Review of Babel

Babel (I) (2006)
9/10
A single thread weaves lives across the border
14 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I really wonder why 'The departed' won an Oscar when Babel was also nominated. Babel is a classless film. When I watched it I had no clue what the film was about but I really loved it. I finally understood the concept of the film when I read what 'Babel' means. For those who came in late 'Babel' is a tower built by the descendants of Noah to reach heaven. It seems god foiled the plan by creating a confusion through multiple languages. The backdrop of the story is confusion and its shot in Morrocco, US, Mexico and Japan. Its brilliant. The confusion is between people from different civilization, among the people from the same country and genius work is that the confusion is traced between parents and children. I must admit I still don't get why Brad Pitt connects with his children but may be I am reading too much between the lines. Morrocan family has done a fantastic job.

Brad Pitt is brilliant. Alejandro González Iñárritu finally made a film which is not all about colors and camera angles. Hope he changes his narration next time as it looks very typecast for him now. There is a little America bashing here but then America deserves all the non-violent bashing when it bashes rest of the world literally using terrorism. A must watch for film lovers.
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