This scene is something that, on paper, absolutely shouldn’t work. Then you watch it and it rips your heart out. Genius filmmaking, songwriting, and performances.
I saw this movie in 1999 and liked it, but it didn't resonate for me at that moment in my life. 15 years later I rediscovered it... my Mom had just died from lupus, and watching this movie became my way of coping, of processing the pain, the anger, of dealing with how lost I felt. Every second of this (very long) movie speaks some truth. It is harsh sometimes, it is beautiful, it is ridiculous, it is hopeful, it is full of random, pointless circumstance, it is full of divine spirituality, it shows human frailty and strength. Thank you PT Anderson for creating this profound art that can reach people who are in pain. And thank you Aimee Mann for this song.
Jeremy Adams thank you for ur comment. What a nice discription of the movie. Its true. Its ridiculousy good. I was not in pain but the movie touched me and your comment to. Its nice song. (i'm so mellow)
+Jeremy Adams PTA made this film in large part as a response to his own fathers death. I think he might be pleased that the film helped you process your own loss...
+Scott Mumford Thanks, I appreciate your comment. I do think the fact that PTA wrote the film while going through loss helps it resonate in a way that few films do :)
+Jeremy Adams It's magic. I don't know how anybody could make something like this. I think they're in touch with something we all would like to experience. They're bringing it to us. Painters, writers, film makers, etcetera.
I watched this film 20 years ago with two great friends as we travelled the US (we're English). We'd been drinking, causing chaos everywhere we went, having the time of our young lives. One rainy day we decided we needed a break so just sat in our hotel room and watched whatever was on, which happened to be Magnolia. And it was truly a special few hours, for all of us. I think we needed to be reminded of what we were running from, speeding towards, and experiencing along the way. Life is shorter than we'd like, but try telling that to the young and you'll be laughed at. 20+ years later and we're at different places in our lives, but still good friends. I saw on of them this very evening. I feel immensely lucky for that. This movie is like a Hundred Years of Solitude, or some other great works of humanity I cannot be bothered to recall. Foolish, hilarious, insane, full of hope and wonder and mad coincidence. Joyful and melancholy. Like humanity.
I stumble onto this scene every now and then, as Magnolia is probably my favorite movie. I feel the same way about it as many commenters here do, but this background story of yours is actually quite profound, and seems almost like an extension of what makes Magnolia so great. Well done!
The best movie of the 90s to me. And just thinking about the fact that PT Anderson wasn't even 30 when he wrote the script makes me realize how Genius he is.
The truth as it relates to conscious life has been revealed, Search *_Truth Contest_* and read the top entry called "The Present". This is truth you can and should check for yourself, this is truth the evidence says is true.
With him gone who is going to do the incredible acting that goes beyond what most put to film? I thought maybe Paul Giamatti could carry the torch but he seems to be MIA.
He was great in everything. Loved him as Brandt in The Big Lebowski. The number of amazing actors who came out of Boogie Nights never fails to wow me. I do miss him.
I was 27 when I saw Magnolia back in '99. Now I'm 52. I wish I'd been aware how much better life is when you're young. Then I'd have made sure to treasure every day.
I'm 56 and I was thinking something similar recently. Then it occurred to me, if I live into my 80s & 90s I might look back on my 50s and think THAT was a better time LoL Well... I ain't dead yet! So, it's not too late to treasure every day *now* 💚🥰
"I really feel... That Magnolia is, for better or worse, the best movie I'll ever make." - PTA I honestly feel the same way too. This movie was amazing at the first watch and magic at the second.
I'm so glad he made it how he did and when he did. I will watch everything he's done. Magnolia was and is pure magic. So moving. Might be Aimee Mann's best, too, or let's say my favorite, too. "Best" can be an unbearable burden.
The surreal "coincidence" of all these interconnected characters singing the same song at the same time, it made me tear up in 1999, and it rips me apart in 2015. After going through so many personal highs and lows since first seeing the film, there's so much more in it that I can identify with than I did then. I thought the raining frogs was so peculiar back then, but it fits perfectly with the story as I experience it again. This is PTA's masterpiece. Thank God Boogie Nights did so well that he was given the freedom to make this happen, on his terms.
That's what makes this movie so unforgettable and timeless. Anyone can identify with the struggles the characters are going through and can relate them to their own life. And then when the years pass you by and you've experienced all of life's ups and downs, heartbreaks and heartaches, the good, the bad and ugly and everything in between, you can still come back to this movie and feel like you are not alone and your hardships and struggles are universal. Magnolia is my second favourite film of all time and will continue to be for a while!
