The Real Sacha Baron Cohen
Well, it’s amazing how a British guy can pull of an amazing Kazakhstai accent. The personality that Cohen has created really blows my mind. Listening to him on NPR, a very well respected and prestigious radio station, changes my opinion of him. He is really a well versed person and can explain what he was trying to say in his movies without trying to promote a seemingly stupid, immature movie. He really seems to understand his work and why he does what he does. His passion really backs him up and makes him seem more respectable. He says that his movie can be considered one of the best comedy movies, and there were many standing ovations. He says it is effective because it is showing the really horrible delusions some people have, which is really the essence of satire. For example, he says that Borat claims that Jews planned the attack on 9/11. But he also believes that Jews can shift their shapes into cockroaches, which is clearly impossible. It’s amazing how much more effective satire is when it is performed or told by someone who understands what satire is all about. Clearly, Sacha Baron Cohen has stepped back to Square 1 to review what satire is all about, which not only makes a funny movie, but drives his opinions home even more emphatically.
