Times change, people don't change.
I don't know what sick human psychological need pushes some of our species to be meglomaniacs and control others like slaves, but it definitely exists and it hasn't gone away.
Everything we're shown is used to manipulate us, everything. For example, you'll watch a debate on the news with seemingly two oppossing sides discussing the issue, but what we're really seeing is a script being run and an attempt to get people to adopt a slightly different image or view on something. It's all controlled and movies and entertainment industry isn't any different.
Hell, the same people who own the news outlets like Fox, CNN, and NBC own hollywood movie studios and even video game developers.
What can you do? I enjoy the entertainment of films and I can't see myself just sticking to reading classical literature in a cabin in the woods, so here I am. :D