Posted by Neil at 209.245.186.246 on June 26, 2001 at 13:59:00:
In Reply to: I liked Magnolia, and Smith films... posted by VIVIsectR-ist on June 26, 2001 at 06:53:56:
: ...so what does that make me?
No idea. Someone who isn't a blindly following either filmmaker?
Interestingly the waves of PTL Zombies who come on here to "diss" Kevin and boost MAGNOLIA only leave me with an increasing distaste for the idea of the movie. That makes me a little sad.
: Did anyone understand the meaning of the frogs? The meaning of the movie?
: Did anyone pull out their dog-eared copies of the Bible? Exodus 8:2 anyone?
To one extent or another.
Here is Exodus 1-14 from King James -
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank.
I'm not sure that, in itself, fully elucidates anything, but then I don't think it's supposed to 100%.