I am always moved by this scene because there's an inherent paradox: All the characters are feeling isolated and alone at this point - but, at the same time, they are all bound together in a universal feeling.
I inevitably tear up when Stanley sings "so just give up". That has you realize that everybody in this scene is in real pain and are, in fact, about to give up. Makes you want to jump into the screen and give them all a big hug, especially Stanley.
I still remember the evening when I came back home from high school. I watched this film by chance. I could not stand up till the credits were over. I discovered myself quietly shedding tears. This film means a lot to me.
Same here, I saw this in 2000 when I was 15 and it had such profound effect on me. I can’t watch the movie without crying be cause I relate so much to it. It’s a movie that was created out of despair and love
Tom Cruise really should have won an oscar. I had issues with my father. We reconciled long before his end but when I see Tom Cruise in this it is almost painful for me. Amazing performance.
My mother had issues with her father as well. Her father claimed her, but wasn't really there all the time. When my sister and I came along, he never denied that we were his grandchildren, but it would have been nice to have a closer relationship with him.
Julianne Moore gave a powerful performance as well. I remember watching her on a soap opera before she made it big in movies and thought ''wow, she's good.''
I must say this to myself 1000x per day. Like every time I open my mouth. You not alone tampa guy. My solution has to withdraw from everybody and every thing though don't recommend this for you God bless
Guys be strong. You can do it. Use the film as a rock use the quote ( this is stupid) as a rock. Every time you hear it in your mind or other. Be strong say no fuck you I'm not going down that road. Please try. This song always makes me cry. Please use me please make me smile x
If any modern director gets the absolute best out of their cast, it’s Paul Thomas Anderson, because he actually knows how to work with people. Magnolia is the best example of this. Every actor here is giving a career best performance, and that’s saying a lot because they are all GOD tier at their craft already
This is my favourite movie. I still remember how stunned I felt after seeing it in the theatre. I had to sit with myself for a bit, absorb the profound cinematic experience I just witnessed. I haven't rewatched it a lot for a fav flick, but it's the one that has moved me most maybe, and the soundtrack definitely got its Aimee manacles round my heart
If I had to pick one scene in all of cinema that'd I'd single out as a favorite, it'd be this one. Seeing (and hearing) the cast sing along to such poetic lyrics moved me to tears on my first viewing (and continues to do so). I view this as the turning point of the film; a small moment of serenity after a long string of emotional intensity to prepare you for it's harsh crescendo. There will never be a better filmmaker than Paul Thomas Anderson.
This is perhaps one of the best scenes ever made in cinema. The way the director connects the old man's monologue with the other characters, and in a way with their dramas, and then cuts to music. It is the pure definition of cinema. Paul Thomas Anderson was at his best when he decided to direct this scene.
Probably one of the most moving and emotionally tangible scenes in any movie out there. Magnolia is in many ways, an unforgettable film and this scene highlights the power of the film's longevity. I don't know why, but I find it so chilling the way the camera pans across Tom Cruise's face, the look on his face when he sings "stop", right before it cuts away. Feels so cathartic and powerful.
That should’ve been Tom Cruise’s Oscar. In a year that included this performance, Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Michael Clarke Duncan in the Green Mile, and Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, the Oscar went to Michael Caine for the freaking Cider House Rules. UNBELIEVABLE.
Searching through comments to see others who come back to this song and movie confirms, we may be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us.
I think this is the only time that I have ever seen a movie turn into a music video without that being a bad thing. Somehow it shows that nobody is actually alone, no matter how alone we feel.
The one moment when the sad, lonely little boy wake up his father and says to him, "You need to be nicer to me"...that one moment...That's the moment I lose it every time.
Ive lived & battled drug addiction for nearly 30yrs,so this film & song really get me emotional.The line 'Its not going to stop till you wise up' sums up everything. If people could only see 1 movie in there lifetime, it should be this one..
A dear friend, in introducing me to this film, said: “either you get magnolia or you don’t. And I have a hard time not judging the people who don’t” and tbh I still go by that
Melora Walter’s breaks my heart in this movie, she deserved an award. Such an unheralded actress and her character is a triumph of a broken human trying to mend. In some ways she is my favorite film character of all time.
Right now, I am writting out my academic essay, thinking about a girl in my mind, watching this beautiful scene with tears dripping down from my face...
