Babylon
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
- Released: 2022-12-23
- Runtime: 188 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Stars: Diego Calva, Cici Lau, James Wellington, Trisha Simmons, Armando Cosio, Taylor Nichols, Todd Giebenhain, Bregje Heinen, Li Jun Li, Kaia Gerber, Frederick Koehler, Vanessa Bednar, Douglas Fruchey, Aurielle Simmons, Margot Robbie, Jimmy Ortega, Circus-Szalewski, Samara Weaving, Katia Gomez, Hayley Huntley
- Director: Damien Chazelle
Comments
- prberg2 - 12 January 2023
An Epic ride that will engage you one way or another
Wow.. what a film. So much energy and it just moved! Really great use of editing, music and quick pacing. Sometimes I was a little lost, but still enjoyed the ride. It was a really interesting look back at the early days of Hollywood. What it might have been like.. and how things shifted in a big way due to sound being introduced into movies and other changes happening to the culture at the time.
Most everything in the movie was top notch. Things were really done well. The story might be a little over the top in some places.. but I think that was the story it was trying to tell. I appreciate what they were doing and the big swing they were taking with the film. It was long.. but didn't feel like it. Moved fast and kept me interested and engaged. Really glad I got to see it in the theater.. where I think it likely is it's most powerful. Really interesting and great film at the end of the day.
