The dangers that arose from taking such significant liberties by Hollywood in altering Hemingway's novels in an attempt to create blockbusters was that many people believed that the cinematic depictions were in agreement with the works of Hemingway. This was not as bad as it might seem, however, because if the public thought that Hemingway wrote like those films, then "they would imagine that the novel had rather the same quality of glamorous love in war as the film, so Hemingway was a writer to love and admire” (Laurence 81). Despite Hollywood's irreverence in depicting the novels faithfully, they attracted new Hemingway fans who probably would not have been able to experience his talent in any other medium, and although some of the film publicity was embarrassing, " it served to broaden his name recognition even within the industry.” the public who might never have read a word of what he wrote. This may partly explain why Hemingway was so deeply known as a cultural hero in American society” (Oliver