Eu sinto muita falta de filmes assim. Filmes com grande conteúdo e que tem um certo desafio para assistir eles, com toda certeza 1999 foi o melhor ano do cinema.
Incredible, strange, beautiful, moving, honest, sad, heartbreaking movie. The songs by Aimee Mann are so a part of something special too. I just bring this movie out every once in a while like a fine wine!
La unica pelicula donde vas a ver por lo menos 6 interpretaciones que merecen un oscar...una obra de arte es eterna, sera una de las 5 mejores peliculas de todos los tiempos...
This film is further proof of how transformative 1999 was for cinema. In a lot of ways, it was a transition into newer, bolder ideas of film. Its like 1999’s releases has taken notes from a lot of the indie minded films that had come out in the last few years and worked as a collective of amazingly unique movies. I have very fond memories of that year in cinema.
2 Phenomenal actors in the beginning have both passed on to the other side. Makes me tear up every time I see Phillip in this when the song starts playing. Breaks my heart how many folks are losing their lives to one of the worst demons on this earth and that is drugs. Phil is living proof that money and fame is not all the soul requires for true happiness. Miss and love you Phillip.
So sad when Stanley is just sitting there, like a prisoner with his text books, that dim lighting and slowly dollying the camera away from him as he says "Give up."
ScudgeJockey : I saw this movie in the movie theater, when it was first released and then saw it again, when it was released at Blockbuster video. This scene always made my eyes get misty.. Especially that young kid.. Omg. Superb acting by all of the main characters and supporting roles.
You just described the contents and technical details of the shot, then prefaced it by saying it was "so sad" because that's what you rationalized would be the correct emotional distillation of those technical details - You are a robot, you have become devoid of real emotion.
I like the detail of the fact Donnie has the cheque on the wall with the slogan for "superior knowledge" on it but in the long run he is clueless by the end in terms of what he wants/needs, great touch... really feel for him.
Thanks for ripping my heart out again, Aimee. I miss Phillip and all of the cast that immortalized your tune. I miss Til Tuesday and the fun times we had in the 80's. I miss a lot of things but I miss your voice the most. What an incredible movie.
It's so hard to watch this film. So much pain, so much truth, which makes it one of my favorite films ever and certainly Anderson's best. But this scene... My God. I cry, I sympathize, and I really feel like I'm a changed man after watching this. This film is such an emotional roller coaster, and I can probably only watch this once every few years. But it's the movie that's changed my life in so many ways, which makes it not only the most emotionally draining film ever made, but also the best one ever made.
I think everyone in the movie arguably put in the best performance of their life. The screenwriting and P.T. Anderson's direction allowed the actors to use their talent unrestricted.
I detest lending mates my DVD of this film. 90% of the time it is handed back either half-watched ("I couldn't get my head round it & got bored") or with blank faces ("Why did it rain like that at the end?"). When it's been returned with positivity, awe & a request to borrow the CD soundtrack, I feel elated at not being alone in thinking this is a stunning achievement of a movie.
@@paolovallejo8022 I know plenty of people that are highly intelligent that aren't fans of the movie. Although I'd say you're probably more likely to enjoy the movie if you're intelligent.
@@supermariofan03 It's more like a hangout movie from the 80s and 90s. The story is the least cohesive of a PTA film, and that's by choice (and it works).
That is a great way to put it - this movie resonates. It has all the elements - the good, the bad, and the ugly, with the rich and beautiful as well as the poor and plain. The film is a collage, a smorgasbord, a tapestry of life that includes all the kinds and places of people that make our life what it is. It is all glued together by Aimee Mann's music.
My favourite film of all time. I went to see it on my own then with my now wife a couple of days after. I hadn’t noticed all the profanity when I’d seen it on my own! But when I took her, I squirmed in my seat at it all and wondered what she would make of me taking her to see a film like that, but she forgave me and we’ve been married 20 years. I put it down to us seeing this film together. Brilliant film. If you haven’t seen it, do so. It could change your life.
Magnolia is one of my favorite films -- and I've seen plenty (I tell people that I was a film major in college, which is why I've spent my life in retail...). When I first saw Magnolia, I liked it, but it was the second viewing a couple months later that made me love it. It is a powerful film about pain and isolation, and eventually, finding community and love. At almost 3 hours, every time I've watched it (probably a couple dozen times by now) time flies. This scene always chokes me up...
Back here after 20 years of seeing Magnolia. Watched it last night. Still perfect. PT Anderson will never make a better movie. Every character rich in their own way. Beautifully shot, perfect soundtrack and the ending. Wow.
