Movie: Babel

I must say that I probably hadn’t read the blurb on this movie well before I went nor seen a trailer for it. I thought it was going to be a action thriller. It would fit into neither category. At this stage I am still pondering over this movie even now at 5 days out from it. This has to be the longest time I have bothered thinking over a movie so at least this is a good sign. Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt, although in the movie, weren’t the core focus. The movie revolves around 4 groups of people or individuals and how one incident affects their lives in differing ways even though they are in different parts of the world. The more I think about it the more I like the idea of the story but it left me rather depressed purely because of the connections made with the characters. This again, is also a good result as it means they were incredibly believable. I also walked away being more self aware of how judging a situation without really listening (with the ears and eyes) to the differences be it cultural/physical/language, can lead down a path of misdirection. While still mulling over it, at this stage I would give it 7 stars out of 10.