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Babel (2006)

Film
DirectorAlejandro González Iñárritu
Meta takes2

Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The recurring failure of empathy between characters across all storylines → Affective Contagion
Locations
Form & technique
  • The film's global soundscape (contrasting diegetic noise and silence)
  • The interconnected, multi-location narrative structure
  • The rifle shot that wounds Susan
Tropes
  • Chieko's deafness and social isolation
  • The asymmetrical focus on the suffering of American vs. Moroccan characters
  • The parallel maternal roles of Susan (biological mother) and Amelia (migrant nanny)

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