Borat

$110,000,000, need I say more? I bet no one was expecting this little mockumentary to cash in. The fact that so many people are seeing this movie is a true testament that a well-done, socially insightful, witty, and well-written independent film can make it in America. I hope this inspires the studios to take a risk on more non-Hollywood formula films. I hear they have already signed on for another film with one of Sacha's other characters from his HBO show.

Warning: this movie is highly offensive, about as unpolitically correct as you can get, and as shocking as they come. It is also at the same time very insightful, socially poignant, and extremely on-spot. If you can't identify satire and sarcasm, then this isn't the right movie for you. Definitely not for the young and impressionable. But Sacha definitely shows that we still have a ways to go in addressing racism, homophobia, and sexism. It shaming and embarrassing how some of the non-suspecting Americas react and speak to what Sacha approaches them with. I enjoyed the film because it is a clear reminder how absurd and ignorant it is to single out race, gender, sexual orientation, and the such and how much we as a society have compartmentalized ourselves into our own small boxes.

I don't think I've ever simultaneously winched and laughed so much while sitting through a film before. Other than maybe South Park: The Movie and Team America: World Police.

Rating: 9 out of 10.