The lights were out, the previews were over and the audience was ready for one of the most anticipated comedies of the year. British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen plays the character Borat, lifted from his HBO series “Da Ali G Show” in “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” He is a Kazakhstani TV personality who is dispatched to America with his producer Azamat. Cohen is side-splitting as the irreverent Borat. Once in America, he attends meetings with women’s rights activists, who baffle him with their goal of gender equality, and a humor coach, who Borat frustrates with his inability to understand “not” jokes. After seeing Pamela Anderson in “Baywatch” on his hotel TV, Borat decides that he must make her his wife. The ensuing journey makes up the heart of the movie. The movie is a delicate mix between scripted events that must be there to advance the story and the unscripted encounters that Borat has. The bulk of the humor in “Borat” comes from these encounters that Borat has with Americans, and their effort to cope with the cultural barrier. Seeing Borat try to learn to drive or proclaim that he supports America’s “war of terror” in front of thousands of patriots is absolutely hilarious. “Wow,” senior Dave Lowe said after seeing the movie. “That was the funniest movie I have ever seen.” Dave echoed the sentiments of several other moviegoers. “I literally could not stop laughing,” senior Daniel Kmetz said. When seeing this movie, it is important to note that the action ranges from asinine pranks to some sections that could be taken as downright offensive. If you see this movie, make sure to leave your attitudes of socially accepted cultural norms at the door. The dialogue is often tasteless and insulting, but Cohen frames the comments in a different light that makes them not as offensive. The movie sets out to lampoon everyone, not just a specific religious or racial group. In seeing this movie, remember that it is a satire, and not to take Borat’s comments at their face value. Senior Jeff Howard summed up his feelings, saying that “Borat” was “extremely stupid, extremely outrageous and extremely funny.” See this movie, keeping in mind that it is a satire. This is the funniest movie of the year and not one to pass up.