Probably most moviegoers have noticed that some of the more interesting films in recent years have been made by directors who come from Spanish-speaking countries, some of whom feel quite comfortable also directing movies in English. Although this trend has been evident for a few years, the difference right now is that there are four such movies currently in the theaters (at least in New York City). Babel is the third collaboration between Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu and novelist Guillermo Arriaga. Like their previous films — the extraordinary Amores perros (2000) and 21 Grams (2003) — Babel weaves together several disparate stories, but much more ambitiously than the previous films. This time the stories span the world, from Morroco to California to Mexico to Tokyo. What I find so interesting is that there are no bad characters in this movie, but just a few flawed decisions that cause the world to rock out of kilter. Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón achieved Read More...