JUNO CANADIAN CONTENT?

Juno sounds Canadian. 'Juno Beach' was the code name for the stretch of coast line in Normandy where the Canadian Army landed in June of 1944 as part of the D-Day landings. The Juno Award is the name of Canada's 'Grammy'.

Now that these Canadian Facts (CanFax) are out there we can get to the heart of the debate: Apparently, there are those in the Genie's (Canada's 'Oscar') who feel that the new and apparently wonderful -- I am planning to see this soon -- movie Juno, directed by Jason Reitman and starring Ellen Page, is not "Canadian-enough".

Let me get this right... the director is Canadian born, and considers himself to be a Canadian at heart, even if he makes his living in Los Angeles; the lead actors, they being Ellen Page and Michael Cera are bonafide fellow country-people, the film was shot in Vancouver, which the last I checked was in the beautiful country of Canada, but for some reason, Juno is not a Canadian-enough picture. Granted, the screenplay was written by an American, and the production was funded by Americans, but in my eyes, and many others, this should not subtract from its Genie eligibility.

To tell you the truth, I don't like awards. They are phony, political, and just plain unnecessary, but that doesn't mean I do not have an opinion here.

At the end of the day, I don't care what country made the movie. I just like movies.

I want to see Juno.