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If you would've told me that Canadian Bacon, a movie I remember basically because it was shown in a high school "media literacy" class would feel so...appropriate in 2025 (literally thirty years later), I wouldn't have believed you.Fundamentally, this is a political satire about a post-Cold War United States desperate for a foreign enemy to a) scapegoat its domestic problems and b) justify maintaining its inflated military budget. But it's also about how quickly people can be convinced of an "enemy" out there by the power of the mass media (essentially, Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky).As enlightened as we (probably) thought we would be, our current age reflects the same lesson people have had to learn time and time again: technology and methods change, people don't. As we stare down a manufactured conflict between the United States and Canada in 2025, this movie feels so relevant.It is also, though, very much reflective of its time. In what was and still is his only fictional film, Michael Moore approaches the subject matter with a sledge hammer and pulls no punches in criticizing the American political class. There's a very mid 90s sardonic nature to this movie that I found not only charming, but honestly kind of irresistible.One thing I really liked about this film was the cast. John Candy, Alan Alda, Bill Nunn, and Rip Torn are really, really good here. Canadian Bacon is a vertiable feast of 90s comedic talent.The writing and structure of the film could be a bit better; I found some of the analogies confusing and some running jokes really unfunny. I didn't understand Rhea Perlman's character at all, and I also kind of wish we got the Canadian perspective. The film, despite its subject matter, feels oddly small (centred around Niagara Falls, New York)As is typical for Moore, he tends to paint Canada as almost utopic; a country apparently devoid of anything negative at all, but obsessed with its maple syrup and beer, and (even inaccurate at the time) lily white. (Just an FYI, Canada isn't and never has been a homogenous nation of blondes with blue eyes, don't know where this idea comes from). But, it is funny to me that even back then, Canada was a shorthand for "friendly country."It's not the best movie about frosty relations between the U. S. and Canada (that is definitely South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, which I may also watch as I drown myself in laughs). But it is kind of fun.

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Reviewed by view_and_review 7 / 10

The Canadian Crisis

"Canadian Bacon" is one of those movies with an excellent concept which is enough to make you want to watch it even if it's not the greatest movie. In this case, I happen to love the plot and like the movie.The U.S. president's ratings are doing poorly and he is desperate for a ratings boost if he is to be re-elected. After long deliberations with his various cabinet members he settles on a fictionalized conflict with Canada. If he could have a conflict similar to the Cold War which lasted so long and kept Americans properly patriotic, then he could reap the benefits.This Michael Moore creation is an exaggeration, but it rings with so much truth. Rabid Americans worked themselves into a lather while the nice and unwitting Canadians went about their lives as they normally would. "Canadian Bacon" isn't about the laughs, though it has them, it is about the sheer absurdity of an artificial conflict.

Reviewed by ryanpersaud-59415 6 / 10

Canadian Bacon

1995

Action / Comedy

Canadian Bacon

1995

Action / Comedy

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The Canadian Crisis

Maybe not the best movie about U.S.-Canada relations, but hey, pickings are slim.

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