Cinema has never belonged to one nation. It is a borderless collaboration of talent, capital, and imagination — a conversation among cultures. When Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on films “not made in America,” he mistakes art for industry and creativity for commerce.

Hollywood is not isolated; it thrives precisely because it connects with the world. Many American blockbusters — from Avengers to Dune — depend on global crews, foreign locations, and international funding. To penalize that network with trade barriers is to tax the very ecosystem that sustains American cinematic dominance.

Markets, not mandates, should guide the film industry. Art grows through freedom, not through walls. A tariff on foreign-made films would not “bring Hollywood home” — it would shrink its reach, limit its imagination, and alienate the audiences that have made it global.

In the end, America’s greatest export has never been steel or oil. It has been stories — stories that cross oceans and speak a universal language. The government should protect that freedom, not price it out of existence.

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