Cultural appropriation of the Day of the Dead by foreign studio films

Abstract

A year after the release of the film “Spectre”, the Mexican government decided to organize a parade in Mexico city as a consequence of the representation in such film. Even though a parade is not even part of the original tradition. Cultures naturally change and evolve yet, how valid is it for foreigners to be responsible for these modifications? How are these actions different from the cultural impositions in the times of the colonies?