Hollywood is glamorous and destructive, which leads to many artists having complicated relationships with the industry. Damien Chazelle’s Babylon is a film that is not like his previous movies. Rather than being enthralled with the spectacle of greatness, Babylon focuses on the pitfalls of trying to build a system that ultimately spits everyone out. Babylon, a story he has been writing since 2008, explores a statement that was lingering quietly throughout 2016’s La La Land and fills it with excess to highlight Chazelle’s true and complicated feelings toward Hollywood. In a recent interview with Uproxx, Chazelle called Babylon his “hate letter and love letter” to the infectious nature of Hollywood. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 6 January, 2023