Babel
Okay I did it. I finally got to the theater to see Babe l this week-end, and enjoyed the film immensely. I’m a big admirer of the director Alejandro González Iñárritu . I loved “ 21 Grams ”, and thought it was done surprisingly well. Since it’s win of a golden globe the movie is suddenly getting more theater play. According to Box Office report Babel came in 12 th up 505% from the previous week. Guess you can say that the Golden globe award can be translated into box office dollars. The film, which deals with several story lines that sort of inter-connect, is interesting, yet I did hear a few grumblings from the audience as I walked out. Seems as though some had a hard time following the characters, and the director’s use of non-linear storytelling confused the audience a bit. My only complaint was that some scenes played too long, and maybe the filmmaker could have cut it a bit. The film runs 142 minutes and though I don’t find that long I do feel there were some scenes that just ...