Review of Babel (2008) by Walter D — 04 Nov 2018
There are four segments or parts in Babel. The first involves two children in a mountain village in Morocco. Their father has bought a gun to use to shoot predators hunting his sheep. One son, testing the range of the rife, fires a round at a tourist bus.
The second segment features Americans Susan and Richard who are on vacation in Morocco. She is shot and badly injured by the bullet fired by the boys, and her fight for life turns into an international incident with terrorist overtones.
The third segment focuses on Susan and Richard's two children, who are under the care of an illegal immigrant, Amelia.When their parents can't make it home on time, Amelia and her nephew Santiago are forced to bring the children across the border into Mexico so she can attend her son's wedding.
When the border patrol becomes suspicious of them on their return journey, there are consequences. Finally, in faraway Japan, deaf-mute teenager Chieko is trying to cope in a world that offers little in the way of affection.
Her mother committed suicide and her father is a cold, distant figure. In an attempt to capture a little emotional warmth, she engages in a series of increasingly risky sexual escapades. This is a great movie full of themes and underlying messages.
This review of Babel (2008) was written by Walter D on 04 Nov 2018.
Babel has generally received mixed reviews.
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