What Happened to Magnolia?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- “There are stories of coincidence and chance, of intersections and strange things told, and which is which and who only knows? And we generally say, ‘Well, if that was in a movie, I wouldn't believe it.’” Well, believe it, because all of what follows actually happened during the making of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 film MAGNOLIA.
A film and production of gambles, absurdities, forgiveness, and reckonings, MAGNOLIA evolved from what would be the final shot of the film - a smile, a symbol of hope in a world of misery, lost drive and…frogs - into one of the most divisive, memorable and best films of the century.
So, let’s get our buzzers ready and wise up as we find out: What Happened to This Movie?!
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In my opinion, Tom Cruise should have won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Michael Caine was decent, but Cruise's turn was much more memorable.
I agree. Although I love Caine and agree he deserved the Oscar on any other year, Tom was robbed. Say what you want about him but his breakdown at the end is still the finest acting I've seen.
Completely agree
@@grungehippy Where he rocks back and forth and clenches his fists? Meh, I thought it was pretty average.
An Oscar for playing himself? Easily pleased. What about accents and changing mannerisms? He's always watchable, like Tom Hanks, but they're not talented, like an Oldman or Day-Lewis. Cruise is only as good as his script.
@@goatlpsYou seem to assume that being chameleonic is the most important value from an actor. Not all actors need to transform themselves to do a good job.
Never heard of it.
Tom Cruise should have gotten an Oscar for this and Collateral
This movie is hypnotizing, I never notice the long runtime whenever rewatching it.
Seen it 7 or 8 times and never once turned it off before the end credits
@@JK_Clark wow, it's so dull and pointless even just the 2nd replay.
I noticed when I saw it at the theatre; having finished a large popcorn and soda combo, I empathized with the boy genius who had to pee. I made it to the credits and scrambled to get to the men's room in time.
Tom Cruise was awesome. This should've been his Oscar win.
Lol..:)
This is the most important and impactful film I've seen still to this day.
Really? How?! I gotta watch it again…. I was only 19…. what the hell did I know.
@@miamijules2149 Part of it was the time and setting I saw it in, but mostly my father and I were overwhelmed enormously by it. Today, I believe it's the best representation of what life actually is, as supposed to what we think it is.
I feel the same about this movie. It resonated with something in me so much that it almost felt like some sort of religious experience. I don't know why, but when I walked out of the theater that night I was a different person than the one that had walked in 3 hours earlier. I don't want to overanalyze this, I just treasure that moment, which no other movie has ever given me.
@@miamijules2149 No, it's not going to stop
'Til you wise up
No, it's not going to stop
So just, give up.
Julianna Moore in the pharmacy, I can't help but cry when she says "I have sickness all around me". Caring for a dying family member changes you forever. That scene is gold.
That's the finest acting in a movie of fine actors.
Welcome to life.
Great film. It has my personal favorite song ever, not just when it comes to film songs, "Save Me". Its lyrics are so meaningful to me.
yeah the aimee mann songs are so good..."one" is also quite poignant ( tho written by harry nilsson of course )
I watched this for the first time a few weeks ago. I felt anxious almost the entire time. The way it just keeps switching to different protagonists without any scenes for the characters to slow down or for the viewer to process what has happened previously creates an overwhelming sense of impending calamity. Brilliant film I absolutely loved it.
It's very dull 2nd watch though.
Magnolia is one if my favourite movies, it's just that amazing. Damn shame that Tom didn't win an Oscar for this one.
Its a masterpiece
Tom cruise finest performance
The cast was Great including John C Reily but Tom Cruise was Exceptional😎👍
Honestly, this is my favorite movie of all time. Its my go to as far as ensemble films, themes, acting, everything.
Same.
I miss coked up, chain smoking, super confident PTA.
Magnolia is a pure Masterpiece. Production, directing, and acting all at the top of their game.
And to think that this is all about William H Macy wanting braces… well he got them.
One of my all time fav movies and one of Tom Cruise's best performances ever
Still a masterpiece ..
What happened to Joblo ?!
Interesting story about a classic
I watched this on VHS, having never heard of it. When Tom Cruise says "Phil, I will drop kick the fucking dogs if they come near me" I had to pause the movie for a good 10 minutes to compose myself. My girlfriend was not so amused 😂.
I thought that emphasised what a total asshole his character is.
Very good movie not many people have seen
A masterpiece. But I never felt William H. Macy's character worked within the framework of the story. PTA could have cut twenty minutes and not lose anything. But alas, I'm just a mere mortal.
