{"id":108486,"date":"2020-10-30T20:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/what-to-watch-after-borat-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T20:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T20:00:29","slug":"hilarious-mockumentaries-to-watch-after-borat-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/30\/hilarious-mockumentaries-to-watch-after-borat-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilarious Mockumentaries to Watch After Borat | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A great way to intensify comedy is to make it feel real. \u2018Mockumentaries\u2019 blur the lines between truth and fiction, presenting themselves as authentic documentaries on fake subjects. It\u2019s a fascinating sub-genre that when used well can be extremely potent. The same format can be used for serious effect, such as \u2018found-footage\u2019 films like The Blair Witch Project <\/em>or Cloverfield <\/em>that wring tension and horror<\/a> from the camera being a real-world hand-held object.<\/p>\n

Mockumentaries, however, are more self-aware and \u2018constructed\u2019 than those films, gaining comedy from the contrast between their serious deadpan format and the absurdity of what they film. Or as Borat 2 <\/em><\/a>(officially known as Borat Subsequent Moviefilm<\/em>) shows through injecting a cartoon character into the \u2018real-world\u2019, allowing reality to reveal its own absurdity. Borat <\/em>is different to most mockumentaries given it contains genuine reactions to Sascha Baren Cohen\u2019s schtick (although how staged it all is has been vigorously debated). These other mockumentaries do not have quite the same unscripted nature, but through their mastery of the medium, the laughs are no less real.<\/p>\n

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Any mockumentary list would be incomplete without the seminal work of the sub-genre, This is Spinal Tap<\/em>. It was Rob Reiner\u2019s directorial debut, who also starred in the film as documentarian Marty Di Bergi as he follows long-standing band Spinal Tap during their fledgling 1982 hair-metal<\/a> tour. It pokes fun\u00a0at rock stars and concerts, from guitarist Nigel (Christopher Guest) complaining about the \u201cminiature bread\u201d backstage to the band getting lost on their way from the dressing room to the stage.<\/p>\n

Much of This is Spinal Tap <\/em>was improvised, letting the natural chemistry between Nigel, David (Michael McKean), bassist Derek (Harry Shearer) and manager Ian (Tony Hedra) propel the comedy as they try to maintain some dignity for the camera despite the increasingly silly circumstances. Even if you\u2019ve already seen the quotable lines of \u201che died in a bizarre gardening accident<\/a>\u201d or \u201cthese go to 11\u201d, the\u00a0perfect deadpan delivery makes This is Spinal Tap <\/em>endlessly rewatchable.<\/p>\n

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Following This is Spinal Tap<\/em>, Christopher Guest went on to create a career writing and directing primarily within the mockumentary sub-genre.\u00a0It’s worth noting that Guest himself dislikes the term, given he doesn\u2019t want to \u2018mock\u2019 his eccentric subjects so much as gently satirize extreme sub-cultures and communities. One of his more acclaimed works is Best in Show<\/em>, following five entrants\u00a0in a prestigious dog show and their owners, which includes Michael McKean, Catherine O\u2019Hara and Parker Posey.<\/p>\n

Best in Show <\/em>gets comedy out of the surreal situations and bizarre passion these dog owners possess, but it never becomes too nasty or mean, instead being a pleasant improv between determined performers. That it focuses on cute dogs<\/a> doesn\u2019t hurt either.<\/p>\n

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This feature film from The Lonely Island<\/a> was a box-office disappointment, but has since been reclaimed as a side-splitting parody of the music industry and celebrity culture. The Popstar <\/em>is Connor4Real (Andy Samberg), an immature pop-sensation who split off from his boy band The Style Boyz for solo success, whose most recent album Conquest <\/em>is a commercial and critical disappointment (Pitchfork gave it a \u201cnegative four out of ten. Positive ten I assume\u201d). Popstar <\/em>unleashes relentless mile-a-minute comedy, satirizing Connor\u2019s desperate attention-seeking while also dipping into plain absurdist humor; after all Eric Andre stars as a \u201cCMZ\u201d reporter alongside Will Arnett. Popstar <\/em>also has tons of cameos from 50 Cent, DJ Khaled, Ringo Starr, Mariah Carey, Adam Levine, Seal and Justine Timberlake as Connor\u2019s beleaguered personal chef.<\/p>\n

Like the best Lonely Island numbers, the songs in Popstar <\/em>are hilarious as well as being surprisingly catchy, including \u201cI\u2019m so Humble\u201d (where Connor brags about his humbleness), \u201cEqual Rights\u201d (where Connor vouches for gay marriage<\/a> while making sure everyone knows he isn\u2019t gay himself), and \u201cFinest Girl\u201d (where a woman really stretches a metaphor comparing having sex with the assassination of Osama Bin Laden). Popstar <\/em>uses the mockumentary to chart the downfall of Connor and our celebrity-obsessed culture, while also becoming a sincere ode to the friendship and creativity of The Lonely Island.<\/p>\n

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Beauty Pageant films, such as Miss Congeniality<\/em>, Little Miss Sunshine <\/em>or Misbehaviour<\/em>, are often a surprisingly subversive sub-genre about female-focused competitions tackling inbuilt patriarchal and nationalist structures. Drop Dead Gorgeous <\/em>has a documentary crew look at one teenage pageant in the small Minnesotan town of Mount Rose, which includes adorable Amber (Kirsten Dunst, practising her Fargo <\/em>Minnesotan accent<\/a> 16 years early), cheerleader Leslie (Amy Adams) and rich girl Rebecca (Denise Richards). Even with the fact Rebecca\u2019s mom Gladys (Kirstie Alley) is running the contest, the pageant undergoes mysterious \u2018accidents\u2019 designed to sabotage the other competitors.<\/p>\n

Drop Dead Gorgeous <\/em>features some dark comedy, which is only enhanced by the candid tone and funny set-pieces, like Rebecca performing \u201cCan\u2019t Take My Eyes Off Of You\u201d to a life-sized doll of Jesus. Or the girls proclaiming what makes them most proud to be an American, with Tess (Shannon Nelson), having a headdress of the World\u2019s Largest Ball of Twine, admitting \u201cI kinda misunderstood the assignment\u201d. This mockumentary peers behind the all-American glamour of pageants to show the rigged systems at play, while also letting Amber showcase her fun tap-dance routine.<\/p>\n

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What We Do In The Shadows <\/em>was the breakout film of Taika Waititi<\/a>, featuring that specific understated New Zealand humor as a documentary crew films a group of vampires<\/a> \u2013 Viago (Taika Waititi), Vladislav the Poker (Jemaine Clement), Deacon (Johnathan Brugh) and Petyr (Ben Fransham) \u2013 living together in Wellington. The mockumentary contrasts their supernatural folklore with their mundane \u2018undead\u2019 existence to fantastic effect, like how they never clean up the dishes or bodies after themselves. What We Do In The Shadows <\/em>is extremely funny through poking fun at elements of vampire mythology, including a brilliant explanation of why they prefer the blood of virgins.<\/p>\n

But What We Do In The Shadows <\/em>comes from a place of love, as you can tell the genuine passion those involved have for this subject matter. The film knows how to make them genuinely creepy, while also humanizing these macabre monsters by showing how they live together and cannot eat regular food. Despite the blood-sucking subjects, What We Do In The Shadows <\/em>is a giddy good time that deglamourizes vampires to make them absurd, and also relatable. The best way to mock something is if you love it, and What We Do In the Shadows <\/em>shows how a good parody comes from making even obviously fictional creatures feel like real people.<\/p>\n

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