tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666879.post116263321931444569..comments2024-02-06T18:22:11.094-08:00Comments on Signal Bleed: Movies opening this weekJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119251227853197640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666879.post-1162757326914634992006-11-05T12:08:00.000-08:002006-11-05T12:08:00.000-08:00I don't know, I just feel like the revelation that...I don't know, I just feel like the revelation that there are bigoted people in exactly where you'd expected them to be who can be coaxed into expressing their prejudices when someone actively encourages them (and who knows how much encouraging it takes or how many non-bigoted people they film before they get the good material) is not particularly revelatory or enlightening. Maybe I have a dimmer view of humanity than some people, but this kind of thing just doesn't surprise me.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119251227853197640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666879.post-1162698049778886452006-11-04T19:40:00.000-08:002006-11-04T19:40:00.000-08:00i have not yet seen the borat movie, but i have se...i have not yet seen the borat movie, but i have seen (i think) every skit from da ali g show that features borat. i'm guessing you have not seen any of them, judging by what you said about "exposing the dark underbelly of american bigotry." on the show, at least, this is exactly what cohen does, at least most of the time. not that this negates anything you've said about the movie, but you ought to know (assuming you haven't seen the show and simply disagree).<BR/><BR/>for example, borat interviews this one extreme hunter and the man actually states that he wishes it were legal to shoot jews; elsewhere, two men fondly ponder the benefits of bringing back slavery. there are many examples of these extremists on the show, and cohen does a great job of exposing them. it's never sophisticated, of course, but i would protest that it <I>is</I> relevant and enlightening at the least. i guess i'll have to check out the movie to see the difference, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com