I am so proud to have seen this movie. I am a lover of films, but I have never felt this proud of a movie and its director for achieving so much. Proud is the only word that comes to mind. PT Anderson is way ahead of his game as an artist and a filmmaker. Magnolia is a work of art.
We've seen Pulp Fiction and we've seen Go and many other wonderfully creative films that intertwine the lives of a long list of characters, but none of them do it as unexpectedly and subtly as Magnolia. With as many as nine main characters, each exhausted with the pain they experience in their lives, the film unfolds beautifully in its strange form of storytelling, also avoiding the cliches of "we are all depressed people" movies.
I must also add that what I look for most in films of such buzz is good acting. I was overwhelmed by the performances in this film. The standouts are Tom Cruise and Julianne Moore, both of whom deserve oscars, but the rest of the cast was also amazing. Also perfect dramatic subtlety in the music, wonderful lines, and some twisted scenes. Lovers of film NEED to see this movie.
We've seen Pulp Fiction and we've seen Go and many other wonderfully creative films that intertwine the lives of a long list of characters, but none of them do it as unexpectedly and subtly as Magnolia. With as many as nine main characters, each exhausted with the pain they experience in their lives, the film unfolds beautifully in its strange form of storytelling, also avoiding the cliches of "we are all depressed people" movies.
I must also add that what I look for most in films of such buzz is good acting. I was overwhelmed by the performances in this film. The standouts are Tom Cruise and Julianne Moore, both of whom deserve oscars, but the rest of the cast was also amazing. Also perfect dramatic subtlety in the music, wonderful lines, and some twisted scenes. Lovers of film NEED to see this movie.