Posted by Kenzabaro at trt-on4-39.netcom.ca on January 14, 2000 at 17:43:46:
In Reply to: Kevin- least favorite moment posted by Neil Juan Luis on January 14, 2000 at 16:30:34:
: I guess I'm in the minority on this board, but I think 'Magnolia' was insanely brilliant.
You're not alone. Best film of the year, IMO
I've seen it 3 times so far, and each time I get more and more drawn into it. There are many themes in the film that touch me on a personal level, which is maybe why the film means so much to me. The concepts of regret, redemption, lonliness and family/sickness (my Father is battling brain cancer and not exactly winning the fight)...
Not to mention: dominance. Parents over children, men over woman, etc... perhaps leading up to (causing?) the somewhat biblical conclusion (a form of judgement?)
Beautiful film.
Kenzabaro