The Too-Towering Babel
Why is it that the skillfully made and human Babel doesn’t resonate more, and feel more honest and rich?
Tagged: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Babel, Dramas, Reviews
Why is it that the skillfully made and human Babel doesn’t resonate more, and feel more honest and rich?
21 Grams is a beautifully made formal exercise – a story chopped up into so many bits that the audience spends almost all of its energy putting the pieces together. But the structure is so overpowering that it’s difficult to evaluate the content; one viewing suggests the narrative is too under-developed to survive scrutiny or a linear telling.