How can it be so long?, Reivew on Magnolia

This film once won the Berlin Golden Bear Award, and it is also relatively fierce. The entire film is 160 minutes long, which is a torture for viewers who are not used to such films. A dozen figures are like messy threads, woven into a pie-like picture within 24 hours. The film attempts to unfold a long volume of family relations, but it is too long, the technique is extremely eye-catching, but the connotation seems to be insufficient. The connection and echo of different segments are very particular, and the use of song counterpoints is also quite distinctive, especially Tom Cruise's excellent performance, which can be regarded as the most difficult role he has ever played.
Therefore, there are indeed many bright spots in this film, and it is not difficult to see the director's intentions, but its shortcomings are just as obvious, just like when you pack a luxurious golf course and only use it to play a game of ping pong In ball games, the form is greater than the content, and many directors are fatally injured...

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