Don’t be fooled by the intricate clues and narratives of "Magnolia", the numerous characters and stories, be confounded by the dazzling 82 and the huge metaphor system, and be stunned by the unexpected frog rain, thus neglecting it. The most beautiful part of the movie is the ultimate thinking about human nature and the religious torture of gods. This torture is brought to the extreme in "The Blood Is Coming". However, "Magnolia" has not been tainted with such strong hostility, and there is no more questioning, but has always maintained a gentle and neutral perspective. The director shows the broken lives of everyone, guiding the emotions of the characters and the audience to burst together in peace, and finally accompanied by Aimee Mann's "Save me" to give everyone relief and salvation.
Then there is the most beautiful and underestimated scene. All the characters are immersed in their own pain, humming "It's not going to stop, till you wise up" with Aimee Mann. This scene is the first place that convinced me that film can surpass all other art forms. No matter how poetic and picturesque the novel, no matter how exquisite painting, no matter how beautiful music, there is a shocking beauty that can't be matched.
Borges said that no one can understand the pain of another person, and everyone is always alone. "Magnolia" elaborately describes all personal pain, unconnected and unreleased loneliness, just like slices of magnolia petals with blemishes, seemingly connected, but so easily scattered and isolated. So only "wise up" can we see through and accept, but there is no real relief.
Maybe I was not moved by Anderson's original intention, otherwise the dazzling three stories of 8 and 2 at the beginning would be superfluous, and the ending "save me" would be so illusory. The appearance of the frog rain does not require any preparation. It can be understood as a miracle or a mere coincidence. It doesn't matter what it is, because this is the God of Relief that does not exist at all, and it is the salvation that everyone can't get.
I think everyone who has seen "Magnolia" would want to write something. Some movies have new feelings every time you watch them, like "The Godfather"; and some movies always find the initial touch even though time goes by, like being caught in the snow in "Love Letter" in the early hours of a cold winter night at the age of 20. Shocked, or the 22-year-old was stunned by the frozen smile of the noodles in the hot summer, or the 25-year-old was hit by the spare doll Veronica lying on the table. Watching "Magnolia" again, the moving is still the same, the pain is still the same , Loneliness is still there.
I really don't know the so-called nonsense.
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