Babylon (2022)

From its opening minutes, Babylon plunges the viewer into a maelstrom of hedonism and depravity, presenting the consumption of drugs and alcohol, as well as promiscuity, as intrinsic and glamorous elements of ascent in 1920s Hollywood. Although the narrative eventually reveals the destructive consequences of this lifestyle, the initial aestheticization of excess can normalize or even glorify these behaviors. The film is an ambitious fresco on the transition from silent to sound cinema, exploring unbridled ambition and the fragility of fame. However, its explicit depiction of orgies, brutal violence, and coarse language makes it a work suitable only for adults with very well-formed judgment. The rawness of its imagery and the constant exposure to moral decay render it not recommendable for family viewing, as the cautionary message is often eclipsed by the shocking and prolonged exhibition of disorder.