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cinema / cultural essay

magnolia.

2021

When I saw Magnolia I felt like I was in a labyrinth. Completely lost. The vast cast that is part of the movie are somehow part of a huge net of events and lifelines, that intersect and create this huge story that is called life. The rhythm of the movie and the cadence gave me some nerves because—

And started to rain frogs from the sky, a completely absurd moment that no one expects. This resonates with the possibility that we are way more connected than we think and our actions have consequences beyond what we are able to understand or witness. The frogs are a symbol that anything can happen.