Babel is probably very suitable for Americans, but it won't win the best movie. 143 minutes is a bit too long. Americans actually like to preach, but they are by no means preaching like Li Feng and Wang Bin. .
The structure of this movie is still quite delicate: a gun, AK47. It was given to an old Moroccan guide by a Japanese who had a beautiful and lovely deaf daughter who had difficulty communicating with normal people. The guide sold the gun to a friend in the same village who had two sons. , the second son is talented and almost hits every shot. When the two children were herding sheep, in order to verify that the gun could drive 3,000 meters, they shot at a tourist bus on the road and shot Cate Blanchett of the United States (this experience Tell us, try not to lean against the window in the car in the future), and the two couples left the child at home to be looked after by the nanny, and came out to save the marriage that had been cracked. The child who stayed at home was taken to Mexico by the nanny. . . .
The contradiction between the East and the West, the contradiction between Muslims and the United States, the delicate relationship between Mexico and the United States. Communication between normal people and disabled people. . . . . . So, this metaphor is very obvious, Babel talks about why people can't go to heaven, it is because of communication problems, noisy, and the tower of Babel was abandoned halfway. I still remember the Babel chapter of the Bible, which was full of hope at the beginning, Used a lot of Come on, come on, let us build bricks, Come on let us build towers leading to heaven. . . . . It was very exciting, but then God intervened to give humans this weakness, making it impossible for people to reach heaven.
I learned about the relationship between the United States and Mexico in an issue of "60 Points". The border between Mexico and the United States is a large desert. Mexicans live in a dictatorial country with frequent crimes, so many people risk their lives to cross the desert. , fled to America full of freedom and opportunity and eventually became one of them. The beautiful model in "Desperate housewives" is Mexican, small and exquisite, with convex and concave, brown skin and Asian face. According to "60 Points", there are hundreds of Mexicans who die of thirst and starvation, get bitten by snakes, get lost and die in the desert every year, but they still rush to the border without hesitation. Garlic is said to prevent cobras that frequently appear in the desert. When they reach the border, there are very few American soldiers guarding the border. Sometimes in broad daylight, they rush to the border line. American soldiers usually don’t shoot. Entering the prosperous world, hiding with relatives and acquaintances, and starting to work underworld, the United States has a "census" in a few years. As long as they live long enough, they will have the opportunity to obtain immigration status and start a happy life.
Of course, there are many poor people who died in the desert. This end is often reminiscent of the North Korean poor who swam across the Yalu River to flee northeast China. The world is so unfair.
This is the delicate relationship between the United States and Mexico, so later, the old nanny explained to the immigration commissioner, crying: "I have been in the United States for 16 years, and I have been taking care of them since they were born. I have my life in the United States, my Everything, you are deporting me now..." She dared not imagine her future life, she has accepted everything in the United States, and went back to attend her son's wedding. Relatives praised her against her will when she was still the same as 20 years ago. Twisting the fat body proudly said something very American: work, keep working, you can maintain a good body and mental state. Later, at the immigration office, she also said something very American: "I need a lawyer!"
The communication problem about her happened between her nephew and the US immigration officer.
After Blanchett was shot, the two countries were busy arguing about whether it was a terrorist or a simple robbery. No one wanted to pay attention to the dying man. This is international politics.
The Moroccan police dispatched personnel to arrest the father and son. They could completely save their lives, but the police opened fire when they came up. The elder brother was shot, the younger brother got angry, raised his gun and shot, and the police were also shot. In this way, the problems that could have been communicated included casualties. . . . .
The communication between the police and the suspect can also tell the difference between the East and the West. The Moroccan police, when they found the old guide, were beaten up, and when they went to chase the three father and son, they also shot when they found it. The U.S. Immigration Service is completely overcast. They let you stay in the car, and then call someone to tell you, please cooperate with the investigation. You were arrested, which is somewhat reasonable.
The only thing I didn't understand was this Japanese story. Although the actresses showed their devotion to nakedness, I still didn't understand what the problem was. It wasn't because I had a prejudice against Japan. Let me agree with everyone's saying: there should be more communication between fathers and daughters.
There are many scenes where the West discriminates against the East in the movie: when Cate Blanchett and her husband Brad Pitt were traveling in Morocco, they ordered a Coke and Pitt called for ice, but she threw the ice away and said: You know what kind of water they use to make ice cubes.
There is also a scene where a Muslim family grabs a meal with their hands, which is suspected of vilifying their ethnic habits. As far as you Americans are concerned about hygiene.
The only example of successful communication: Pete and the tour guide because he speaks English. Later, the helicopter came to pick them up, and Pete sincerely took out a stack of US knives to the tour guide, but he refused to pick them up. This is the authentic oriental spirit.
So be it.
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