Among the objectionable scenes is one in which Bruno -- a gay Austrian fashionista played by Baron Cohen -- appears to have anal sex with a man on camera. In another, the actor goes on a hunting trip and sneaks naked into the tent of one of the fellow hunters, an unsuspecting non-actor.
A Universal spokesman confirmed the rating on Sunday, saying: "On its first submission the film did not receive an R but it is far too early to say that there is any struggle to get there as the process is only at its inception.”
Baron Cohen is accustomed to pushing boundaries. In his last hit film, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” the writer and actor orchestrated outrageous real-life situations that challenged anti-Semitic and other stereotypes.
With “Bruno,” Baron Cohen apparently goes even further, drawing a cutting comic edge that challenges homophobia and racism by embracing both. His method is a kind of cinema verite, drawing unsuspecting bystanders into outrageous situations, or provoking them to say outrageous things, and orchestrating NC-17 rated situations.
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- Buddah_Funk
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The purpose of the character is to reveal homophobia in people he interacts with. That seems to include the MPAA as well.
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Yeah, I'm not surprised if they slapped the rating on just because the movie made them uncomfortable...
Its probably why the movie got that rating. They don't like what Baron had to say so they censored him the only way they could.
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- UrbanGypsy
- 8 months ago
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Everyone should watch the documentary "This Film Is Not Yet Rated." The MPAA ratings board is a clandestine group. Most of them are older Americans, if not all of them.
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- FallenMorgan
- 8 months ago
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It probably got the rating because of the sex scenes, lets not go and say, "oh because this movie shows homosexuality it got an NC-17 rating because the ratings borad is homophobic" which is really an example of reverse homophobia. Lets not forget that Borat was kind of pushing it and easily could have gotten an NC-17 rating.
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I can't wait for this movie. I don't care what they rate it.
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I saw this movie's prescreening.. Loved it. However, an NC-17 rating is not way out of line. I actually remember saying to my friends that I wouldn't be surprised if it received an NC-17 rating. A lot of the scenes were really pushing it, but in a good way. Really hysterical actually.
Most likely, they will cut out some of the nudity to receive that R rating they want. It's a shame it just couldn't get an R rating with an asterisk or something (* viewers beware.. ha). They still have a lot of editing to go.
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- FreshNewKicks
- 8 months ago
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What's the point of movie ratings again? It seems like a nanny system....
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- RaceBannon
- 8 months ago
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I agree. It is completely ridiculous to get an NC-17 rating just because you have some on screen buttsex.
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Eyes wide shut...snore...Sasha...peeing my pants...
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Keeping it NC-17 would mean loosing a lot of money. So I'm guessing that they'll take out some nastiness to make it rated "R" and then, once on DVD, it'll be this version.
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- TheDecemberists
- 8 months ago
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I think some movies are sent knowing it will get an NC-17 rating, and then they cut down some of the over-the-top stuff and when they send it a second time, it doesn't seem so bad and is more likely to get an R rating than if they had sent that version in the first place.
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- Jacques_of_Spades
- 8 months ago
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Every single "Saw" got an R and yet this gets an NC-17? Grisly (misogynistic) violence, fine, but homosexual sex is just beyond the pale!
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- Jackstowne
- 8 months ago
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i love how disgusting he is :D
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I don't think Cohen challenged anti-semitism with Borat, if anything I think he just (ironically) armed anti-semites with more catch phrases. Based on this rating and article I'll probably skip this one. If I were a homophobe I can't imagine seeing 2 guys having sex would make me change my mind.
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- Sam_the_Wizer
- 8 months ago
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The MPAA is a voluntary action a movie takes because if you are not rated you get less commercials and it is harder to get your movie out there. They are just a private organization that has taken over the movie industry there is a great doc about them "This Film Is Not Yet Rated". You all should watch it google it.
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I haven't seen "Bruno", so I can't really judge this rating. Still, the MPAA has a long, well-documented history of inconsistent ratings, which, I think, warrants skepticism in every case, including this one.
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If a rating is a negotiation, this is just the first handshake. i cannot even imagine what Sasha filmed specifically for this first pass, stuff he knows is 'too much' but would be willing to take out on the next pass, hoping his real content makes it in.
"Team America" did that. They went waaaay too far on purpose, so that they could keep some of what they loved. Oddly enough, some of the 'too far' stuff still made it through!
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- vistapoint
- 8 months ago
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We need to get rid of the ratings board.
