maverick
- Paramount's partnership with Taylor Sheridan on pro-American shows like Yellowstone has been highly lucrative
- American audiences prefer content that celebrates their country and fellow countrymen rather than content that criticizes America
- Hollywood's recent pattern of inserting social justice narratives has created an underserved market hungry for patriotic content
Assumptions
- Box office success is the primary measure of film quality and audience preference
- Pro-American content inherently means avoiding social justice themes
- Ellison's business motivations will translate into consistently pro-American content choices
- The correlation between patriotic themes and financial success indicates causation
- Hollywood has been systematically suppressing patriotic content rather than responding to market demands