You'll never witness a movie created like this again

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2019)

Borat is a one of a kind film. It's like a one-man-show version of Jackass, yet instead of doing painful stunts, Borat commits to highly controversial and publicly invoking stunts of cultural misunderstandings. Many will be offended, but the open-minded will see that this film plays off of cultural misunderstanding, and how we as Americans react to that.
Plot- Borat (a fictional Kazakhstani man portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen) travels abroad to America where he discovers culture. There is a fake disruption by his fascination of Pamela Anderson, causing him to chase her all the way out in California. Yet, his trip still encompasses alot of America, resulting in a cringe-worthy, hilarious, and overall crazy adventure.
Characters/Acting- Sacha Baron Cohen is the main event. He pulls himself through such awkward situations without ever slightly breaking character- all while being in real situations- and manages to make you die from laughter. Whether you're easily offended or not, he will make you laugh in an uproar at least once.
Writing- There may have possibly been minimal writing in terms of a screenplay, considering basically all of the scenes are pulled off in front of complete strangers, but I'd say whoever wrote whatever is genius. They play off of a simple factor- cultural confusion- and let it roll out like the red carpet. Every scene makes me laugh like an idiot.
Quality- The film is essentially a mockumentary- including some cinematic scenes that are acted out- but the end product is honestly touching. The filming is amazing, even for being primarily in the reality television style. The situations this actor had to undergo (92 police discrepancies) as well as memorizing lines in public still makes it so uniquely hilarious. Nothing is more hilarious than a real reaction to indifference.
Overall Borat is an essential Comedy film, at least of my generation. When I first saw it as an 11 year old, I laughed incredibly hard. When I saw it again as a 23 year old, every scene held me hostage. Just plain perfection in my eyes. Many people could be turned away by the religious offensiveness, but at the end of the day, a character is a character, and we must accept the fact that they may have offensive perspectives. That's why you watch a movie. Murder is repulsive, yet we go see every slasher movie that comes out- right?