They also gave Jim back his gun, his power. Tho the simplest character, he was the wisest, and made the most sense of it all. Stanley, who we thought was the smartest character, said this is just something that happens. Everything happens for a reason. The 3 stories at the beginning of the movie also happened for a reason.. First you have the opening monologue, then you have the greater suspension of disbelief with that song they all sing which could and probably does happen every day.
I like to sing out loud, I like certain songs that others surely do, etc. Thanks, Culture Snob, for this excellent series of Magnolia analysis. Last night I watched it again for the first time in ten years, having seen it and loved it 4 or 5 times when it was first released. I would love to see you delve into the many complex, perplexing, and fascinating details of Synecdoche. There is plenty of existing analysis of it out there—but it is most often trite, poorly written, and riddled with superfluous hyperbole.
Consider it? I found it very interesting, but after looking on imdb I found that Anderson had the idea for the frogs before being aware of the biblical story. It was after finding out that he incorporated all the 8s and 2s. What do you make of that? To me it means that, on one level, Anderson incorporated the religious story into his film which definitely makes it relevant when discussing the frogs. I get that. But, on the other hand, that means Anderson had this idea as the original ending anyway, without any religious framework.
What the hell does that mean? I guess it could still suggest God interfering, and maybe it does. Anyways, something to think about. Nathan: I prefer to look at the text rather than what the creator intended, or what the creator intended originally. And regardless of direct references to Exodus, the rain of frogs is inevitably going to be interpreted by many people in its cultural context.
Except Anderson plays on the term and gives us something completely un natural. I feel like it is equally as Greek as it is Hebrew, and i think Aristophanes would agree.
In Magnolia, we witness a visible and cataclysmic act of God. But in a strange paradox, no one in the film — nor those of us watching the film — recognizes its significance or even acknowledges the role of God.
How could we? For the magician-director completes his trick by cueing the narrator for the final distraction. When the falling frogs stop, the narrator emerges again to blur any meaning we might have discerned:. And which is which and who only knows? And it is in the humble opinion of this narrator that strange things happen all the time.
And so it goes, and so it goes. And the book says. Focus your attention instead on the juicy piece of meat — the last sentence. Jackson near-death experience in Pulp Fiction. When we see it in reality, we will know it is truth. Unfortunately, the stubborn world of truth is not expressed or accepted in a real world that is seen. We nonetheless continue our longing for truth to be made visible in this tangible world. We go on believing that if we just see something for real we will believe it is true.
But reality never seems to last. As soon as it happens it begins to decay. Reality, residing in memory, has a half-life, but truth, which does not live in our mind, is far more tenacious. It is no coincidence that his part of the Exodus story does not end well. Strange things happen all the time. This is the belief of the narrator. If we see it in a movie—or perhaps read it in a book—we are inclined not to believe it—but our narrator assures us that these strange coincidences do happen all the time.
But here too we are faced with irony. We do not see clearly the hand of God intervening in judgement, against the sins of the oppressors. Instead we see coincidence, and are left to infer if there is any meaning to such strange things, or if they are just strange things and nothing more.
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John Owen-Jones Stoke Canon, Devon, UK In summer, my favourite party trick for visitors in the garden is to switch on the hose so it sprinkles over my pond. Trending Latest Video Free. Samara Cokinos , Meteorologist. Is this true? We decided to find out.
Savannah Boan, the crocodilian enrichment coordinator at Gatorland, says frogs love it when it rains. As the rain falls, the vortex eventually loses all the pressure that's keeping it going, and it releases whatever it has picked up in its travels. Sometimes, this cargo includes frogs. Sometimes it's a few dozen frogs -- or a couple hundred or even thousands. And usually, it's not just frogs. Frogs get top billing because of their role in Exodus, but waterspouts can carry all sorts of items.
So what's the strangest thing that can fall from the sky? Find out next. Frogs can travel tremendous distances in the vortex of a waterspout. Waterspouts can move across hundreds or thousands of miles, although that's extremely rare. It's more common for frogs to travel just a few miles before they fall to the ground.
Reports of strange objects falling from the sky are numerous and varied. People have reported raining squid , worms and fish. Fish are actually the most common creatures to fall from the sky, for obvious reasons -- they're very lightweight, and they're the most common water inhabitants [source: BBC ]. But waterspouts can pick up heavier objects, too. These types of wind speeds can pick up a very wide range of cargo because they can suck up objects from up to 3 feet 1 meter below the surface, and the low-pressure core they form is an extremely powerful vacuum compared with the speeding winds surrounding it.
Large water birds have also fallen from the sky. Presumably a waterspout can pick up a few things when it hits land, too, because it has also been known to rain tomatoes and coal [source: CMMAP ]. But it's when the frogs, fish and other water animals hit the ground that things really get gross. It's unlikely they survive the journey, what with the speeding low-pressure vortex and the impact once that vortex dissolves.
Usually, the frogs die, although it's unclear when exactly that happens -- during the trip or as a result of the fall.
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