Oh, come on. "never make a better movie". He also made "There WIll Be Blood" in 2007. It's not the same kind of movie, I know, but Boogie Nights was also not this kind of movie. Each of those three is a masterpiece.
Going through life feeling like this, knowing that it never truly subsides. regret and doubt lurks around the corner of every decision or thought. It does not matter how far you've gone and how old you are now. some moments are set to make you feel so goddamn low, as if to prove the universality of suffering, ensuring that deep down you know: no one is immune to it, no can can escape it. This film grew on me for its honesty in confronting this fearsome reality. If you see a point in what I wrote, then I also recommend the films "In the mood for love" and "Y tu mama tambien". And please don't forget - sadness and happiness come from the same things.
been listening to this song since i was a kid, but it has never resonated more than now that i'm an adult and have experienced a great loss. just gotta believe that these L's make us stronger in the long run, and to keep being hopeful for tomorrow, especially when hope is all we've got left.
Such a beautiful movie literally can watch it again and again and I am transfixed every time. A very relatable film that gives a voice to people who don’t quite fit in, and shows you the viewer that you should never judge someone as you don’t know their story.
The best film I've ever seen. My all time favourite. Everything about this film ticks all the boxes. Great storyline. Amazing actor's/actress. Great soundtrack ( aimmee mann has an amazing voice ) every box ticked
This is the movie, the song the moments on screen that brought on all the copy cats. After this movie and this part, you started seeing songs, flashing over the current state of each character. I saw Aimee Mann perform this song after mom mother died, along with her version of The Scientist....still brings me to tears.
My only complaint is that the screen reads "rain clearing" when a forecast would write "rain ending" and/or skies clearing. Being a weather fan, I had to type that out LOL. Great movie and music!
I don't know what movie won the Oscar the year Magnolia was released, but I would give this movie ALL the Oscars in whatever year it was released: unbeatable acting, terrific screenplay, amazing directing. This movie was made by Paul Thomas Anderson but it's mine, it belongs to my guts...
Magnolia wasn't nominated for Best Picture, that year it went to "American Beauty" which is definitely another film that deserves recognition. Magnolia instead got 3 Oscar nominations, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor and Original Song. They went to American Beauty, The Cider House Rules and Tarzan respectively. But I will admit this film did deserve more recognition that year.
Robert Mucci I agree...I pretty much didnt like him in any of his movies, but this film, I really respect him for...strong acting on his side for once!
I think its because Tom's a bona fide douche and normally his roles glorify this ilk of people by portraying them as one dimensional action heroes who save the day and win the girl. Whereas Magnolia offers more in depth character studies into what could've turned these people into who they are now or at least who they pretend to be. They are neither villains nor heroes, just humans who are invariably flawed.
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This scene is something that, on paper, absolutely shouldn’t work. Then you watch it and it rips your heart out. Genius filmmaking, songwriting, and performances.
PTA is a genius director
I think that describes the movie in general.
I didn't like the movie much. I didn't hate it, just kind of mixed on it, but this scene was great. Unexpected and beautiful.
This whole movie shouldn't work on paper but it's so masterfully presented and constructed that it not only works it ends up being a masterpiece.
Totally agree - if you read the script for this you’d be like, no, too gimmicky. But the actual result haunts me to this day.
This might actually be one of the most beautiful scenes in all of cinema
Agreed.
i cry almost everytime
I honestly can't disagree. And I've tried.
my nuts
might? I cry everytime
I saw this movie in 1999 and liked it, but it didn't resonate for me at that moment in my life. 15 years later I rediscovered it... my Mom had just died from lupus, and watching this movie became my way of coping, of processing the pain, the anger, of dealing with how lost I felt. Every second of this (very long) movie speaks some truth. It is harsh sometimes, it is beautiful, it is ridiculous, it is hopeful, it is full of random, pointless circumstance, it is full of divine spirituality, it shows human frailty and strength. Thank you PT Anderson for creating this profound art that can reach people who are in pain. And thank you Aimee Mann for this song.
Jeremy Adams thank you for ur comment. What a nice discription of the movie.
Its true. Its ridiculousy good.
I was not in pain but the movie touched me and your comment to.
Its nice song. (i'm so mellow)
+Jeremy Adams PTA made this film in large part as a response to his own fathers death. I think he might be pleased that the film helped you process your own loss...