It took me 7 viewings to finish Interstellar but only one viewing to finish Magnolia and surprisingly 2 viewings to finish Cloud Atlas
literally my favorite movie of all time! seen it whenever it plays on the big screen, seen it at Egyptian Theater and Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema..... fun fact: as a child, my family and the neighborhood (city of Rosemead/corner of San Gabriel) was able to see them lay out frogs all out during filming, they closed off the city streets... they also filmed deleted scene at former diner called Bright Spot, you can see them filming in this diner on the special feature making of Magnolia with the alternate Stanley actor and Dixon.
This is still one of my favourite movies ever. Devastating beauty.
I absolutely love the opening pre-title section, a brilliant film within a film. The movie as a whole has a somewhat exhausting stance, but overall is an example of a filmmaker shooting for the stars, which should never be taken for granted, especially from a master like Anderson.
Thank You for the Video 😀
Loved this movie as a young teenager. Saw it a few times in the theater and had a movie poster lol
I still will say Punch Drunk Love is his best or Inherent Vice. I still haven’t seen licorice pizza yet. But Tom Cruise was the standout performance. However my fav storyline was the Melora Walters/John C Reilly arch.
What about There Will be Blood?
they just don't make them like they used to
Way back in 2001 when I bought my PS2 at Best Buy this was the first DVD I ever bought with it. I think I paid $30 for the New Line Platinum series double disc that I still own today.
This movie is a masterpiece
This movie showed me how different a movie can make you feel about movies..
I really liked this movie.
Also it’s the only movie where I found Tom Cruise even tolerable. He’s actually playing a character that isn’t the same version of himself running a lot on those little stubby legs, with far too too many unnecessary close-ups of his fake face.
'What am i doing? I'm quietly judging you'
Fantastic film, but I find it so depressing I can only watch it very rarely
I think it's a great film. I watched it first when I was 16 with my parents who had pretty decent taste in film. This was definitely one of my favorites. I was pretty weirded out by the frogs but I stayed for the melodrama of everyday life. Watching it as an adult, it really holds up. The pickup artist character played by cruise is oddly prescient. The manosphere became surprisingly huge and this does a great takedown of that culture.
Brilliant flick. Seen it multiple times and discover something new every time. Tom Cruises performance changed my opinion of him completely.
This was a movie I absolutely LOVED at the time. When the DVD came out, I rushed to buy it to see it again....
...But I couldn't bring myself to watch it again. It's so relentlessly dour that the idea of watching it is too daunting to me. I've forgotten much of the movie. I couldn't tell you why Macy's mouth is bloody in your clip.
It sure helped Aimee Mann's career for a while.
An ABSOLUTE cinematic masterpiece. I loved EVERY SECOND of this delicious feast. I bought it on DVD and cherish the memory of seeing such an unbelievably fantastic film in the theatre.
I REALLY REALLY miss Tom Cruise ACTING.
Nothing happened to it.
It was made. Its ambitious. It is good.
Magnolia's doppleganger: White oleander😂
Awesome piece thank you. I remember watching this for the first time so vividly. It hits you like a punch, then strokes your head and puts you to bed to live and fight another day! ❤
One of my favorite movies of all time, and honestly, it doesn't feel like a 3-hour movie.
I was doing student teaching in January of 2000 in an advanced high school English class. I told the host teacher that I loved this new movie called Magnolia. Later (possibly a week or two later), as I was sitting in on one of her advanced classes, the kids spontaneously told her not to see Magnolia because it was terrible. She got a funny look on her face, and said that someone told her it was good. She turned to me as if remembering (to this day I don't know if she was faking a memory lapse or not) and said, "Was it you?" lol So then I had to defend the movie to a bunch of know-it-all teenagers. They especially hated the sing along. I remember one kid saying, "That guy was half dead! No way he would be able to sing!" Then I had to explain that they were not literally singing, it was just a dramatic way to show that they were all connected--that this was all ONE story and not many. Well, they didn't care. They hated it. (It is a little odd to me that all the things I REALLY loved in the '90s have stood the test of time, while many at the time--if not all--were hated, despised, even mocked. Twin Peaks. Mulholland Drive. Magnolia. Even Boogie Nights was derided for being a movie about porno with Marky-Mark, lol. For years I thought I was just weird and liked terrible things. It only took 30 years for me to realize I was right the whole time. Remember that whole "dogma '95" movement? lol Damn. I thought things would be a lot different 30 years later. EDIT: I forgot to mention, the host teacher WENT TO MAGNOLIA after I said I loved it and the kids said they hated it, and she loved it also. Stupid teenagers. They don't know anything.)
