"C a n a d a"

I can't believe the reaction I get from friends when I describe the film, and especially when I show them the logo (as in the sig).

"Offence" is probably the best word to describe it. Both from my Canadian AND American friends. Canadian because, well, they're Canadians. Americans, because, why make a big deal about Canada? There's nothing up there anyway.

I have to admit that as I made the logo I felt that I was doing something... wrong. I had the urge to take a shower afterwards. Although Canadian by birth (British by heritage) like most Canadians I'm not particularly nationalistic, but the moment I clicked the mask button in Photoshop I knew I had crossed the line.

The idea of an American flag flying over Ottawa, Vancouver or, God forbid, Kitchener/Waterloo... it's just... wrong. Unspeakably so.

I'm sorry, but the story has to be told. There's no stopping it now -- it's beyond my control.
 
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A recent Washington Post article entitled:
Raiding the Icebox; Behind Its Warm Front, the United States Made Cold Calculations to Subdue Canada, by Peter Carlson (30 December 2005),
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focuses on a detailed US Plan to Invade Canada entitled "Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan -- Red," It was formulated in the late 1920s, approved by the US War Department in 1930, updated in 1934 and 1935, withdrawn in 1939 and declassified in 1974. (See complete WP article below)
Yet upon more careful examination, an ongoing plan to annex Canada to the US, is still on the books. Today, it involves what the media refer to as "Deep Integration", which constitutes a more polite term for "Annexation".

"The Icebox" in the WP article refers euphemistically to a country we call Canada, a vast territory of strategic significance for the US, with tremendous resources extending from Coast to Coast; South from the St Lawrence Valley to the North West territories and the US Alaska border.

Most think tank experts agree that it is inevitable that Canada will eventually fall under the sphere of influence and outright control of the United States given the disparity between the two regions with respect to economic clout, infrastructure and military size. Historically, this has always been the fate of lesser nations sharing a vast border with a powerful and more developed neighbor.
 
pmark23 said:
why make a big deal about Canada? There's nothing up there anyway.
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Well, if you're looking for a REASON to invade Canada, you could always do it for oil. I THINK the US imports more oil from Canada than any other country in the world (1,800 thousand barrels per day vs. 2nd place Saudi Arabia at 1,400).
 
I think Mexico is up there too for importing oil to the States.

I think our abundunt supply of water would also be a good reason.
 
Lead actor is in. Going through final revisions of script.

The lead actress is a crucial role, and I hope I can get who I want. We'll see...
 
The truth may be more insidious that the fiction. There are certainly less dramatic ways to invade a country and thus, less apparent. Can't wait to see the film.

Cheers
 
So close, yet so far... Will be travelling over the next few weeks on a couple shoots, and will most certainly miss the deadline by a week or two. Argh!
 
I spent the last couple months on the CG and some compositing, and will likely either just finish the project late, or use it in the next fest.
 
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