While viewers of the new Borat movie are laughing hysterically worldwide there is one country that is certainly not finding the humor. The country of Kazakhstan is outraged and wants somebody to do something. In fact, when President Bush met with the countrys leader to discuss oil Kazakhstan seemed much more concerned about the Borat movie than anything else.
The reason Kazakhs are upset is because they believe that the character in the movie completely misrepresents the society of Kazakhstan and because of this the Kazakh government is demanding action. But, one thing it seems the country is missing is this is just a movie! Anyone who sees the movie will immediately pick up on the fact that it is comedy, not a documentary on the true Kazakh people.
Of course, the movie is rather offensive and politically incorrect and it is obvious that any Kazakh would be outraged at being portrayed in such a light, even jokingly. The country is portrayed as completely backwards and Borat seems to make fun of the country at every chance. The movie even shows Borat kissing his prostitute sister before leaving for his trip and last year at the MTV Music Awards Borat publicly ridiculed the country.
Kazakhstan has threatened to sue on multip le occasions and with the unbelievable success of the movie across the world it appears the countrys anger will only rise. Or will it? The country has actually extended an invitation to Borat to visit the country he so enjoys portraying as backwards.
The countrys first stance was to completely shun the movie and its character. However, the prime minister seems to be trying to find a new way to react. At first he ran ads on CNN, in the International Herald Tribune, and in the New York Times, that pointed out the countrys accomplishments from cultural to social and economic to boot. Only time will tell how Kazakhstan will respond to Borats success, but maybe they will take Americas lead and simply laugh.
The movie makes as much fun of America as Kazakhstan, but instead of retaliating against the film Americans are embracing it and laughing more than they have ever laughed at a movie. Sometimes that truly is the best way to react, simply accept the movie as the comedy that it is and enjoy it for its creativity and originality.
If you still don't know much about Borat then maybe you should consider watching some Borat Videos and before you head out to watch the movie check out the Borat Movie Trailer.
Author:: Daniel Nowek
Keywords:: Borat, Kazakhstan, Borat and Kazakhstan, Borat movie
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