Back in the Eighties, I recall reading about terrorists in Lebanon who would mouth anti-American lines for the news media -- but when the cameras were off, they would ask questions of the crews about American popular culture, tell of cousins and friends who had happily settled in the US, and ask how one got a visa and a green card. Since then, despite terrorism and military conflicts, I have heard and read enough similar accounts to be convinced that America and Americans are deeply admired and genuinely appealing throughout the world.
Moreover, as we enter a cold peace with China fraught with the potential for armed conflict it cannot but be helpful for the US that Midway will arrive showing the Americans clobbering the last aggressor with hegemonic plans in Asia. This will facilitate our emerging strategy against China to cultivate local allies and build up their military potential. Amazingly, the US is quite popular in Vietnam, which is now suffering from Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. I imagine that Midway will be popular with audiences in Vietnam, who are likely to cheer even physically implausible combat feats by Americans fighting the Japanese.