Babylon: Let’s Talk About That Wild Ending

This article contains spoilers for Babylon. Singin’ in the Rain, the classic 1952 musical about Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies, is, by all accounts, a joyful romantic comedy. But…what if it wasn’t? What if it was an epic tragedy about the silent film stars who were brutally sacrificed for Hollywood to become what it is today? That’s the twist of Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s coked-up ode to cinema. By the end of the three-hour odyssey, the film feels like a dark prequel to Singin’ In the Rain, culminating in a montage that shows the weird and wild history and… Read Full Article