Why does Britain need a film industry?

Britain needs a film industry for a number of reasons. Firstly, without the British fillm industry all UK cinemas would be filled with Hollywood Blockbusters. Already there is an obvious dominance of Hollywood cinema which proves a problem as these films only display America's messages and values regarding politics, race, gender etc. The hollywood films are also very stereotypical and extravaggant. British cinema manages to engage the British audiences a lot more, because the British characters within the films are more easily engaged with, and are often about ordinary people.

British Cinema is also essential for Britain, as it provides thousands of jobs for British people. These jobs are not only for directors and actors, but also for builders, make-up artists, advertisers etc. The British film industry also plays a role within the Tourist industry, and so also provides jobs there.