It is certain that is the type of movie you love or you hate with passion so i will give a few clues to help maybe a few Gentlemen at picking their side and maybe not waste their time
Babylon is a movie about the filmaking industry of the early 30s era. It shows the struggles of different people that work in the business in their road to sucess. On a deeper level it uses the setting to expose the sins of the human nature, the pleasures of the flesh and shows how the grinding machine exploits those actors or directors the moment their shares start dropping. It is packed with many crazy and intense visuals.
Plot is really thin, simple and common for a 3 hour movie. Except maybe from Brad Pitts character the rest are undeveloped, serving the bigger picture as caricatures (only the great acting saves it for me). What makes up for the missing deep and narrative storytelling is the non stop intensity and momentum there is. Some may get dizzy but i got along. It starts with good vibes, partying, showing the lifestyle. As it progresses you eventually see the bad side. What i liked is that it got me threw all the spectre of emotions. From extreme laugh to depression and horror. Trust me there are some horror and disturbing stuff ( its not R only cause of nudity). Finally i wanna highlight a few scenes that i thought were pure diamond. 1st there is a comedy scene that is the most funny sht i have ever witnessed and second theres an impactful discussion towards the end. Small observation -the sound is very carefully placed. Again we switch from silence to extremely loud noise in an instant.
On a closing note - if you enjoyed The Wolf of Wall Street you will propably like this one too.
Babylon is a movie about the filmaking industry of the early 30s era. It shows the struggles of different people that work in the business in their road to sucess. On a deeper level it uses the setting to expose the sins of the human nature, the pleasures of the flesh and shows how the grinding machine exploits those actors or directors the moment their shares start dropping. It is packed with many crazy and intense visuals.
Plot is really thin, simple and common for a 3 hour movie. Except maybe from Brad Pitts character the rest are undeveloped, serving the bigger picture as caricatures (only the great acting saves it for me). What makes up for the missing deep and narrative storytelling is the non stop intensity and momentum there is. Some may get dizzy but i got along. It starts with good vibes, partying, showing the lifestyle. As it progresses you eventually see the bad side. What i liked is that it got me threw all the spectre of emotions. From extreme laugh to depression and horror. Trust me there are some horror and disturbing stuff ( its not R only cause of nudity). Finally i wanna highlight a few scenes that i thought were pure diamond. 1st there is a comedy scene that is the most funny sht i have ever witnessed and second theres an impactful discussion towards the end. Small observation -the sound is very carefully placed. Again we switch from silence to extremely loud noise in an instant.
On a closing note - if you enjoyed The Wolf of Wall Street you will propably like this one too.