Devon Kash

The American film industry, long a bastion of cultural influence, is teetering on the edge of obsolescence, and Google’s Veo 3, an AI-powered video generation model launched in May 2025, may have delivered the fatal blow. This technological upheaval is not only a disruption of Hollywood’s economic model but a long-overdue reckoning for an industry steeped in liberal bias, out of touch with traditional values and increasingly irrelevant to the average person.

Veo 3, with its ability to generate high-quality videos from simple text prompts or static images, threatens to dismantle the bloated budgets, overpaid actors, and elitist gatekeepers of Tinseltown, while empowering independent creators to produce compelling content without the need for vast financial resources. Veo 3 is poised to end Hollywood’s reign, send its actors to the unemployment line, liberate creative individuals, and expose the industry’s liberal excesses as a relic of a bygone era. Hollywood has long been a symbol of American creativity, but its dominance has come at a cost. The industry’s reliance on massive budgets—often exceeding $200 million for a single blockbuster—has created a system where only a handful of studios, backed by corporate conglomerates, can afford to produce films.

These budgets fuel exorbitant salaries for A-list actors, who command tens of millions per project, while crews, writers, and smaller players scrape by. The result is an inefficient, top-heavy industry that prioritizes spectacle over substance, often alienating audiences who crave authentic storytelling. Veo 3 upends this model by enabling anyone with a computer and a vision to create professional-grade videos. Capable of producing 8-second clips in up to 4K resolution with synchronized audio, Veo 3 can generate everything from cinematic scenes to marketing content with stunning realism. For example, a prompt like “a cowboy riding through a dusty desert at sunset, with galloping hooves and a haunting harmonica” yields a visually and aurally immersive result, rivaling the output of multi-million-dollar productions.

This democratization of filmmaking threatens to render Hollywood’s lavish budgets obsolete, as independent creators can now compete without the need for studio backing.

The implications for Hollywood’s workforce, particularly its actors, are dire. Actors, especially those at the top, have long been the face of Hollywood’s excess, earning astronomical sums while contributing little to the creative process beyond their celebrity. Veo 3 eliminates the need for physical actors by generating lifelike characters from text descriptions. A creator can input “a grizzled war veteran delivering a stirring speech” and receive a fully realized scene, complete with nuanced expressions and synchronized dialogue, without ever hiring an actor. This capability could lead to widespread unemployment in an industry already grappling with a 12.5% unemployment rate in August 2024, a figure likely understated due to underreported claims. The Screen Actors Guild, which fought an 8-month strike in 2023 partly over AI concerns, foresaw this threat, but Veo 3’s rapid advancement has outpaced their ability to adapt. For conservatives, this shift is a market-driven correction, stripping away the privilege of an overpaid elite who often use their platforms to push progressive agendas, from climate activism to identity politics, that clash with the values of middle America.

Veo 3’s impact extends beyond economics, striking at the heart of Hollywood’s cultural dominance. The industry has long been criticized for its liberal bias, a perception rooted in its history and reinforced by its output. From the 1930s, when Warner Bros. produced “social consciousness” films promoting New Deal policies, to modern blockbusters that weave in themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Hollywood has often aligned itself with left-leaning ideologies. A 2011 book, Primetime Propaganda, documented how TV executives like Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman admitted to favouring liberal writers and marginalizing conservatives, creating an echo chamber that alienates conservative audiences. Recent examples, such as Disney’s Snow White reboot, criticized for its progressive messaging, and the backlash against The Marvels for its perceived “woke” undertones, highlight a disconnect with viewers who feel Hollywood prioritizes ideology over entertainment.

Hollywood’s liberal tilt is not just a creative misstep but a betrayal of American principles. Films like The Tillman Story, which portrayed Pat Tillman as an anti-war figure, and An Inconvenient Truth, criticized for exaggerating climate change claims, exemplify how Hollywood has weaponized storytelling to advance progressive narratives. The industry’s hostility toward conservatives is palpable: actors like Antonio Sabato Jr. have claimed their careers were derailed after expressing support for Donald Trump, and conservative organizations like Friends of Abe operate in secrecy to avoid professional repercussions. Veo 3’s arrival is thus seen as a divine reckoning, a tool that bypasses Hollywood’s gatekeepers and allows creators to tell stories that resonate with heartland values—stories of faith, family, and patriotism that Hollywood often ignores. The success of faith-based films like The Chosen and Sound of Freedom, which grossed $250 million on a $15 million budget, proves there’s a hungry audience for content that reflects conservative ideals.

For creative individuals, Veo 3 is a game-changer, leveling the playing field in a way that aligns with individual liberty and free-market innovation. Previously, aspiring filmmakers faced insurmountable barriers: studio approval, union regulations, and the need for multimillion-dollar budgets. Veo 3, accessible through platforms like the Gemini app, Google Flow, and Vertex AI, allows anyone to create professional-quality content for as little as $19.99 a month with a Google AI Pro subscription. A small-town filmmaker in rural America can now produce a scene of “a small-town parade with American flags and cheering crowds” without ever leaving their desk. This empowerment aligns with the conservative belief in self-reliance, freeing creators from Hollywood’s bureaucratic stranglehold and enabling them to tell stories that reflect their communities’ values.The potential for Veo 3 to foster a new wave of conservative storytelling is immense.

Unlike Hollywood, which often caters to urban, multicultural audiences, independent creators can use Veo to produce content that speaks to the heartland. A patriot in Texas could generate a short film about a veteran’s homecoming, complete with realistic visuals and stirring music, and distribute it on platforms like X or Rumble, bypassing traditional studio channels. This shift could give rise to a decentralized film industry, where creators compete based on talent and vision, not access to Hollywood’s elite networks. The success of Am I Racist?, a conservative mockumentary that grossed $12 million on a $3 million budget, shows that audiences are eager for content that challenges Hollywood’s orthodoxy. Veo 3 amplifies this trend, enabling creators to produce similar projects at a fraction of the cost.

However, Veo 3 is not without limitations, and its impact on Hollywood must be tempered by practical realities. The current 8-second clip duration restricts its use for feature-length films, requiring creators to stitch together multiple segments, which can disrupt narrative flow. Audio generation, while impressive, struggles with short speech segments, occasionally producing unnatural dialogue. Prompt accuracy is critical; vague inputs can yield subpar results, demanding a level of skill that not all amateurs possess. Additionally, regional restrictions, such as the unavailability of image-to-video features in the European Economic Area, could limit global adoption. These challenges suggest that Hollywood’s demise may not be immediate, as studios can still leverage their expertise in long-form storytelling and global distribution networks. Yet these limitations do not diminish Veo 3’s revolutionary potential.

Devon Kash