Confusion and miscommunication are fairly common in our modern society, yet so rarely do we see it set into cinematic motion on film. This is what director/film-maker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (21Grams) tries to accomplish with "Babel," his most recent film, starring Brad Pitt, Kate Blanchett, Adriana Barraza, and Rinko Kikuchi.
Gonzalez Inarritu takes the ancient concept of Babel—a humanity and world separated by confusion and multiple languages as punishment by God for the pride driven- construction of the Tower that bears its name—and infuses it into contemporary society within four interconnected tales. The first is the story of an American couple, Richard and Susan Johnson (Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchett), who are vacationing in Morocco in an effort to avoid the reality of a recent tragedy but find themselves' unfortunately at the heart of yet another tragic event.
Close by, two Moroccan peasant boys, facing the chore of defending a herd of lambs and goats from jackals in the mountains, have to come to grips with their irreversible actions and face the consequences from not only their father but also the local authorities.
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