On Babylon (2022), the Blockhouse, Spectacle and Violence
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Damien Chazelle’s 2022 Babylon is a boom-time meditation on spectacle and violence. On first blush Babylon is a sort of epic overview of the gilded age of pre-Hays Code silent films. Decadent in the extreme, the film follows the fortunes of four characters as they rise to fame. The brash stars, wild parties, and cowboy vision of California, invite us to revel in the roaring twenties with full enthusiasm.
On Babylon (2022), the Blockhouse, Spectacle and Violence
On Babylon (2022), the Blockhouse, Spectacle…
On Babylon (2022), the Blockhouse, Spectacle and Violence
Damien Chazelle’s 2022 Babylon is a boom-time meditation on spectacle and violence. On first blush Babylon is a sort of epic overview of the gilded age of pre-Hays Code silent films. Decadent in the extreme, the film follows the fortunes of four characters as they rise to fame. The brash stars, wild parties, and cowboy vision of California, invite us to revel in the roaring twenties with full enthusiasm.