Babylon
"He was the first one to say I have talent. He saved my life."
Babylon is a movie that doesn't whisper, that doesn't speak, but screams out to early Hollywood, unafraid to glorify the art and the artists while condemning everything about it.
Babylon lures us in with its grand and vapid portrayal of fame, power, and sex. An intoxicating feeling of desire and wants that causes us to dream, to be inspired, to want to be a part of something but beneath all of it, is a deafening silence that serves as a reminder that the glory days are over. That the inevitable self-destruction caused by self-indulgence will finally come due.
Besides the party scenes and the focus on the magic of filmmaking, are these deep and intimate moments we get to spend with the characters, a particular standout being Brad Pitt's character, Jack Conrad.It's in these moments that you start to understand this movie. The party scenes and such are there to grab your attention and to provide context, but these small intimate moments where the characters are at their lowest, where they wear their hearts on their sleeves, those are the moments that elevate this movie to greatness.
This movie may be a crazy coked filled ride, but it has so much fucking heart and sincerity.
I absolutely fuck with this movie. It's a modern masterpiece that completely justifies its 3-hour run time. It may be my favorite movie of all time.