Post by CMF Newsman on Jul 8, 2009 13:08:45 GMT -5
Let’s be honest. The funniest parts of Borat weren’t the scenes where Sasha Baron Cohen donned his crazy wig and funny accent, and ran around his village chasing stereotypical caricatures. Nor was it when he wrestled his corpulent manager in the nude. No, that was just gross. The funniest parts are when he pitted himself opposite an American stereotype, who then exemplified exactly from whence those stereotypes originate.
Now for the shocking statement: Borat was tame. His caricature brought out xenophobia in some of his real-life targets, but he was so odd that he was more often met with curiosity. Like a Minotaur brain surgeon: You don’t want something with hooves operating on your brain, but you want to see him just the same.
Which brings us to Brüno. Cohen tested the waters with Borat. He used his fake Kazakhstani news reporter to determine just what really gets American hearts riled up. Apparently, his conclusion was that his flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista from “Da Ali G Show” was the next logical step.
Brüno, like Borat before him, plays both sides of the fence. Half of the movie is comedic dramatization, the other half pseudo-documentary-style reality. Sadly, for Brüno, the scripted parts are somewhat cliché and boring, suffering from “best clips are in the trailer” disease. On the other hand, the other half of the movie is truly intriguing.
More at chattanoogapulse.com/film/film-feature/bruno-the-search-for-more-borat/