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Article #69: The Last Night

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The "Last Night" is the story about effects that do occur are subtle, for
several Canadians and their adventures in example the burning tower block as a back
last 6 hours before the end of the world. drop for one of the car journeys. The
The movie got in the top 5 of the best scale of the film is also
Canadian movies. It was the first movie characteristically Canadian. The whole
Don McKellar produced and received film centres on a few loosely connected
rewards for it. The "Last Night" is a characters set in one area of Toronto.
very thought infuriating and amusing Compare this with Deep Impact which
movie. However, there is a doubt that features clips of scenes in Moscow and
it's a pure Canadian movie, and not a shots of the planet as the meteor hits,
simply Hollywood-like picture. there is nothing on this scale in Last
One problem with identifying what makes a Night, it is simply people.
typical Canadian film is the diversity There is simply no need for special
that is currently splitting Canadian effects in Last Nightas the shock value
cinema. G. Prately of states, 'it (is) comes from the head on tackling of
impossible to generalize over Canadian stressed emotions and some taboo
cinema as a whole' (2002). This is a subjects. The choice of the gas man to
reference to the present divide between ring every customer to thank them would
the American influenced Canadian film rarely been included in a Blockbuster.
industry and the more traditional More notably the references to
Canadian flick. Such is the state of homosexuality as an experiment for
Canadian cinema that Hollywood influenced experiments sake, and the presence of a
films are themselves a genre of 40 something virgin are unusual topic
'Canadian' film. For example the low brow matter. Although Canadian cinema isn't
comedy Porkey's. More widely accepted as renowned for its sexual content, these
a typical Canadian film are the darker, subjects are dealt with in true Canadian
murkier movies that are the staple diet film style. The use of tongue in cheek
of French speaking Canada's film humour is apparent, as is sarcasm. The
industry. These are the films Canada is later is used to good effect at the
known for, with arty direction and often Christmas dinner scene by the character
sinister undertones. These films are made Patrick. This makes the film more
to provoke reflection and take the silver believable and helps avoid most of the
screen in new directions. It was this 'good-bye' American cliches used in the
Canadian film style that describes as Hollywoodequivalents.
having 'there own identity born out of The ending to the film also strongly
their own geography, climate and social contrasts that of most American motion
customs' (2002). Sadly these films have pictures. Bruce Willis manages to save
small audiences and do not profit. 3% of the world in Armageddon, and Morgan
films seen by Canadians are made in Freeman saves most of it in Deep Impact,
Canada. Isidora Rajsic of Capital News but this is not the case in Last Night.
Online quotes, 'Canadian film is For whatever reason it is known from the
virtually invisible'. This lack of start they will all die and this fact
commercialism forces Canadato copy accepted. This aspect of 'the unknown' is
Hollywood. But which of these camps does rarely seen in American films, where more
Last Nightbelong to? Is it a replication commonly the story line is explained in
of Hollywood's blockbusters with muscle full with diagrams. To emphasize a point
bound heroes trying to save the earth in made earlier, this film is not about the
the final few nail biting hours? Or is it events; it is about emotions and
typical of Canadian cinema featuring dark relationships between the characters. The
humour and originality? To determine people who play these characters are yet
this, comparisons will be made to another example of differences between
Hollywoodhits Armageddonand Deep Impact, the blockbusters and Last Night. There
both also released in 1998, and more are no truly famous actors to rival the
importantly also centre on the end of the likes mentioned earlier. This is another
world. characteristic of Canadian cinema which
The basic scenario of Last Night, the is shared by Last Night.
earth ending, could at first impression What adds the extra Canadian spirit to
be seen as a bit ambitious for a Canadian Last Nightis the promotion of the fact
film, and fit the mould for a the film is Canadian. Many Canadian films
Hollywoodproduction. However similarities have been criticised for not making
in the storyline stop there. Last Nightis reference to the fact the film is set in
at heart a people film, a film that deals Canada. For example the highly successful
with emotions and relationships, in this film My Big Fat Greek Weddingwas shot in
way it is typically Canadian. While the Torontoand starred a Winnipegborn
blockbuster equivalents focus on space actress, but is set in Chicagoand all
rockets and specials effect meteors, Last Canadian aspects of the film are ignored.
Nightforgets computer generation, Joshua This is not the case in Last Night. It is
Tanzer writes 'all the action is in the mentioned they are in Torontoand the no
eyes of the actors'(2000). This lack of attempts are made to hide the fact the
special effects allows for the star is Canadian and the leading lady has
development of the characters, central to Canadian parents.
any good Canadian film. The special






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