To begin with, I will say that this is my interpretation of the movie Babel. Throughout this analysis I will try to uncover some of the plotlines and the subordinate plots presented in this movie. Simplified; we will look into the deeper meanings of the film and the message it tries to convey to its audience.
Babel is a film with a meaning that comes of both complex and simple. For the viewer it is seen as a complex tale where one tries to puzzle together to different pieces along the way. We are introduced to three different stories and as the film progresses it unravels the connection between these stories. We are presented with tree different nations; Mexico, Morocco and Japan. The stories seem so far from one another, but as the film …show more content…
The tourists who come here speak no Arabic, and the Moroccan people speak no English. An example that proves this statement is when the American tourists is brought for help to the village. Anwar is the only person in the village who speaks English, and can interpret between the two languages. Therefore, he becomes a sort of hero in the film.
Next up is Mexico, laying somewhere between the developed and developing worlds. Here, unlike Morocco, the villagers have enough money for a decent lifestyle. The Mexicans are still miles away from the luxury life in America, separated from it only by a frontier manned by policemen, and of course by language. Many are capable to cross the frontier as illegal works, like nanny Amelia. She is being sent back afters 16 years partly because her English still is not well developed after all those years to defend what has happened and why she needs to get back to …show more content…
This is certainly a creative film with a lot of artistic elements. Despite the tricky chronology, I believe it pleases the mass audience because of the great filming and clipping, and of course the touching plot as well. Babel has an acute grasp of narrative tension and humanly warmth throughout the film.
Babel´s emotional pleasures shout not overshadow the simpler story about a gun that is being given to the wrong people as a generous gift. It is a moral and political film with a very important and sincere message. Countries like Britain and even Norway sell their weapons around the world without any control of the consequences it creates. What ripples of totally unexpected disasters from the weapons we are selling, and last but not least the technology we are developing, are already now darkening our
Babel is a film with a meaning that comes of both complex and simple. For the viewer it is seen as a complex tale where one tries to puzzle together to different pieces along the way. We are introduced to three different stories and as the film progresses it unravels the connection between these stories. We are presented with tree different nations; Mexico, Morocco and Japan. The stories seem so far from one another, but as the film …show more content…
The tourists who come here speak no Arabic, and the Moroccan people speak no English. An example that proves this statement is when the American tourists is brought for help to the village. Anwar is the only person in the village who speaks English, and can interpret between the two languages. Therefore, he becomes a sort of hero in the film.
Next up is Mexico, laying somewhere between the developed and developing worlds. Here, unlike Morocco, the villagers have enough money for a decent lifestyle. The Mexicans are still miles away from the luxury life in America, separated from it only by a frontier manned by policemen, and of course by language. Many are capable to cross the frontier as illegal works, like nanny Amelia. She is being sent back afters 16 years partly because her English still is not well developed after all those years to defend what has happened and why she needs to get back to …show more content…
This is certainly a creative film with a lot of artistic elements. Despite the tricky chronology, I believe it pleases the mass audience because of the great filming and clipping, and of course the touching plot as well. Babel has an acute grasp of narrative tension and humanly warmth throughout the film.
Babel´s emotional pleasures shout not overshadow the simpler story about a gun that is being given to the wrong people as a generous gift. It is a moral and political film with a very important and sincere message. Countries like Britain and even Norway sell their weapons around the world without any control of the consequences it creates. What ripples of totally unexpected disasters from the weapons we are selling, and last but not least the technology we are developing, are already now darkening our