The sight of entire families wandering around downtown Vancouver decked out in every possible permutation of Olympic-style clothing, grandparents to babies emblemized from stem to stern, everyone glassily smiling like they have drunk deeply of the Kool-Aid. Brrrrr.

Forgive me, but I find this type of rabid boosterism unbecoming to Canadians.

In the lead up to the Games, it was fine to bitch and complain, but now if you say anything bad about the Olympics in mixed company, people look at you like you might bite them. But even if it can seem as if the entire city has pretty much rolled over and let the Olympics have its way, there are still pockets of good old-fashioned Canadian contrariness. This resistant spirit is exemplified by two documentaries (Reel Injun and Salute) opening this week and next. Hail Mary, and pass the popcorn, you can hold the ammunition for now.

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