The movie, “Babel”, was a movie about 4 interconnected groups or individuals of people. It's based on the idea of the Tower of Babel, the tower that man built to try to reach the heavens. When God found out about this tower he became angry and created the many different languages that confuse our world today. This movie's name plays off that story.
The two recognizable American actors, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, provide the only part of the film that most people would understand because they're the only ones who speak English. The other characters are a promiscuous deaf Japanese girl who wants some sexual attention in her life so she can feel accepted, some boys from Morocco who shoot Cate Blanchett's character, and some nice Mexican folk who take care of Brad and Cate's kids for a while. All four groups get about 5 minutes of story per scene and by the end they are all shown connected.
I would give this movie at the most a charitable 1 out of 5. If you like non-traditional kinds of movies you will like this movie. If you prefer movies that require you to piece it together like an 8000 piece jigsaw puzzle, you will like this movie. If you speak all of the following languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic, you will somewhat understand this movie. My suggestion however is to look elsewhere even if you wish to watch movies that are non-traditional.
If you have to watch this movie, mute it.
