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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
What bothered me the most about the movie was the betrayal of trust. Yes I know some of those Americans were racist and others were just plain dumb. But all of them were going out of their way to befriend and help a complete stranger. He returned their kindness by making them the butt of a joke shared with millions at these folk's expense.
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Awww were some of your friends in that movie?
I thought Borat was hilarious. But I like seeing ignorance exposed. Perhaps its a little easier for Canadians to laugh since he wasn't parading around small town Canada showing our racists and ignoramuses. That might hit a little closer to home. But the non-American world loves making fun of stupid Americans. I also like awkward humour. Borat inserts himself in some very awkward situations. Clearly you empathized with the people made to feel awkward. Shows like the Office (both British and American) are driven by this awkward type of humour.
The wrestling scene is interesting in that it made it awkward for members of the studio audience. I'm guessing you didn't watch this one in theatres but when I did on opening night that scene probably caused the most hysterical laughter of the whole movie which definitely surprised me. Why? I suspect it had to a lot with people evaluating the reaction of their friends or being shocked at their own reaction of disgust. Homophobes would feel super uncomfortable and probably shut their eyes and look away. I wonder what psychologists would make of the in-theatre reaction to that scene, I remember being struck by it.
I'm not sure what I would have made of Borat had I not been exposed to Ali G, Borat and Bruno extensively before. But yeah, count me in the damn funny camp.