Damien Chazelle defends his box-office bomb Babylon starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie

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Babylon director Damien Chazelle has defended his box-office flop film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and declared 'more films should divide critics.'Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon focuses on the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers - including the characters portrayed by Brad and Margot - but has only grossed $14.8 million against an $78–80 million budget since its December 23 release.Although the film has attracted awards season nominations, it has earned mixed responses from critics, with a 55% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Oh dear: Babylon director Damien Chazelle has defended his box-office flop film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie (pictured) and declared 'more films should divide criticsAcademy Award winner Chazelle, 37, told Insider: 'It’s good to have something that stimulates conversation and debate and a lot of fierce opinions on either side. 'We all knew the movie was gonna ruffle some feathers and get some people mad, and I think that’s good.

More movies should do that. 'It’s an interesting thing of, where you make something, and then I do believe that it sort of becomes, once the filmmaker finishes the movie,  the audience’s, and that includes the critics, includes everyone.

And everyone’s gonna have a different take on the film. And I think they’re all legitimate'The three-hour-and-nine-minute flick, which had a budget of over $79 million, takes place before the Hays Code was introduced in 1930, prohibiting profanity, nudity, drug use, sexual 'perversion,' inter-racial relationships and much more on screen.