Just want to start off that this movie is a documentary but spoken by a very boring sounding narrator. Also, it seemed that the narrator had a very strange accent that made it hard for the average American to understand. To help understand the video if you payed close attention to the events you could usually figure out what the narrator is talking about. If you can get past that the documentary was very informative and showed a different side of Canada. This filmed showed the events that the Canadian terrorist group in Quebec did. From what I gathered there was a lot of tension that Quebec would loss its French culture to the British. So the French-Canadians showed their emotions by kidnapping Politian's, and blowing up buildings, starting riots, pretty much anything that made a huge impact the French-Canadians did. This was a very big issue for Canada but in the movie the narrators voice hardly changed so, me the viewer, did not get the intense feeling that I should have got. Even in the News interview they seemed calm but knew that this was a very big issue that they needed to overcome. I get that the French-Canadians of Quebec were angry and wanted to keep their French heritage in there Providence but they went about this the wrong way. This video would be a great way to show of what not to do when you want something a curtain way. I now understand why this was not a huge part in my History of Canada course because it was a bad/ almost embarrassing time for Canada. Overall, I would give this documentary a 5 out of 10 because it did have some very interesting events and had actual footage of the events, but the way the video was constructed was terrible and made it hard to watch.
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In Bed with an Elephant
(1987)
Canadian Documentary
28 February 2019
The film "In Bed with an Elephant" was a documentary film that was written by Canadians. It showed the reflection the U.S. President and Canadian Prim Minsters relationships over the past hundred years. Saying that, I like history films very much so I think the film "In Bed with an Elephant" deserves a 8.7 out of 10. Since, this movie was made for Canadians there was a slight anti-American feel throughout the movie, but I quickly got past that. Reason for that was because it used a lot of original old clips. Now let's dig into some of the details.
Some of the things that greatly interested me in the film was how Article IX section of the U.S. Constitution was formed for. This section of the U.S. Constitution was made to allow Canada to Join the United States at any time. This seems to me that the United States are trying to be a good friend and lend a helping hand out whenever possible, but the Canadians did not view it that way. Their view on this situations was that someday Canada will be the part of the United States. Another good point to bring up was that Trading agreements between the United States and Canada played a huge role with the relationship between U.S. presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers over the years. An example would be when President Richard Nixon imposed a 10% tax on all imports. Trudeau of course was not very happy about this idea, so both leaders met together to work out an agreement. This agreement made is now the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was enforced to strengthen neighboring countries economies which would result in a better relationship between the countries.
Like most Canadian documentary of history, I would recommend every American to watch. One being there history usually has a lot to do with our history, and shows some things that most Americans were not taught about. For two, it creates a slight eye opener for how our neighbor country thinks of the Americans, we are not the same apparently.
Some of the things that greatly interested me in the film was how Article IX section of the U.S. Constitution was formed for. This section of the U.S. Constitution was made to allow Canada to Join the United States at any time. This seems to me that the United States are trying to be a good friend and lend a helping hand out whenever possible, but the Canadians did not view it that way. Their view on this situations was that someday Canada will be the part of the United States. Another good point to bring up was that Trading agreements between the United States and Canada played a huge role with the relationship between U.S. presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers over the years. An example would be when President Richard Nixon imposed a 10% tax on all imports. Trudeau of course was not very happy about this idea, so both leaders met together to work out an agreement. This agreement made is now the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was enforced to strengthen neighboring countries economies which would result in a better relationship between the countries.
Like most Canadian documentary of history, I would recommend every American to watch. One being there history usually has a lot to do with our history, and shows some things that most Americans were not taught about. For two, it creates a slight eye opener for how our neighbor country thinks of the Americans, we are not the same apparently.
In Bed with an Elephant
(1987)
Greaat Canadian Documentry
28 February 2019
The film "In Bed with an Elephant" was a documentary film that was written by Canadians. It showed the reflection the U.S. President and Canadian Prim Minsters relationships over the past hundred years. Saying that, I like history films very much so I think the film "In Bed with an Elephant" deserves a 8.7 out of 10. Since, this movie was made for Canadians there was a slight anti-American feel throughout the movie, but I quickly got past that. Reason for that was because it used a lot of original old clips. Now let's dig into some of the details
Some of the things that greatly interested me in the film was how Article IX section of the U.S. Constitution was formed for. This section of the U.S. Constitution was made to allow Canada to Join the United States at any time. This seems to me that the United States are trying to be a good friend and lend a helping hand out whenever possible, but the Canadians did not view it that way. Their view on this situations was that someday Canada will be the part of the United States. Another good point to bring up was that Trading agreements between the United States and Canada played a huge role with the relationship between U.S. presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers over the years. An example would be when President Richard Nixon imposed a 10% tax on all imports. Trudeau of course was not very happy about this idea, so both leaders met together to work out an agreement. This agreement made is now the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was enforced to strengthen neighboring countries economies which would result in a better relationship between the countries.
Like most Canadian documentary of history, I would recommend every American to watch. One being there history usually has a lot to do with our history, and shows some things that most Americans were not taught about. For two, it creates a slight eye opener for how our neighbor country thinks of the Americans, we are not the same apparently.
Some of the things that greatly interested me in the film was how Article IX section of the U.S. Constitution was formed for. This section of the U.S. Constitution was made to allow Canada to Join the United States at any time. This seems to me that the United States are trying to be a good friend and lend a helping hand out whenever possible, but the Canadians did not view it that way. Their view on this situations was that someday Canada will be the part of the United States. Another good point to bring up was that Trading agreements between the United States and Canada played a huge role with the relationship between U.S. presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers over the years. An example would be when President Richard Nixon imposed a 10% tax on all imports. Trudeau of course was not very happy about this idea, so both leaders met together to work out an agreement. This agreement made is now the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It was enforced to strengthen neighboring countries economies which would result in a better relationship between the countries.
Like most Canadian documentary of history, I would recommend every American to watch. One being there history usually has a lot to do with our history, and shows some things that most Americans were not taught about. For two, it creates a slight eye opener for how our neighbor country thinks of the Americans, we are not the same apparently.
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