History YMMV / Bruno

''(This YMMV page is shared between the film ''Brüno'' and the (completely unrelated) webcomic ''Bruno''. Entries for the film at the top, entries for the webcomic further down on the page.)''

!!The Film

* AcceptableTargets: No one who appears in the film is safe from mockery, but actual homosexuals seem to get the brunt of it.
* AmericansHateTingle: While most Germans and Austrians were fine with the CampGay humor and European stereotyping, they were less amused by Bruno's adoration of Hitler for [[NeverLiveItDown obvious]] [[OldShame reasons]].
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Nessaja'' by Scooter, which plays over the opening title.
* [[CrossesTheLineTwice Crosses The Line Zweimal]] - More like eine Million Mal.
* DawsonCasting: 37 year old Sacha Baron Cohen as 19 year old Bruno.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Universal Studios and Creator/SachaBaronCohen had to remove a scene where Bruno interviews [=LaToya=] Jackson and steals her phone to get Music/MichaelJackson's phone number ''just hours'' before the film's red carpet premiere in Los Angeles on June 25th, 2009 when news broke that Michael had died.
* HilariousInHindsight: The catalyst for the third act of the film comes in Brüno realizing what is the one thing in common between Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnTravolta and Creator/KevinSpacey; they're all straight. While the first two would go on to get hit with [[MistakenForGay rumors of being gay]], Kevin Spacey infamously tried to distract from his recently revealed sexual misconduct by suddenly coming out of the closet on Twitter.
* MoralEventHorizon: Several real-life parents cross it when they offer their children up for a photo shoot in which they will portray Nazis torturing Jews, and when they agree to give their children liposuction without batting an eye. One has to wonder why these parents weren't struck down by lightning on the spot.
* NauseaFuel
* [[OneSceneWonder Ein-Szenen-Wunder]]: Creator/HarrisonFord gets one of the biggest laughs in literally two seconds of screen time.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Creator/SachaBaronCohen claimed he was trying to expose the "undercurrent of homophobia" in American society, and does this by basically sexually harassing every man he sees. It's enough to make ''anyone'' want to get away from him, and many demonstrations of "hate" we see in the film mostly come off as sane people reacting normally to an incredibly offensive and irritating individual. For example, he tries to make a sex tape with Ron Paul (rather than choosing a more homophobic politician) just for the sake of cracking a Creator/RuPaul joke afterwards.
* ToughActToFollow: Didn't get anywhere near as positive a reaction as ''Film/{{Borat}}'' at the box office. While it opened as big, its second weekend fell a staggering amount (nearly 75%) to a single-digit-million-take after pulling north of $30 million the week before. One of its biggest criticisms was that it followed a lot of the same beats as ''Borat'', right down to the shock value, but didn't seem to have anything to say about what it was showing.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** A big part of the reason the film didn't do as well as ''Film/{{Borat}}'' was its lead character. While Borat was depicted more of an InnocentBigot who earnestly wanted to learn about America, Brüno is portrayed as [[ItsAllAboutMe vain, openly rude towards his interviewees]] (and therefore ''much'' more annoying) and obsessed with shallow things like kinky sex and popularity.
** Also Bruno's assistant Lutz. We're supposed to feel bad for him because Bruno wouldn't accept him as his lover. However it's worth noting that Lutz actually tried to blackmail Bruno into becoming his lover, telling him if he doesn't accept him, he will leave him, which he does when [[JerkassHasAPoint Bruno rightfully tells him no]], and prior to that, Lutz got Bruno drunk to have sex with him and trap each other in bondage gear, so after all that, of course Bruno is going to say no to him. As a result, Despite the film trying to portray Lutz as this sweet and humble man who Bruno walks all over, he instead comes off as an entitled creep who is no better than Bruno.
* ValuesDissonance: The film had to be cut in America to avoid an NC-17 rating, yet in its home country of Austria, the film received a mere 14 rating uncut. In Austria, there are 6 main ratings: 0, 6, 10, 12, 14, and 16, and only the 16 rating is legally restricted.

!!The webcomic

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Crank It Up'' by Scooter, which plays over the opening title.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Creator/SachaBaronCohen claims he was trying to expose the "undercurrent of homophobia" in American society, and does this by basically sexually harassing every man he sees. It's enough to make ''anyone'' want to get away from him, and many demonstrations of "hate" we see in the film mostly come off as sane people reacting normally to an incredibly offensive and irritating individual. For example, he tries to make a sex tape with Ron Paul (rather than choosing a more homophobic politician) just for the sake of cracking a Creator/RuPaul joke afterwards.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Creator/SachaBaronCohen was trying to expose the "undercurrent of homophobia" in American society, and does this by basically sexually harassing any man he sees. It's enough to make ''anyone'' want to get away from him, and many demonstrations of "hate" we see in the film mostly come off as sane people reacting normally to a highly unpleasant and offensive person. For example, he tries to make a sex tape with Ron Paul (rather than choosing a more homophobic politician) just for the sake of cracking a Creator/RuPaul joke afterwards.

