Sunday, November 12, 2006

Borat

I saw the movie recently and boy - I was in stitches some of the time. But at the same time, like other people who've seen it, I also felt a bit uneasy at times: perhaps that was the point? Like, when at the rodeo, Borat was told that he looked a bit like a terrorist, and that he'd better get a shave or he'd be viewed suspiciously. At the same time, some stuff was pretty disgusting - like at the hotel, or at the dinner party. Though I laughed my head off at the way New Yorkers reacted to Borat's greetings, I kinda feel this is a movie I'd only watch again in about 10 years time. Partly because of the blunt, raw scenes, but also because much of the stuff raised is too true to laugh at.