In the movie Magnolia... possible spoilers.?

Question

I just wasted three hours of my life watching the film Magnolia, expecting a coherent ending. Then the frogs appear. It's as if the director or screenwriter said 'I can't think of a good ending for this, let's just make it rain frogs.' Is there a better reason then this for the abseiling amphibians...

Answer 1

Paul Thomas Anderson has said that he was unaware that the story of frogs falling from the sky is in the Bible (he took it from Charles Fort's writing) when he wrote the screenplay. The Bible story of the plague of frogs was brought to his attention by Henry Gibson prior to filming. After he became aware of the story, Anderson worked references to Exodus 8:2 into the movie.

This movie was great, i really can't understand how you "wasted" 3 hours watching it, just on the basis of the frogs falling from the sky. But anyhoo, there's your answer =)

Answer 2

It's one of those things that is highly unlikely but actually happens. I thought it was an interesting way to tie up the story.

Answer 3

I dont know