* HilariousInHindsight: The catalyst for the third act of the film comes in Brüno realizing what is the one thing in common between Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnTravolta and Creator/KevinSpacey; they're all straight. While the first two would go on to get hit with [[MistakenForGay rumors of being gay]], Kevin Spacey infamously tried to distract from his recently revealed sexual misconduct by [[SuddenlySexuality suddenly coming out of the closet on Twitter]].

** Also Bruno's assistant Lutz. We're supposed to feel bad for him because Bruno wouldn't accept him as his lover. However it's worth noting that Lutz actually tried to blackmail Bruno into becoming his lover, telling him if he doesn't accept him, he will leave him, which he does when [[JerkassHasAPoint Bruno rightfully tells him no]]. And prior to that, Lutz got Bruno drunk to have sex with him and trap each other in bondage gear, so after all that, of course Bruno is going to say no to him. As a result, Despite the film trying to portray Lutz as this sweet and humble man who Bruno walks all over, he instead comes off as an entitled creep who is no better than Bruno.

** Also Bruno's assistant Lutz. We're supposed to feel bad for him because Bruno wouldn't accept him as his lover. However it's worth noting that Lutz actually tried to blackmail Bruno into becoming his lover, telling him if he doesn't accept him, he will leave him, which he does when [[JerkassHasAPoint Bruno rightfully tells him no]]. And prior to that, Lutz got Bruno drunk to have sex with him and trap each other in bondage gear, so after all that, of course Bruno is going to say no to him. As a result, Despite the film trying to portray Lutz as this sweet and humble man who Bruno walks all over, he instead comes off as a creep who is no better than Bruno.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Creator/SachaBaronCohen was trying to expose the "undercurrent of homophobia" in American society, and does this by basically sexually harassing any man he sees. It's enough to make ''anyone'' want to get away from him, and many demonstrations of "hate" we see in the film mostly come off as sane people reacting normally to a highly unpleasant and offensive person. For example, he tries to make a sex tape with Ron Paul (rather than choosing a more homophobic politician) just for the sake of cracking a RuPaul joke afterwards.

* ToughActToFollow: Didn't get anywhere near as positive a reaction as Borat at the box office. While it opened as big, its second weekend fell a staggering amount (nearly 75%) to a single-digit-million-take after pulling north of $30 million the week before. One of its biggest criticisms was that it followed a lot of the same beats as ''Borat'', right down to the shock value, but didn't seem to have anything to say about what it was showing.

** Also Bruno's assistant Lutz. We're supposed to feel bad for him because Bruno wouldn't accept him as his lover. However it's worth noting that Lutz actually tried to blackmail Bruno into becoming his lover, otherwise he would leave him, which he does when Bruno rightfully tells him no. And prior to all that, Lutz got Bruno drunk to have sex with him and trap each other in bondage gear, so after all that, of course Bruno is going to say no to him. As a result, Despite the film trying to portray Lutz as this sweet and humble man who Bruno walks all over, Lutz instead comes off as a creep who is no better than Bruno.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: A big part of the reason the film didn't do as well as ''Film/{{Borat}}'' was its lead character. While Borat was depicted more of an InnocentBigot who earnestly wanted to learn about America, Brüno is portrayed as [[ItsAllAboutMe vain, openly rude towards his interviewees]] (and therefore ''much'' more annoying) and obsessed with shallow things like kinky sex and popularity.

* TheWoobie: Lutz.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: A big part of the reason the film didn't do as well as ''Film/{{Borat}}'' was its lead character. While Borat was depicted more of an InnocentBigot who wanted to educate his home country, Brüno is portrayed as [[ItsAllAboutMe vain, pushy with his interviewees]] (and therefore ''much'' more annoying) and obsessed with shallow things like kinky sex and popularity.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: Creator/SachaBaronCohen was trying to expose the "undercurrent of homophobia" in American society, and does this by basically sexually harassing any man he sees. It's enough to make ''anyone'' want to get away from him, and many demonstrations of "hate" we see in the film mostly come off as sane people reacting normally to a really annoying person. For example, he tries to make a sex tape with Ron Paul (rather than choosing a more homophobic politician) just for the sake of cracking a RuPaul joke afterwards.