stagnation of communication

Keegan 2022-04-22 07:01:04

The fate of four families is linked by a random incident, and the solution of this problem completely changes the fate of the four families: the Moroccan family is shattered by the shooting, and the wife's injury saves a pair. The marital crisis of the American couple, the permanent deportation of the Mexican nanny from the United States for the suspected kidnapping of the American couple's children, the death of the original owner of the gun and the settlement with the injured daughter.
The film explains the difficulty of communication:
1. The barriers between people can eventually be pushed down. The quarrel between the Moroccan family brothers was resolved through the death of the older brother. If it were not for the fatal injury, the two couples could not achieve reconciliation. The conflict of ideas between the Mexican nanny and the nephew was overshadowed by the disappearance of the nephew. Improvement between father and daughter. All these changes are just the beginning. For these people who are involved in fate, where will they lead in the future?
2. The barriers between civilizations are difficult to dismantle. As a result, the difficulty of communication has led to the inability to have equal dialogue among all ethnic groups. Although the United States is superior everywhere, they are full of distrust and fear of the surrounding world: seeing the poor and backward Morocco as the birthplace of terrorism, there will be dynamic Mexico is regarded as a place full of sins, while Japan is somewhat dissociated from the theme because it cannot get rid of the national anguish and depression.

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  • Hilton 2021-10-20 19:02:33

    The final chapter of Yi Natu's "Trilogy of Random Sequence and Multithreading" won the best director in Cannes. The first two works explored love and salvation. This time, they focus on communication and have a more international vision. But compared to the combination of "21 grams" flashbacks and multi-threads, and the three linear narratives of "Love is a bitch" + sporadic narratives, the intersecting order of the four linear narratives in this film has not changed from beginning to end, which is not tasteful. The Japanese story must be looser, but the disco dance segment is my favorite. (8.0/10)

Babel quotes

  • Chieko: [signing] They look at us like we're monsters.

  • Chieko: [signing to ref] I'm deaf, not blind!