Babylon
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
- Released: 2022-12-23
- Runtime: 188 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Diego Calva, Cici Lau, James Wellington, Trisha Simmons, Armando Cosio, Taylor Nichols, Todd Giebenhain, Bregje Heinen, Li Jun Li, Kaia Gerber, Frederick Koehler, Vanessa Bednar, Douglas Fruchey, Aurielle Simmons, Margot Robbie, Jimmy Ortega, Circus-Szalewski, Samara Weaving, Katia Gomez, Hayley Huntley
- Director: Damien Chazelle
Comments
- stolasuklubcik - 27 June 2024
There'll be a hundred more Jack Conrads
Babylon is not simply a movie about the love of cinematography. It is, in fact, cinematography itself. Every scene, every frame is imbued with love in cinema.
For some movie lovers it might seem a bit boring and tedious, due to a great amount of long scenes. But not for me. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the very start to the very end. There is meaning in each detail you notice on the screen. This meaning is deeper than one can imagine.
There is drama and comedy mixed with action and elements of horror.
For an actor the very idea of being thrown away like garbage is inappropriate. Being needed, being needed, being a part of something important is what most actors are looking for to keep the bread on the table. Knowing that there's always going to be someone better hurts. Knowing that you will be replaced and forgotten hurts. Knowing that no matter how much impact you made in this area, it will never be enough. Not everyone can accept this harsh reality and not everyone is strong and resilient enough to adapt and compete.
For me, it's another masterpiece by Damien Chazelle, who became my favorite director after releasing La La Land. - grahamandkath - 18 May 2024
So many gushing reviews...
You would never know this was a masive flop.
Until you watch it that is.
From the moment it opens to the moment it ends this is a three hour roller coaster that doesn't go anywhere but takes three hours to achieve it.
Some scenes zip by while others feel like they will never end.
On the positives the sets are decent, the acting is good and the time it is set in is interesting, which gets it the two stars, but somehow, even with its manic and jumpy fast paced scenes, the film at its core is just plain boring.
I didn't think Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie could do worse than Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, but they certainly managed it with this film.
But don't take my word for it. If you have three hours of your life to waste that you will never get back, then by all means give it a whirl.
