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In Reply to: Kubrick didn't make films for children. posted by john dem on November 04, 2001 at 00:17:17:
I thought it was funny as hell and not a bad way to end a dreary, but well-acted movie.
Rob CThe world was made for people not cursed with self-awareness
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I have to disagree, oh Mutt of Maize,Magnolia stands as one of the most emotionally honest films to come out of Hollywood. Each shot was well crafted- a joy to watch a director use the lens rather than just shoot what the storyboard says- as most directors just do. I did not find it dreary in the least (and the acting was terrific- who'd have thought Cruise was so good)- it moved along at good pace and Anderson was not scared to play with the medium- the characters singing, the allegorical quiz show, the frogs from the sky. The frogs are just a device- a funny variation on the deux ex machina used in ancient plays. That night was a defining moment in the lives of the characters- and the frogs were there to prove it. Life is like that sometimes- frogs just happen.
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