Una historia de ambición y excesos desmesurados que recorre la ascensión y caída de múltiples personajes durante una época de desenfrenada decadencia y depravación en los albores de Hollywoo... Leer todoUna historia de ambición y excesos desmesurados que recorre la ascensión y caída de múltiples personajes durante una época de desenfrenada decadencia y depravación en los albores de Hollywood.Una historia de ambición y excesos desmesurados que recorre la ascensión y caída de múltiples personajes durante una época de desenfrenada decadencia y depravación en los albores de Hollywood.
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- 46 premios ganados y 161 nominaciones en total
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- TriviaThe character of Lady Fay Zhu is loosely based on Anna May Wong (1905-1961) the first Chinese-American actress in Hollywood whose career spanned both silent and sound films.
- ErroresA "Jackass Forever" billboard appears in the 1952 epilogue.
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[Jack finds George crying with his head in the toilet]
Jack Conrad: Aw, Georgie. Who was it this time?
George Munn: [panting] Claire.
Jack Conrad: Claire. Well, Claire's a lesbian. That's an uphill battle for anyone.
- Créditos curiososThe Paramount logo is the 1920s version, fitting the era the film is set in.
- Versiones alternativasIn Singapore, before the film could passed with an R21 classification for theatrical release, the distributor required to remove a scene depicting a deviant sexual act in which the authority felt it has exceeded the classification guidelines which states that "any material that is about or promotes deviant sexual behavior" would be refused classification.
- ConexionesFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2022 (2022)
- Bandas sonorasMy Girl's Pussy
Lyrics by Harry Roy
Music and additional lyrics by Justin Hurwitz
Performed by Li Jun Li
While Babylon is distinctive with its look and pacing, when it comes to the characters, things are a little more familiar. Conrad and LaRoy are loosely based on a couple of people from that era but the lessons the movie wants to teach us about Hollywood chewing up and spitting out talent are pretty routine. I think Babylon is effective at getting those across but I was a little let down that the movie starts so bombastically and then quietly tip toes into conventionality by the end. Some characters are meant to be less distinctive (Manny is the audience avatar for example) but while I wish they were a little more fresh, I did want to follow them throughout the length of the movie.
Damien Chazelle has enough of a name now that he could probably get any actor/actress he wanted in his cast. He still attracted some big and interesting names for Babylon. I think every member of the main cast did a fantastic job and it's a credit to them and Chazelle for getting the most out of his performers. Brad Pitt's the biggest name and I really enjoyed the work he put in as Jack Conrad. He's appropriately funny in Conrad's lush and over-the-top behaviour but he garners some genuine sympathy for him when the world turns against him. Pitt could have played it so big that he came off as an entitled prick but there's some warmth and passion to Conrad and Pitt gets that across. I've always liked Margot Robbie and she's on point here as Nellie. She throws herself into it completely, there's a surprising amount of physicality and nuance in Nellie's whirlwind behaviour. Much like Pitt, she's really funny when she is given the opportunity to be. Despite the pretty telegraphed arc for her character, you understand why Manny can't resist Nellie even when it's crystal clear she's bad news wrapped in pretty packaging. I would hope that Pitt and Robbie both get awards consideration for their work here. Diego represents the audience, he's witnessing all the craziness and has to go along with it. He's a pretty blank slate but there's enough from Diego that his character is distinct and you understand his motivations. I want to credit Li Jun Li and Jovan Adepo as Lady Fay Zhu and Sidney Palmer respectively. Their characters are written with a heavy hand but both are sympathetic and have their respective moments. The oddest casting is Tobey Maguire as threatening mobster James McKay but Maguire's surprisingly good at being a creepy underworld figure.
Getting to the negatives, Babylon is a movie that indulges in the exact same vices that it's lambasting. As a film, Babylon's determined to show all excess and hedonism of the era in all its "glory." I appreciated some of this but there are moments where the movie gets pretty gross (there's an early scene involving a elephant that is going to shock people) and while I get what Chazelle and his team are trying to show, was it really necessary? I'd argue not. Babylon's lengthy run time is also going to drive some people away but it also has an affect on how the story twists and turns. Characters that started out with more depth gradually turn more generic (Nellie specifically comes to mind) and you could have easily trimmed some of the fat off this movie. The total length of Babylon feels a little self-indulgent and while the previously mentioned frenetic pace keeps you guessing, it saps some of the ending's impact. I got what the movie was trying to say with its wrap-up but I can't deny I was bouncing in my seat in anticipation of getting to leave.
Just like the lavish and insane partying that Babylon presents, you have to choose to take the hit of whatever your poison of choice is and dive in headfirst or not to indulge and slip out the back. Babylon is going to be an incredibly polarizing film and while I enjoyed large parts of this movie, there were also many scenes that fell flat for me. I'd grade Babylon somewhere between a 7 and an 8 but I'm rounding up because there are moments where Babylon has some real cinematic magic. I'm not comfortable wholesale recommending Babylon, if you're interested in a Wolf of Wall Street style comedy about the excess of Hollywood in the 1920s that gets pretty dark, check it out.
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 110,000,000 (estimado)
- Total en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 15,351,455
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- USD 3,603,368
- 25 dic 2022
- Total a nivel mundial
- USD 64,960,676
- Tiempo de ejecución3 horas 9 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.39 : 1