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Embodying excess, Babylon is controlled chaos and a bittersweet homage. Some might find it messy as it jumps plotlines, underdevelops characters, and sidelines messages. However, Babylon ambitiously honors and criticizes the medium, highlighting the industry's cruelty and art's immortalization. Stars may fade but their work is forever. Meanwhile, there's constructed tension, big personalities, meta comedy, consistent payoff, refined set pieces, and earned drama. Plus, the acting elevates the material with manic emotions, fearless commitment, layers, extreme range, convincing arcs, and underlying vulnerability. Overall, Babylon flamboyantly heightens its themes of exploitation and immortality.
Technically, Babylon is polished maximalism. Its flashy imagery uses composition, framing, lighting, focus, extended takes, movement, angles, color, and steadiness. The editing adds brisk pacing, jump cuts, rhythm, dissolves, intercuts, inserts, match cuts, smash cuts, montages, and organized momentum for an electrifying structure. Its dense sound adds varied volumes, silence, smash cuts, split cuts, transitional stings, voiceovers, echoes, and symbolic emphasis. Similarly, the epic music drive sequences, shift tones, and create motifs. Finally, there are elaborate production designs, tangible effects, and a star-studded cast. Ultimately, Babylon is energized filmmaking and powerfully captivating.
Writing: 8/10
Direction: 10/10
Cinematography: 10/10
Acting: 9/10
Editing: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Score/Soundtrack: 10/10
Production Design: 10/10
Casting: 9/10
Effects: 8/10
Overall Score: 9.4/10
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