The film adopts a dislocation and interspersed sequence of time and space, and the structure is very beautiful.
However, the shifting and changing of time and space scenes is now a common narrative method in novels and movies, and it is not new. At the same time, the four-line narrative and its organic combination cannot be called innovation. Dajiao's "Tie Futu" probably has more lines than this.
Where the film really shines is in taking care of multiple cultural dimensions from a global perspective, and director Alessandro Gonzalez Inarritu carries out the political tricks of politicians in the same spirit In order to ridicule, it shows the weakness of human nature in the so-called civilized world and the innocence and kindness of the people in the so-called evil areas where terrorists are infested.
In this film, various nationalities are blended, and the living conditions of various cultures, subcultures and groups are all at a glance.
A test firing of a rifle caused a "butterfly effect", which spread widely, as if everything started because of it, but in fact everything was already in place.
What the film wants to prove is the arrival of the era of global integration, or is the lack of communication and exchanges between countries and nations not enough to usher in such an era?
I don't know,
but whether it's the psychedelic and sexually eager Japanese deaf-mute girl,
or the Moroccan brother who peeks at her sister's bath, masturbating, and is a born sharpshooter,
or the lovely American sibling who follows the babysitter to her son's wedding,
They will all be the future of this world.
The culture they carry and pass on, their hatred and hope will shape the direction of the planet.
We live on the Earth, we are a family.
Also nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, "Babel" has a different story than "Little Miss
Sunshine" and "Do what you like and fuck the others!" "The emphasis is on family and self.
What the "Tower of Babel" advocates is a kind of universal care, caring about the people around you, caring about the so-called vulnerable groups, and caring about the world.
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