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Government hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

JLB50 said:
I’d love to see a TV series on Canadian heroes, both those in the military and those in the private sector. Much of the “glamour” of the U.S. comes from myths that were based on reality…e.g. Davey Crockett at the Alamo, George Custer, etc. Canada has done little to create heroes and those that were historical heroes have now largely been demoted in stature due to wokeism. Unlike America’s heroes, ours tend to be victims of our own self righteousnes.
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If Sam Steele were American, there would be a hundred movies about him and every kid would know who he was.

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Sam Steele - Wikipedia

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Maxman1 said:
Not exactly. They changed it because they felt Napoleon was the true villain of the series, whereas the Americans are only antagonists in any capacity in three books.

As well, in the book The Far Side of the World, the American frigate is the same size as the Surprise, and is discovered shipwrecked halfway through. The ship battle in the climax is taken from the midpoint of the first book, where Aubrey uses deception to defeat a larger Spanish frigate, while his orders to take a significantly larger ship are lifted from the first Hornblower novel.
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From the link quoting Director/Co-Screenplay Writer:

“The Americans would never back a film in which they were the enemy,” Weir said on the 2004 Master and Commander DVD’s special features. “It was just confusing emotionally for the audience. Who did they feel for? Jack or their own countrymen?” Ultimately, the director recalled with the faintest hints of a smirk on his face that “given it was an American-backed picture, it was asking too much.”
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Blackadder1916 said:
Unfortunately, the best that Canadian cinema could come up with was Paul Gross's "Passchendaele" and "Hyena Road".
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Forget the Yanks

How come we can't produce Breaker Morant, Gallipoli, The Light Horse, Kokoda, Danger Close....?

Not to mention all sorts of good material in the Seven Oaks Massacre, the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions, the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, The Fenian Raids, the Assassination of D'Arcy McGee, the Gold Rushes... even the Long Trek to Fort Whoop-Up and the Battle of Belly River and the Cypress Hills Massacre that prompted it.

We prefer to ignore our history rather than face it.
 
Kirkhill said:
Forget the Yanks

How come we can't produce Breaker Morant, Gallipoli, The Light Horse, Kokoda, Danger Close....?

Not to mention all sorts of good material in the Seven Oaks Massacre, the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions, the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, The Fenian Raids, the Assassination of D'Arcy McGee, the Gold Rushes... even the Long Trek to Fort Whoop-Up and the Battle of Belly River and the Cypress Hills Massacre that prompted it.

We prefer to ignore our history rather than face it.
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Because: profit.

Alot of war movies bomb at the box office. Even US war movies, which would attract alot more viewers (money) than Canadian films.

screenrant.com

10 Great War Movies That Bombed At The Box Office

Which must-see war movies bombed in theaters?
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Kirkhill said:
Forget the Yanks

How come we can't produce Breaker Morant, Gallipoli, The Light Horse, Kokoda, Danger Close....?

Not to mention all sorts of good material in the Seven Oaks Massacre, the Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions, the Red River and Northwest Rebellions, The Fenian Raids, the Assassination of D'Arcy McGee, the Gold Rushes... even the Long Trek to Fort Whoop-Up and the Battle of Belly River and the Cypress Hills Massacre that prompted it.

We prefer to ignore our history rather than face it.
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add in the Black Donnellys
 
The whys and whynots of Canadian war movies could make for an interesting discussion but as production costs won't count toward 2% of GDP, perhaps a thread split? Or here's an idea for increasing defense spending - each service gets $50 million to make a movie. :ROFLMAO:
 
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