Babel (Film)

Wikipedia:
According to Genesis 11:1-9, mankind, after the deluge, traveled from the mountain where the ark had rested, and settled in 'a plain in the land of Shinar' (or Senaar). Here, they attempted to build a city and a tower whose top might reach unto Heaven, the Tower of Babel.

The attempt to build the Tower of Babel had angered God who, in his anger, made each person involved speak a different language which ultimately halted the project and scattered and disconnected the people across the planet.

This film is a fractured tale made up of three stories that intercut with one another and are vaguely connected to one another. The most interesting of these story lines involves a deaf mute Japanese teenager whose inability to hear so isolates her from her peers as to be heartbreaking. She wants to lead the normal life of a teenaged girl complete with flirting with cute boys and perhaps even fall in love. The filmmakers effectively convey what it might be like to be deaf. The silence speaks volumes.

I had wished the other stories were as effective. I found my mind wandering and checked my watch to see how much more time was left. I admire the intent behind the film, for all our differences, we are more like than different and how communication can so easily be jumbled as to mistake intent. As it stands, I would give the movie a C.