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'Culture, not nuclear weapons, gives US global dominance'

AFP, Singapore
Hollywood, Coca-Cola and Mickey Mouse, not nuclear weapons, have made the United States the most powerful country in the world, maverick American filmmaker Spike Ize said yesterday.
"The reason why America has been the most dominant country' in the world is not because America has more nuclear arms than anybody else," Lee told the Global Brand Forum, an international business conference, in Singapore.
"Has anyone seen exactly where a nuclear arm influenced how other people dress, the way they talk, the way they think?
"America is dominating the world because of culture -- movies, television. Levi's (jeans), Coca-Cola, Disney, rock and roll, hip-hop," hesaid.
"That's power -- when you influence how people think, how they dress, how they talk... not because we could blow the shit up."
The African-American director, known for his films dealing with social and political issues, said US influence is so pervasive, notably through films, that it has shaped global publicopinion.
It does not help that many Americans have an inadequate understanding of the rest of the world, he added.
Hollywood films had earlier portrayed African-Americans and native Americans as the villains, he said. After World War II, the Nazis emerged as the "bad guys", followed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, "terrorists" and "people from Islamic or Arabic states" became the villains in Hollywood movies, he said.
Asked by a member of the audi-ence what will happen if Hollywood runs out of villains. Lee said: "They will find somebody, they always do."
Lee criticised Hollywood-made World War II movies, which he said failed to portray the real role played by African-American soldiers.
This is why he decided to make a film, entitled "Miracle at St. Anna" and due for release later this year, that would show the forgotten contribution of African-American soldiers during the war.
Lee also disclosed that a film on France football legend Zinedine Zidane inspired him to do a similar documentary on American basketball star Kobe Bryant.
"Three or four years ago there was a film in Cannes on the great soccerplayer Zidane,"hesaid.
"It was about one game when he was playing with Real Madrid. What was amazing in the film was that 20 cameras were on Zidane the whole match. I was amazed by it, I said,'this is great'."
In the documentary, entitled Kobe Bryant 4/13/08, Lee brought in 30 cameras which all focused on Bryant from different angles during a single Lakers game against the San Antonio Spurs on April 13, 2008.
"It's just a total look at one of the world's greatest athletes and the preparation that he does," Lee said.