"Borat" is the master of fools and nemesis of smarty-pants.
It's hard for me to believe that this movie is a critically acclaimed one. What bothers me most is not the vulgary prevailing throuought the whole story. The stereotype dichotomy of American vs. non-American cultures stings me all the time.
Of course, "Borat" is smarter than most fools (George W. Bush included). The speech Borat gave in the Rodeo show in Texas was the highlight of Borat's shrewd political statements concerning the foreign policies of the U.S.A. When Borat was abandoned by his producer and wandered into an Evangelical church, Borat's adsurdity elevated to a different level, which was somehow painful for me to watch. That is the most thought and emotion-provocative moment in this movie (see the clip below).
Needless to say, the character "Borat Sagdiyev" is so brave that he sheds the hypocretical political correctness without any hestitation. We may call it a folly liberalism-conservatism hybrid, which has successfully drawn the attention from people holding opposite beliefs.
Therefore, the master of fools should be crowned, at the very least, on April Fool's Day.
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