Tuesday, 14th November 2006
Movie Reviews
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (often referred to simply as Borat) is a film mockumentary comedy starring the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as his satirical character Borat, travelling around the United States meeting different people. The plot finds Borat dispatched by the Kazak government to the US in a bid to get to grips with the American culture. Along the way Borat gets distracted from the job at hand when he catches sight of Pamela Anderson on TV.
It's a film where, in between drying your eyes, you'll shake your head in disbelief at the sheer insanity of what's going on in front of you - and perhaps feel a bit uncomfortable about how no-one is spared in the name of comedy. If you're easily offended or sensitive, stick with the re-runs of 'Friends'. While the ending is a huge anticlimax, it's easy to forgive because so much of what's gone before is unforgettable.
The other movie i watched (incompletely) was
Man of the Year
staring a perennial favorite of mine Robin Williams.
Although the critics have been harsh on the movie, i enjoyed the movie and the jokes.
After watching the movie, I was able to entertain myself with thoughts of what might happen if an actual celebrity were elected president. Would Oprah hire Dr. Phil as Secretary of State, and would Mick Jagger make a good Press Secretary? Don't laugh. Truth is stranger than fiction.
The last movie i saw was Vivaah. I was watching a Hindi Movie in the theatre after a long time and this was only my second ever Hindi Movie in the US (Rang De Basanthi being the other). The movie depicts the old-world charm of an arranged marriage and is depicted well by the lead pair (Shahid Kapur and Amrita Rao) who go through the mellow motions of falling in love similar to the adventure of an unexplored journey. But an unholy fire creates a crisis in the last half-hour. That's when (according to me) the movie comes alive.
Posted by Nikhil on Tuesday, 14th November 2006 in Life in General | Fun | Nonsense