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  • Essay / Movie Analysis: Babel - 925

    Since God created the Tower of Babel, the human race has been separated into many distinct societies due to the inability to communicate. Everyone differs from each other by their own culture, language, ethnicity, etc. Furthermore, in all societies, each individual has differences in gender, physical and psychological abilities, etc. However, regardless of all the differences between humans, it is often claimed that the human experience is universal. In Babel, a film depicts the nature of humanity by depicting the lives of very distinct people within interconnected storylines. This film demonstrates the evidence of all human experiences in life in a fundamentally similar way, such as the tendency to give up everything for those they love, sexual desire, and regret. Human beings are extremely attached to those they love and tend to sacrifice interest. of others and their own to meet the interests of those close to them. In the case of the American couple, Richard, the husband, insists that the entire tour group wait on the bus without air conditioning until help arrives to save his wife, who is in danger after being shot even if one of the older tourists faints from the heat. Human beings can become extremely self-centered when they worry about those close to them, as Richard shouts to his guide and the embassy who are trying to help him. You could say that only Americans would do this. However, in the film Amalia, the Mexican nanny brings Richard and his wife's two children with her without their permission in order to attend her son's wedding. Although she cares about the children and clearly knows that such action is illegal and risks the safety of two children, she still chooses...... middle of paper .. .... with nothing in dessert with two children; when Youssef watches his brother get shot right in front of him; and when Cheiko writes a letter to the police officer who rejected her sexual seduction. Almost everyone who watches this film can understand the feeling of regret due to the body language of the protagonists when they are hit with cruel consequences, because the men know and have encountered this emotion in their experience. In conclusion, the film Babel offers a rich source of examples to demonstrate that all humans experience life in a fundamentally similar way. All men have felt the need to sacrifice everything to protect those close to them; the desire for sexual activity; and a feeling of regret. Although human beings may have major differences in terms of social status, social background, etc., our life experience is after all universal..