+Scott Mumford Thanks, I appreciate your comment. I do think the fact that PTA wrote the film while going through loss helps it resonate in a way that few films do :)
+Jeremy Adams It's magic. I don't know how anybody could make something like this. I think they're in touch with something we all would like to experience. They're bringing it to us. Painters, writers, film makers, etcetera.
Moved.
I watched this film 20 years ago with two great friends as we travelled the US (we're English). We'd been drinking, causing chaos everywhere we went, having the time of our young lives. One rainy day we decided we needed a break so just sat in our hotel room and watched whatever was on, which happened to be Magnolia. And it was truly a special few hours, for all of us. I think we needed to be reminded of what we were running from, speeding towards, and experiencing along the way. Life is shorter than we'd like, but try telling that to the young and you'll be laughed at. 20+ years later and we're at different places in our lives, but still good friends. I saw on of them this very evening. I feel immensely lucky for that.
This movie is like a Hundred Years of Solitude, or some other great works of humanity I cannot be bothered to recall. Foolish, hilarious, insane, full of hope and wonder and mad coincidence. Joyful and melancholy. Like humanity.
This is a beautiful comment. Cheers.
This comment made me cry ❤
I stumble onto this scene every now and then, as Magnolia is probably my favorite movie. I feel the same way about it as many commenters here do, but this background story of yours is actually quite profound, and seems almost like an extension of what makes Magnolia so great. Well done!
The best movie of the 90s to me. And just thinking about the fact that PT Anderson wasn't even 30 when he wrote the script makes me realize how Genius he is.
horselover phat Yep. I can watch Magnolia over and over and never get bored. So much to it.
Really terrific film but best of the 90's ??...I find it hard to go past PULP FICTION
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Agreed, friend...
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I miss Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Totally agree! My absolute favorite actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman (R.I.P.)
+samanthabaxley still cant believe he's gone. Every time I see him in a film I catch myself wondering when his next one will be out
yeah,fucking kills me
With him gone who is going to do the incredible acting that goes beyond what most put to film? I thought maybe Paul Giamatti could carry the torch but he seems to be MIA.
He was great in everything. Loved him as Brandt in The Big Lebowski. The number of amazing actors who came out of Boogie Nights never fails to wow me. I do miss him.
I was 27 when I saw Magnolia back in '99. Now I'm 52. I wish I'd been aware how much better life is when you're young. Then I'd have made sure to treasure every day.
No kidding. When you are young, uninjured and attractive, the world is your oyster.
Overrated. Enjoy the wisdom you've accumulated.
You're still young
I'm 56 and I was thinking something similar recently. Then it occurred to me, if I live into my 80s & 90s I might look back on my 50s and think THAT was a better time LoL Well... I ain't dead yet! So, it's not too late to treasure every day *now* 💚🥰
"I really feel... That Magnolia is, for better or worse, the best movie I'll ever make." - PTA
I honestly feel the same way too. This movie was amazing at the first watch and magic at the second.
He actually feels that The Master is now the best thing he'll make. He still likes Magnolia but would have made it shorter if he did it now.
I'm so glad he made it how he did and when he did. I will watch everything he's done. Magnolia was and is pure magic. So moving. Might be Aimee Mann's best, too, or let's say my favorite, too. "Best" can be an unbearable burden.
There will be blood is his best
@Randy White I think either Magnolia or There Will Be Blood are his best movies.
Phantom thread is pretty great too
The warmth and empathy radiating from Philip Seymour Hoffman....😭
You could tell it was honest too. That was that boys magic. 8'^(
He was great. His star burned bright and died way too young.
In the loneliness we’re together. That’s what make us human
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Exactly!
The surreal "coincidence" of all these interconnected characters singing the same song at the same time, it made me tear up in 1999, and it rips me apart in 2015. After going through so many personal highs and lows since first seeing the film, there's so much more in it that I can identify with than I did then. I thought the raining frogs was so peculiar back then, but it fits perfectly with the story as I experience it again. This is PTA's masterpiece. Thank God Boogie Nights did so well that he was given the freedom to make this happen, on his terms.
That's what makes this movie so unforgettable and timeless. Anyone can identify with the struggles the characters are going through and can relate them to their own life. And then when the years pass you by and you've experienced all of life's ups and downs, heartbreaks and heartaches, the good, the bad and ugly and everything in between, you can still come back to this movie and feel like you are not alone and your hardships and struggles are universal. Magnolia is my second favourite film of all time and will continue to be for a while!
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I am always moved by this scene because there's an inherent paradox: All the characters are feeling isolated and alone at this point - but, at the same time, they are all bound together in a universal feeling.
