Definition: Science Friction

Rating: Null/10 (28 October 2015)

Telling a story that not only alters the facts but does so at the expense of someone else (or another group) who, in the true telling of a story, deserves way more credit.
Up here in Canada, we have a word for 'American' movies and television... we call them 'Movies' and 'Television'. As far as we're concerned, there is no difference between US and Canadian citizens when we watch TV. There are actually classes up here to teach Canadian actors to sound more American. Why...because a significant demographic of Americans don't want to watch 'Lesser' nations on THEIR TV. Shocking or abysmal to the more enlightened? Sure. So you change the facts to make the movie sell.
This is why Ben made the main protagonist American... for the 'Canadian Caper'; It sells. Some of the trickle down effect is that Americans will realize that Canadians, in general, 'Aren't that bad'. You are a great nation full of great glories...you don't need to poach ours.