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Babel DVD

Babel, starring Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchett is the third movie in a trilogy co-written and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. It won the “Best Picture” Golden Globe. That shows how pretensious and shallow Hollywood establishment journalists are. Also won Oscar nominations, which is not surprising.

I checked Babel out at the library so I didn’t waste my money. Just my time. The value I got out of it was the “slice of life” from different cultures in Japan, Mexico and Morroco.

The movie itself was exploitation draped in a thin pretense. Sure they spoke different languages. Sure they were connected, but in a very contrived way. That doesn’t justify depicting a child pleasuring himself after seeing his sister naked, or a deaf Japanese school girl flashing in public, or a dying woman making out with her husband while using a bedpan. To pretend that these scenes were anything other than exploitation is hypocrisy.

Another thing I gained from seeing this movie, is confirmation that if you want to make a film that wins awards, just make the film revolve around a safe, non-controversial ”issue.” Then pour in the action, perversion and porn to sell, sell, sell!!!