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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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* [[Anachronic Order]]
* [[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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** And let's face it, most of the characters carry it at some point. What about the Mexican nanny, for example, leaving the children alone in the desert?
*** Heck, her whole storyline. How could she possibly think she could take those kids to ''another country'' and their parents would either never find out about it or be totally okay with it when they did?
* [[In Medias Res]]: {{spoiler|The plots do not parallel exactly in terms of time. By the time the story with the nanny begins, Susan has already been brought to the hospital.}}▼
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: Detective Mamiya orders another shochu after his emotional encounter with Chieko.
▲* [[In Medias Res]]: {{spoiler|The plots do not parallel exactly in terms of time. By the time the story with the nanny begins, Susan has already been brought to the hospital.}}
* [[It Got Worse]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The title of the movie. The Babel Tower was being built as an effort to get higher up than even God himself, but he got pissed and destroyed the tower. He condemned humankind to speak different languages, so they can't understand each other. The title of the movie is [[Blatant Lies|very, very subtle]].
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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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