Babel
The current M-18 show.*Note, spoiler ahead. If you are not 18 and above, please do not read further. It may bore you to death.
I don't know what all the hype is about in Babel. The show that has a biblical meaning of miscommunication where God stopped the people of the world from building a tower that could reach the sky by suddenly giving them different languages. This show is certainly about miscommunication. Its storyline is boosted by a 4 sub-plots that are ongoing and they are actually linked together.
The opening scene shows a group of Moroccan shepherds who recently obtain a hunting rifle to shoot off wild jackals that prey on their goats. Now, the father who owns the gun, loans the rifle to his two sons to take care of the goats while he goes to another area during the day to trade for goods. His trigger happy sons, decide to win the rifleman badge of good shooting from the Moroccan mountain shooting academy and try to stop a tourist bus by shooting bullets at it. One of these bullets, actually hit an American tourist (Cate Blanchett) and she suffers severe blood loss. Her distraught husband is stuck in the middle of a bloody desert and doesn't know what to do.
Flash to the American tourist and her family. She has left behind 2 young kids in America under the care of a Mexican nanny who decide to take them back to her hometown to visit her son who is getting married. In spite of minor difficulties, she makes the trip with the 2 kids in tow.
Flash to a Japanese girl who is deaf-mute. No men pay attention to her because of her phyiscal impairment. She is without her mother who passed away and her father tries in vain to foster a relationship with her. She is desperate for affection and even resorts to going commando(means without underwear) to attract guys.
Now, the link. The rifle.
The rifle belongs to the Jap girl's father, who went to Morocco to hunt. While in Morocco, he gives the rifle as a gift to his Moroccan guide who later sells it to the shepherd. See the repercussions.
Now the problems. The American tourist is dying and she needs to be evacuated immediately. Trouble is, she is in the middle of a desert on a tour-bus full of angsty selfish old people who could care less if she died. They prefer to be out of the hot sun and somewhere cool. Moreover, there is no available ambulance. Despite her husband's(Brad Pitt) calls to the American embassy for help, they have to settle political issues before they are allowed to send in an American helicopter.
Flash. The Moroccan police are hot on the trail of the shooters. They find out that it belongs to the Moroccan shepherd and are hot on his heels to catch him. He flees with his 2 boys.
Flash. The Mexican nanny and the 2 American kids had enjoyed themselves at the nanny's son's wedding and are now heading home. They try to outrun the American border patrol but are stranded in the desert with no where to go. They are lost and miles from anywhere with no food, direction or water.
Flash. The Japanese police trace the original owner of the hunting rifle to the Japanese father. They want to interview him but have to face his daughter who is crying out to be loved. She even resorts to seducing her dentist and a police man to gain attention. MAJOR PROBLEM! She strips in front of the Police Officer in order to make him love her. He doesn't. I also wun love her honestly. With that kind of body, who would hahaha. Only a pretty face.
Flash. Conclusions. The American tourist is finally evacuated and sent to a hospital where she is treated and later released.
Flash.The Moroccan police have caught up with the Moroccan shepherd and his 2 sons. They have a gun fight and the eldest son is killed. They finally surrender.
Flash. The Mexican nanny leaves the kids behind and goes to seek for help. In the middle of the bloody desert. She finds a Border patrol vehicle and tells the officer that she is with 2 small children who are lost. They rescue all of them. American officials check her history and find out that she is illegally working in the U.S and immediately deport her back to Mexico.
Flash. The Japanese girl is consoled by the Police Officer who tries to understand her predicament. He finally leaves. The father returns and finds the daughter on the balcony, naked. They embrace and she cries.
Flash. The end. You may wonder why there are so many flashes. Well, it could be the number of jumps the story moves as it segues among the 4 sub-plots. Or it could be the number of times the japanese actress removes her clothing.
posted by Cave II @ 7:12 AM
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