Met with a polarized response, Babylon was praised for its technical aspects (winning Best Production Design at the BAFTA Awards ) but heavily criticized for its excessive, often vulgar, scenes (like the opening elephant/party sequence) and its long runtime.

The between the characters and real 1920s Hollywood stars (like Clara Bow)? A deeper look at the score and how it was produced? The specific filming locations used around Los Angeles?

Babylon (2022) is a chaotic, three-hour epic written and directed by Damien Chazelle that acts as both a love letter and a hate letter to Hollywood, chronicling the industry’s messy, drug-fueled transition from silent films to "talkies" in the late 1920s. The film follows multiple characters, including an aspiring actress (Margot Robbie) and a studio fix-it man (Diego Calva), as they navigate the highs of fame and the lows of a rapidly changing, "decadent" scene.

The film was a significant box-office failure, grossing only $65 million against a reported budget of $78–80 million, contributing to a substantial loss for Paramount Pictures.