Babylon

Man, this is something to swallow. This movie is just fucking insane throughout and it is never boring. It’s funny, sad, endearing, and at times intense. While it is definitely a so called love letter to cinema, it also seems to be somewhat of a hate letter to Hollywood and the behind the scenes aspect. The pressure that everyone goes through behind the scenes, the masks they put on, just to make it, make it feel like hell to be behind a camera. I wasn’t sold on this movie until the title card rolled and then everything after that was just great. All the performances shine, especially Diego Calva, but Brad Pitt gives some good stuff as always. I loved Elinor’s monologue as it just spoke to what movies can be: timeless. At some point, people will reflect on the movies of today and discover for the first time just as we discover movies from the past today. My favorite part has got to be the ending. That montage or trip through the history of film was just beautiful. Seeing Manny in that theater see how cinema has progressed and how what he worked on is now inspiring the audience around him simply brought me to tears. It’s beautiful.