does hollywood have a nepotism problem?
most of these offspring are not very talented. you think colin hanks would have been noticed it he wasn't tom hanks' son.
https://people.com/celebrity/nepotism-babies/
Yes...this is something my sisters, brother, and I have talked about over the years. To be fair, as others have stated here, I think it's a problem with all forms of entertainment (including sports...although I think sports eventually resolves itself, since there is a "score" and certain level of play one has to keep up to be competitive).
I admit that I really don't know enough about movies and what really makes a great actor/actress. Regarding Tom and Colin Hanks...Colin played a role of a priest in the TV series "Mad Men" and I thought he was very good in it. I really haven't seen him in enough roles to make a judgment on him. Tom seems to be a very popular and well-regarded actor...and I think he can be, when he's in a role that's suited for him. But there have been some roles for him where he has gotten a lot of praise and I don't quite get it. Like "Sully," for example...I thought it was a pretty good movie, but I don't think I ever saw Tom Hanks as Sully. I saw him more as "Tom Hanks playing the role of Sully," if that makes any sense. Same with "Saving Private Ryan"...I thought Tom Sizemore was really the one who carried that movie, not Hanks. I do think Hanks was great in "Forrest Gump" and deserved his Oscar in that role.
It is just very, very, very difficult to "get that foot in the door" without some sort of Hollywood connection, it seems. It takes a lot more than sheer acting ability alone.