Friday, February 09, 2007
Agh! My brain!

I had to blog something now in order to keep my dumb brain from freezing with the many dumb stuff that I'm dumbly trying to squeeze into..
I watched Babel with Mr Six Pac, Jon and YT the night before I ORD, so this is coming in a bit late.

Who cares?


Babel: Spoiler Alert!

The movement of the story adopts the Christmas hit Love Actually. The movie strings together people in 4 countries.

To make things short,

Curiosity of 2 led to helplessness ( or not ) in Morrocco
Grief makes way for anger in Japan
Temptation rules that heart of a Nanny in S.California

Disappointment and Anguish in Morroco
Loneliness and Desire in Japan
Abandonment and Trauma in Mexico
I can't think of any for S.California.

Done with the summary.

Now, the whole movie had me wishing that I could jump into the screen and be there to help all the unfortunate events that happened. Therefore, at a certain point during the show, all I was thinking of is for Babel to have a happy ending. And unfortunately, it did.

Irony? I'll explain. The entire show is based on this void whereby nothing good exists within. It is filled with betrayal, violence and suffering, not to mention stereotyping of the minority groups. (which is freaking true!)

Therefore, to me, having a close-to a typical fairytale ending broke the whole story chain into bits and pieces, tearing away at the very essence of the storyline.

But again, maybe Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu just wanted to let the viewers know that even in a realm of chaotic pandemoneum, goodness can always be found lying in small gestures and acts.

That is if you look hard enough.


Okay. Here comes the verdict.

For movie goers out there, this is a must-watch movie! For non-movie goers, this is also a must watch movie.

The difference between the 2 statements?If you are a movie-goer and didn't catch Babel, you might as well go kick the bucket.For non-movie goers, you are forgiven.

Just go catch the movie lar.

Okay, now I shall go and try (again) to develop a blood clot in my brain.

*touch wood*

p.s: SPCAians beware, you might be in for a tough ride.
p.p.s: I left a boring and tiring $100/day job, for a $54.27/day job, equally boring and distasteful.
p.p.p.s: I am so bored! Someone entertain me!
p.p.p.p.s: Nvm, entertainment of my choice is always denied!
p.p.p.p.p.s: I dislike Valentine