Babel – Movie Review
Babel – Movie Review
Babel is about four interlocking stories which are connected by a gun, but happen in different places in the world: Morocco, Mexico, and Japan. At first, these four stories seem not to be related at all. However, they come together at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of people around the world. The movie also reveals the fact that all of us connect to each other in some ways, and we truly are not completely different. Guillermo Arriaga, the writer of Babel, takes audiences to travel all over the world, from San Diego – North America to Mexico – Central America, Morocco – Africa, and Japan – Asia. In Morocco, a troubled married couple from San Diego, America are on vacation and trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rife for his sons so he can protect his herds. In the other half of the Earth, in Japan, a dead-muted girl is devastated by the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, and the rejection of the society toward her disability. Back to Central America, a Mexican nanny and her nephew take two children of the married couple, who are on vacation in Morocco, to the wedding of the nanny’s son; unfortunately they get into troubles on the return trip at the America – Mexico border. When these four stories combine, it provides a powerful story and an equal looking glass into the lives of random people around the world and it shows how connected we really are.
If we connect events and characters in these four stories, we can see it is a big and long story that has a broad connection between people in different places around the world. In Morocco, a shepherd buys a powerful rifle for his sons to protect their goats from jackals attack. The younger boy decides to test the weapon’s range of 3 km and shots an American woman in a bus. Her husband is trying to solve their problems and reconcile with her. In San Diego, their Mexican nanny brings their children with her
Babel is about four interlocking stories which are connected by a gun, but happen in different places in the world: Morocco, Mexico, and Japan. At first, these four stories seem not to be related at all. However, they come together at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of people around the world. The movie also reveals the fact that all of us connect to each other in some ways, and we truly are not completely different. Guillermo Arriaga, the writer of Babel, takes audiences to travel all over the world, from San Diego – North America to Mexico – Central America, Morocco – Africa, and Japan – Asia. In Morocco, a troubled married couple from San Diego, America are on vacation and trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rife for his sons so he can protect his herds. In the other half of the Earth, in Japan, a dead-muted girl is devastated by the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, and the rejection of the society toward her disability. Back to Central America, a Mexican nanny and her nephew take two children of the married couple, who are on vacation in Morocco, to the wedding of the nanny’s son; unfortunately they get into troubles on the return trip at the America – Mexico border. When these four stories combine, it provides a powerful story and an equal looking glass into the lives of random people around the world and it shows how connected we really are.
If we connect events and characters in these four stories, we can see it is a big and long story that has a broad connection between people in different places around the world. In Morocco, a shepherd buys a powerful rifle for his sons to protect their goats from jackals attack. The younger boy decides to test the weapon’s range of 3 km and shots an American woman in a bus. Her husband is trying to solve their problems and reconcile with her. In San Diego, their Mexican nanny brings their children with her