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Ron Stevens
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| didn't rate the movie that much but bought the soundtrack for Bibo No Aozora the Ryuichi Sakamoto piece near the end |
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venus
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: Near Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Cheesy as hell that not only were all three stories linked by theme and also by the gun, but they ALL FOLLOWED THE SAME DRAMATIC CURVE AS WELL!
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THEY ALL HAPPEN OVER THE SAME TIME FRAME!
Would have been nice for one of the stories at least to have taken place a long time after or before the Brad&Gweneth and their childminders stories (the two most likely to happen synchronistically.)
It's like something an A levels film student would think up.
To convenient. The theme too pervasive (each main character gets 'lost' and is misunderstood.) too heavy handed.
And then for them all to follow the same dramatic curve....
Unsubtle.
I liked the end though. Too obvious for her to jump off. I liked the fact that they didn't sell out by going along the lines of - 'if we save her, people will thinks it's a cop out / we're not cynical enough so we'll go with the suicide' - thus conforming to public expectation.
The director's '21 Grams' is a lot better.
I liked it upon first viewing as a nice contrast to the shite that's been released recently. I like the cinematography and the editing. Nice pacing also.
Just falls apart and dissapoints slightly when you think about the things I mention above...
Hey, anyone see any holes in my logic, please point them out, I'd like to be proven wrong about this film actually.... |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: |
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I'm with the OP.
What the hell was that? |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| the_beaver wrote: |
I'm with the OP.
What the hell was that? |
I think movie goers in Japan are wondering the same thing 
Moviegoers warned of `Babel' sickness
TOKYO - The Japanese distributor of "Babel" is warning audiences the movie may cause nausea or headaches.
Gaga Communications has received 15 complaints since the film, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, opened Saturday in theaters throughout the country, company spokeswoman Aimi Ichikawa said Wednesday.
Ichikawa said the company was investigating which scenes caused the illnesses, and hasn't ordered theaters to adjust sound or lighting.
The problem of nausea or headaches has only been reported in Japan, she said.
Some 300 theaters nationwide posted a note Tuesday saying "Babel" contains scenes with strong effects and that some viewers felt sick after seeing them, according to a company news release.
Gaga Communications also ran ads with a warning in major newspapers Wednesday.
"Babel," directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, depicts a saga of families on three continents linked by tragic events in the African desert.
The film was highly anticipated in Japan after Rinko Kikuchi received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. Kikuchi, 26, played a deaf and frustrated Tokyo schoolgirl.
"Babel," released by Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Vantage, received seven Oscar nominations. It won the Oscar for best original score. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Babel is like that movie The English Patient--both got turned off after about 10 minutes. Boring as feck. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| endo wrote: |
How old was that deaf Japanese girl?
I was surprised to see her snatch onthe big screen. They don't even allow that in the porn here! |
I didn't see the movie, but I am curious. What did she snatch?
cbc |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't find it very deep or very moving, |
That's interesting. I found some of it extremely moving. As I put myself in the predicament of some of the characters, the arab boys' father for instance (who must have felt the most soul burning guilt at having provided his boys with a gun), or the unfortunate Mexican woman (whose life was horribly turned upside down), I felt very sad indeed.
Dare I suggest that perhaps you're used to having a schmaltzy Hollywood music track accompanying your films, telling you when to get teary.  |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| endo wrote: |
How old was that deaf Japanese girl?
I was surprised to see her snatch onthe big screen. They don't even allow that in the porn here! |
I didn't see the movie, but I am curious. What did she snatch?
cbc |
My attention, which was quickly followed by an elbow to the ribs from my girlfriend sitting next to me. |
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babtangee
Joined: 18 Dec 2004
Location: OMG! Charlie has me surrounded!
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| Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| venus wrote: |
Hey, anyone see any holes in my logic, please point them out, I'd like to be proven wrong about this film actually.... |
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
The only hole I saw in the film's logic was when the police officer said to the father, "I'm sorry to hear your wife jumped to her death from your balcony." And the father goes, "Hey, my wife shot herself. I've already been cleared. Don't harrass me."
Like anyone is going to describe the cause of suicidal death when they express their condolences. Ridiculous, forced exposition. By the way. Women almost never shoot themselves. The father did it. |
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