Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Le Grande Seduction, Canada, 2003


This movie in a small village in Nova Scotia, depicted the human nature to consume every natural resource until it’s gone. The fish population had been decimated, and now restricted for commercial use. The community is now faced with the choice to take government compensation or move to the city for work. A small factory was the goal of several hard-core individuals that did not want to leave. This was the only option to continue to live their way of life, but they had to convince a doctor to live their as a resident to be in accordance with the factories standards.

This story is very entertaining to say the least. After several doctors dismiss the invitation, in laughter, one is on his way home from work and gets pulled over by non-other than the Village’s x-mayor. He fumbles for his I.D. and a bag of cocaine goes flying to the ground. He then rambles about a cricket game and how it caused him to run late. The Mayor’s eyes are wide with excitement as he jots down the word cricket on his notepad. Next thing you know the Dr. is on a boat heading for the village. The town is cricket-themed with not a hockey item in sight. As the Dr. arrives there is a game in progress that gets him extremely excited. The villagers cater to the Doctor and pull out all the stops to win him over. He was furious after finding out what was going on but a relationship problem back home clamed him down, and he realized how much he enjoyed the place and people. It also seems that the Doctor had more empathy and respect for the people after he learned the truth about the ‘replacement.’ It showed how devoted they were to stay in their town as well.

The seduction is sort of like what the TV show Cheers portrays. The show with the song about going somewhere “where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came.” The villagers were always friendly with one another and nearly always easy-go-lucky. Most people want to belong to something and it should be even more rewarding in a position such as a Doctor where you can contribute that much good. I just wonder if he got a second date with the post office attendant and whether or not the townspeople are playing Cricket or Hockey.

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