My favourite PTA by far.
a forgotten gem ❤
Who would have believed that we would have elected Frank T.J. Mackey as president in less than 20 years? And may reelect him yet again?
This movie is about the experience of LIFE and everything that it means.
Ricky Jay. His narrative to start the film, beautiful.
You may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with you. Oddball movies like these just aren't made anymore. Harrowing movie. Came out of the theater in a daze, similar to coming out of Lost Highway or Being John Malkovich... "I mean, wtf just happened?" It's a question that should be asked more often after coming out of a movie.
Should have been at least nominated for best picture.
I think it did win that German award. (Looking it up.) Golden Bear.
I apologize but this is the first ever video on this channel that I have given a thumbs down.
Jesus how many times did you have to say PTA?!?!
Seriously!
Got damn it got annoying Uber quick. Usually you all are top notch but I can’t let this pass.
I don’t think Tom Cruise needed a script. Kinda like Charlie Scheen in 2 and a half men. Just be yourselves. Cruise deserved an Oscar…..
Too bad about Burt Reynolds. It was by far, his best performance. Made him look like a flawed human, which he most definitely was. Maybe that was his problem with the film.
I just recently finally watched it mostly because i consider boogie nights to be one the best movies ever made. Yea its bizarre and i guess for some hard to follow but i really enjoyed it. I mean who the fuck makes a movies this bonkers now a days?? No one would have the balls. Thats why i like PTA he doesnt give a shit if you like it, he is just trying to tell a story.
My favourite movie. i look down at people who don't understand or appreciate Magnolia..
Magnolia is a masterpiece ! I love the new wave American cinema of the 70’s and 90’s
The scene with his father, is still the best acting Cruise has ever done.
I saw this in theaters, and it broke me like no other movie had before, or since. I was not at all prepared for the emotional impact that scene had on me - I tried to be strong, but 😢😢😢
I love this movie. But it has way too many slow camera push-ins
Stop saying PTA.
I can't take you seriously if you say PTA.
Just another reminder that the Oscars has shunned Tom Cruise far worse than any other actor..
this movie blew me away when it was released, making me a life long pta fan.
👍🏾😃
the single worst narration I've ever listened to.
The amount of times you say pta is infuriating
Ironic how horribly written this video is.
Tom Cruise Best performance!
This film changed my opinion of Tom Cruise.
The editing around the scene of him being interviewed gave me chills.
“What am I doing….im silently judging you”. I think I got that quote right. I was incredibly impressed.
definitely worth the time
Never saw this
There's a hilarious deleted scene of the singing montage where the camera sweeps into John C Reilly's room and instead of singing, he's lying prone on the bed with bare ass out.
That's wild that the person Frank TJ Mackey was based on decided not to sue because the movie was so good.
I turned this video off at about 9 minutes. Can’t stand the narrator’s droning. I’ll just watch the movie instead.
Bluntman and Chronic is the worst comic I ever read. Signed, MagnoliaFan
Does anyone know the Spanish Guitar tune in this videos end credits
It's from the youtube library
It's bad and cheesy
Great ..another movie I need to watch again…you need to stop !
Loved it.
Quietly one of the best directors of are time.
Another great video man, thank you!
"firmanent" - ?!?!?!?
Meandering drivel. Hate this movie.
I hated this movie. I've never trusted my sisters taste in movies after she recommended it to me...
I once even told that to a buddy and he was so intrigued he wanted to see what was so bad, so I gave it another go..... we made it about 45 min in and turned it off.
One more. Speaking of 2 and a half men. Berta at 8:17…..
I saw this back in 2000 and never wanted to watch it again. I’m way this without trying to be a hater but I found it too pretentious.
Like many, I hailed Magnolia a "masterpiece" at the time, and was eager to see his next films. But, his subsequent films have been mostly dull or pointless, and when I rewatched Magnolia I realised it was dull and pointless too.
I honestly don't get the praise for Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography. I have seen most of them and have found them to be the very definition of boring, yet everywhere I look they are hailed as masterpieces. Huh?
The only movie of his I liked is The Master, and only because of the 70mm cinematography.
Magnolia is not PTAs best joint. Daniel Plainview and Dirk Diggler have entered the conversation.
One of the worst movies I’ve ever seen
It's a masterpiece.
@@j.a.1785 how ? In what way is this steaming hot pile of dogshit a masterpiece?
The annoying overly loud soundtrack
The random singing part?
The fact nothing really happens the whole movie? They’re all just connected to this game show?
Biggest waste of time.