Borat 2 Is Good, but It Could Have Been Better
Most sequels fail to be as successful as the original movie,especially when there is a significant gap between them. Although Borat 2 was not as bad as the sequels of Zoolander and Dumb and Dumber, it was still not as good as fans would have liked. The original movie was so good because Sacha Baron Cohen exposed the hideous beliefs throughout America brilliantly, without much effort. Cohen, as Borat, is able to lay bare the misogynist and xenophobic values that permeate the culture of hate. The movie does a better job than most social critics at portraying the truth. What most people miss out on is the fact that Borat’s stance on most matters is satirical. It is evident in one of the scenes when he makes a patriotic and emotional speech on obliterating the Middle East. The crowd there loves every word he says and cheers for him. However, when sings a fake version of Kazakhstan’s national anthem, the crowd soon becomes critical of him, making their nationalist views seem ign...