In Reply to: Babel - Crash part II posted by Duilawyer on December 26, 2006 at 07:39:15:
yes it used the same device to weave the seperate stories together but I don't think this was about Americans being bad and others treating us better than we treat them. not even close. To me the theme was quite obvious yet well played. It was about human disconnect.All four stories centered around the disconnect between it's main characters and their reconnection in the midst of loss and tragic events. I think the use of characters from differnt cultures was meant to highlight the universality of disconnect. We all put our pants on one leg at a time and we all sufffer the same human frailties. I liked it.
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- I saw it quite differently - Analog Scott 08:45:30 12/26/06 (12)
- Re: I saw it quite differently - mr grits 16:08:02 12/26/06 (9)
- At the risk of being insulting - Analog Scott 16:26:51 12/26/06 (7)
- Your statement is apt - boa2 19:27:10 01/08/07 (0)
- Stereotypes come from movies and this one nailed everybody--intentionally or not. * - mr grits 16:42:22 12/26/06 (5)
- Maybe I am misunderstanding you but stereotypes do not come from movies - Analog Scott 16:51:24 12/26/06 (4)
- I meant nailed with a negative portrayl . . . stereotypes can be created by mass media . . . - mr grits 17:20:20 12/26/06 (3)
- That is a relief - Analog Scott 18:26:06 12/26/06 (2)
- Well, the guy helping Pitt was the only "redeemable" Muslim . . . - mr grits 21:46:22 12/26/06 (1)
- I thought all the Muslims were helping and caring. nt - Duilawyer 21:50:50 12/26/06 (0)
- very intelligent insights... - Duilawyer 16:23:37 12/26/06 (0)
- No convenient coincidence necessary; to attempt to hold the plot together in Babel, either. - Vinylized 09:45:44 12/26/06 (1)
- I agree it didn't *need* it - Analog Scott 13:07:46 12/26/06 (0)