Sachon Baron Cohen’s highly anticipated–highly controversial–new film “Bruno” follows the same vein as the 2006 hit “Borat.” Written by both Cohen and Anthony Hines, the movie relies entirely on its ability to shock its audience into laughter. For me, this was successful.
The movie is based on Cohen’s alternative personality Bruno, an Austrian fashion critic turned blacklisted nobody. In an attempt to reclaim success, he
travels to America and works the fame circuit–from celebrity interviewer to songwriter. This plot is much more emphasized and followed than the sporadic events in “Borat.”
Oh, did I mention that Bruno is flamboyantly homosexual?
Much of the film’s laughter comes from the audience’s disbelief and shock at certain–lengthy–scenes involving over-the-top homosexuality, and I feel that this movie will most be remembered for these moments. However,