"Babel" (2006) Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

“They look at us like we’re monsters”.

A film dedicated to his children, Inarittu’s third and most critically panned film (unfairly so) sees a constantly used theme of entirely unconnected lives becoming tangled and joined. There are in essence four separate stories, across three continents and in several different languages. Before I detail as plot spoiler free as possible, and of course wax lyrical on an astonishing film, there are two key issues of note, and both are changes from the Director. Firstly, though still a complicated and complex narrative structure, it is less fractured than previous films and though there are several flashback/forward sequences, the structure is more traditional and linear.

As is the use of a more detailed musical score, and the soundtrack to the film is a joy, richly cosmopolitan as you would expect, and the first time I’ve noticed and been so engaged with the music in an Inarritu film. Gustavo Santaolalla deserves great credit for both the score and rich mix in the choice of soundtrack, and has worked with the Director on all four of his films to date. As has Director of Photography Rodrigo Prieto who shoots every varying location here brilliantly.

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The above opening paragraphs are taken from my spoiler free review of "Babel" and one of my earliest forays into film writing and film appreciation over a decade ago. This review was transferred to my Medium blog site on 26th January 2023 and can now be read in full and for free via my Substack blog site and original updated article linked immediately below:

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