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{{quote|''"Technically, ''Babel'' may seem to be an example of the [[Idiot Plot]], in which at many points one word or sentence could clear everything up. But these characters are not idiots, and desperately want to utter that word or sentence, but are prevented because of (a) the language barrier, (b) their cultural assumptions, (c) the inability of others to comprehend what they are actually saying, and (d) how in that case everyone falls into an established script made of prejudice and misunderstanding... This is a film about people who do what we might do — if we were them."''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' }}▼
A 2006 film conceived by writer Guillermo Arriaga and director Alejandro González Iñárritu, ''[[Babel]]'' was released to mixed reviews <ref>Currently 68% on Rottentomatoes</ref>, but still earned seven Oscar nominations. It won for Gustavo Santaolalla's score.
''Babel'' is an ensemble piece headed by Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt; they play an American couple, Richard and Susan, who are vacationing in Morocco trying to sort out their marital difficulties. But then, she's shot by two local boys fiddling around with their father's new rifle. As Richard tries to get help with ''much difficulty,'' the couple's Mexican nanny takes their kids to Mexico for her son's wedding. Meanwhile, in Japan, a deaf schoolgirl, Chieko, tries to overcome the death of her mother and her own sexual frustration.
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* [[Bedouin Rescue Service]]: Off-screen. {{spoiler|Richard and Susan's children were found by police troopers.}} May verge on a [[Deus Ex Machina]].
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* [[Sacred Hospitality]]: Among the Moroccans who shelter Richard and Susan. {{spoiler|They will not take any money for having sheltered Richard and Susan - it was, simply, the right thing to do.}}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Santiago's fate after {{spoiler|abandoning his aunt and the children in the middle of the desert}} is never revealed.
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▲{{quote|''"Technically, ''Babel'' may seem to be an example of the [[Idiot Plot]], in which at many points one word or sentence could clear everything up. But these characters are not idiots, and desperately want to utter that word or sentence, but are prevented because of (a) the language barrier, (b) their cultural assumptions, (c) the inability of others to comprehend what they are actually saying, and (d) how in that case everyone falls into an established script made of prejudice and misunderstanding... This is a film about people who do what we might do — if we were them."''|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' }}
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