<p>Did you find it offensive?</p>
<p>If you’re the type of person who’s easily offended, there’s no reason you should go see it.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that this movie is making any money in the red states.</p>
<p>Yes, because everyone has 1 of 2 opinions. And I would think that gays would be more offended, and gays tend to be Democrats (over Republicans), so…</p>
<p>I have several gay friends who absolutely thought it was hilarious. They weren’t offended at all.</p>
<p>I walked out of Borat because 2/3 of the movie in because I thought it was the dumbest pile of crap I have ever seen. I am an unrepentant leftist who would love seeing rednecks making a fool of themselves, but Borat makes everyone, whether you a pig farmer or a PhD, look foolish. He acts in such a way that we don’t know how to react to and thus stumble in our reaction. I fail to see any social criticism in the movie.</p>
<p>Just wondering, what’s so offensive about it? I’ve only seen commercials.</p>
<p>If you’ve seen the commercial and aren’t offended by it, you’re fine. So, I guess the short answer to your question is homosexuality.</p>
<p>Oh I gotcha.</p>
<p>Reddune-Your tepid reaction to the brilliance of Borat just shows what an idealogue you are.</p>
<p>^ Someone’s been brushing up on those SAT vocab words.</p>
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<p>Whoah, there was supposed to be social commentary in Borat? I thought it was just supposed to be funny.</p>
<p>Borat and Bruno were not meant to be “social criticisms”. As a movie, it’s agenda is entertainment value. Secondarily, it is parody.</p>
<p>Americans just like to get offended. It’s like a reflex that happens after anyone does anything slightly outside the box… spasm… “that’s offensive!”. </p>
<p>I didn’t think Borat was that great, but I think we need all the movies that crap on political correctness. Bruno, I didn’t like as much. I tolerate gay people, but this whole supergay phenomena stuff where gay males act so over the top with the obnoxious lisp… I don’t think it’s funny, it’s just aggravating.</p>
<p>Bruno is supposed to be a social criticism, exposing homophobia. It fails somewhat in that regard.</p>
<p>Borat did not have any social commentary in it whatsoever.</p>
<p>Oh, I thought Bruno was just meant to be an opportunity for Sacha to do his Borat speal with the gay slant, so I, like most people i would imagine, didn’t take it seriously. Ah well, I think it would have been better if the underlying message was ‘stop being so goddamn sensitive’ - which I think was there kinda sorta.</p>
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<p>That’s the whole point.</p>
<p>“I don’t know. That crystal ball just isn’t on my desk this morning,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal. “Zany comedies tend to be like that, so I’m hoping that in the scheme of things, it just plays out the way zany comedies will play out.”</p>
<p>Reviews on “Bruno” were not as strong as those for “Borat,” which critics generally liked. There also had been questions about whether Baron Cohen’s flamboyantly gay persona might prove off-putting to audiences.</p>
<p>“Bruno” did most of its business in cities on the East and West coasts, while revenues were “softer, much softer in middle America,” Rocco said.</p>