Babel

Recently i saw the film Babel directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. The film follows four stories.

-a married couple on vacation in Morocco.
-A deaf/mute girl in Japan
-A Mexican nanny/maid in America/Mexico
-two Moroccan boys

The film is not in chronological order so it is difficult to put together the pieces of the story but in the end everything is related. The theme of the story is communication.

"the Tower of Babel was not built for the worship and praise of Yahweh, but was instead dedicated to the glory of man, to "make a name" for the builders: "And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." (Genesis 11:4). The Book of Genesis then relates how Yahweh, displeased with the builders' intent, came down and confused their languages and scattered the people throughout the earth (Genesis 11:5-8)."

the film has multiple stories of miscommunication:
-The married couple in Morocco cannot understand what the villagers are saying and vice-versa.
-people who are not handicap cannot understand the deaf/mute girl and this affected the girl emotionally.
-The border patrol officers could not understand the Mexican nanny leading to her *spoiler alert* deportation.

there are other themes in the movie such as stereotypes, selfishness and redemption.

The order of sequences really kept me interested in the film. i would highly suggest this film for anyone who enjoys dramas