The Bible says, God was infuriated when man tried to reach the heavenly doors through a tower called ‘Babel’. Confronting such a deed, He destroyed the tower and weaved a complex web whereby different languages were devised and communication hit confusion. Babel went on to mean noise and miscommunication.
Babel, the movie, directed by a talented Mexican, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, was released worldwide in 2006. However, the movie starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and a bunch of unknown actors was released in Japan last Saturday. The picture was anxiously awaited by the people of Japan as Rinko Kikuchi, a Japanese actress, played a prominent role of a deaf and mute girl. Also, the fact that Kikuchi had Oscar nomination for best supporting actress, threw audience to cinema theatres.
But, sadly, all has not gone well with people who went to watch their actress in theatres. There have been complaints that people felt nauseous and sick after seeing the film. Gaga Communications that released the movie, is investigating into which scenes in particular gave audience headache. This has also prompted some 300 theaters across Japan to issue a warning that Babel contained scenes with strong effects that might not go down well with certain audience.
The movie narrates the events of three suffering families from different continents, all linked to a base plot of a couple struggling in African desert.
Babel had seven Oscar nominations but it won award for the best original score.
Via: usatoday
