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BABEL - 18

I went to see this film with really high expectations. I figured it would probably be intellectually challenging what with the three different languages and quite a lot of it being subtitled! At first I wasn't really sure what was going on, what with three completely different scenarios being mixed into one. Slowly I grasped the link, and I don't want to go into what that is without giving away the story of the film completely! When I got out of the cinema I realised that the film was covering serious issues in today's modern world: e.g. drugs, depression, terrorism, refugees. It was really emotional in some parts and made you realise and think about what different people in any culture for that matter have to go through sometimes.

The acting was really good overall - nobody disappointed anyway, so I do recommend it for people who are into serious films. It's not a feel-good, cheesy movie or anything like that; and the odd time if you need a break from that genre or the type of genre you're used to - I'd recommend it. It won't appeal to everyone that's for sure, especially not to I think your regular teenage audience - some of my friends were like, 'What was that about?!', but for me, I quite liked it!

8/10