Magnolia Film Analysis

This movie should be classified as a psychological movie. It focuses on characters from the past and present, and which paths you may take to create your future. The film has close ties with religious issues, as well as personal issues of salvation. In this film review, Richard Stanwick goes into great detail about the characters and how they affect the themes of the film. "In the desolate modern American landscape of the human condition, tormented and incomplete people in bondage to their historical past deal with regret, are forced to confront their selves, regress, and are redeemed after various ludicrous miracles from the sky (torrential rain, the curse/blessing of Exodus frogs, falling humans, guns), by accepting themselves, their need to be saved by others and the necessity to "wise up"." The film focuses on people's choices and denial or acceptance of one's current situation. As you look into the thoughts and feelings of each character, the psychological approach can be the best way to understand the ending of the movie, and the separate plots as well.