Austins in Thailand

Prophecy is “God’s word spoken into a particular situation with power and creativity which awakens people and propels them to act.” Watching Babel was a prophetic experience for me.

The movie weaves four distinct, seemingly random places and people together into a tapestry which does what good art is suppose to do - it awakens, stirs the emotions, teaches in a new way and leaves the “entertained” with some serious questions which if answered will propel us into action. Prophetic. There is heartache. But there is also hope.

It’s a movie for thinking adults. It’s not entertainment in the mindless sense. I don’t think my children are ready for it, but someday I would willingly engage them with mutual dialog. Some scenes are emotionally disturbing, but there is nothing gross or erotic or used for the sake of titillating any part of us.

The biggest prophetic word that came to me as I sat stunned at the end was that every culture and every people are completely lost. We are broken, shamed and in desperate need of salvation. But there is also hope in the movie. Hope that some of us can find reconciliation.

Other movies that have affected me similarly are movies like Syriana, Traffic, and The Black Robe.

I recommend it!