@@sandothemando8924 so what's your very favorite?
they arent actually singing the same song haha, linda is in a fuckin coma in this scene lol
One of the most powerful scenes in the history of cinema
I inevitably tear up when Stanley sings "so just give up". That has you realize that everybody in this scene is in real pain and are, in fact, about to give up. Makes you want to jump into the screen and give them all a big hug, especially Stanley.
I still remember the evening when I came back home from high school. I watched this film by chance. I could not stand up till the credits were over. I discovered myself quietly shedding tears. This film means a lot to me.
Same here, I saw this in 2000 when I was 15 and it had such profound effect on me. I can’t watch the movie without crying be cause I relate so much to it. It’s a movie that was created out of despair and love
My favorite movie of all time and one of the most magical scenes in all of cinema.
Tom Cruise really should have won an oscar. I had issues with my father. We reconciled long before his end but when I see Tom Cruise in this it is almost painful for me. Amazing performance.
My mother had issues with her father as well. Her father claimed her, but wasn't really there all the time. When my sister and I came along, he never denied that we were his grandchildren, but it would have been nice to have a closer relationship with him.
Julianne Moore gave a powerful performance as well. I remember watching her on a soap opera before she made it big in movies and thought ''wow, she's good.''
I never did reconcile with Dad. Like watching someone drown, I knew deep down there was no saving us. A pity. A real pity.
He did win an oscar for this
@@Joecollyerr Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar. Michael Caine won that year for Cider House Rules.
One of the best and most intelligent movies ever made. Thanks!
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the best scenes in one of the best movies ever made. It’s an absolute masterclass in writing human characters.
The part where she says "You're so stupid" makes me tear up every time. How many times have I said that to myself that very same way ...
I must say this to myself 1000x per day. Like every time I open my mouth. You not alone tampa guy. My solution has to withdraw from everybody and every thing though don't recommend this for you
God bless
Guys be strong. You can do it. Use the film as a rock use the quote ( this is stupid) as a rock. Every time you hear it in your mind or other. Be strong say no fuck you I'm not going down that road. Please try. This song always makes me cry. Please use me please make me smile x
If any modern director gets the absolute best out of their cast, it’s Paul Thomas Anderson, because he actually knows how to work with people. Magnolia is the best example of this. Every actor here is giving a career best performance, and that’s saying a lot because they are all GOD tier at their craft already
This is my favourite movie. I still remember how stunned I felt after seeing it in the theatre. I had to sit with myself for a bit, absorb the profound cinematic experience I just witnessed. I haven't rewatched it a lot for a fav flick, but it's the one that has moved me most maybe, and the soundtrack definitely got its Aimee manacles round my heart
Couldn't have explained it better.
I always come back to this movie from time to time.
One of the best scenes in any movie ever. Still makes me as emotional as it did when I first saw it in 2015.
I truly pity anyone who doesn’t ‘get’ this movie, this is truly a remarkable song
and scene
the movie was built, written around Mann's brilliant soundtrack, am I correct?
This is 'Cinema', no popcorn required
If I had to pick one scene in all of cinema that'd I'd single out as a favorite, it'd be this one.
Seeing (and hearing) the cast sing along to such poetic lyrics moved me to tears on my first viewing (and continues to do so).
I view this as the turning point of the film; a small moment of serenity after a long string of emotional intensity to prepare you for it's harsh crescendo.
There will never be a better filmmaker than Paul Thomas Anderson.
All of Paul Thomas Anderson's films are incredible, but for me this is his masterpiece.
It’s his magnum opus.
Agreed. While he's made other near perfect films, this blows them all away.
Untouchable masterpiece
Incredibly bad
This is perhaps one of the best scenes ever made in cinema. The way the director connects the old man's monologue with the other characters, and in a way with their dramas, and then cuts to music. It is the pure definition of cinema. Paul Thomas Anderson was at his best when he decided to direct this scene.
One of the best movies of all time
Sue Burgess Magnolia. Came out in 1999. Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
What a weird way to spell "worst"
Seeing this sequence still gives me chills. Just the essence of cinema.
Probably one of the most moving and emotionally tangible scenes in any movie out there. Magnolia is in many ways, an unforgettable film and this scene highlights the power of the film's longevity. I don't know why, but I find it so chilling the way the camera pans across Tom Cruise's face, the look on his face when he sings "stop", right before it cuts away. Feels so cathartic and powerful.
PTA uses the weight of Cruise's celebrity in that meeting moment. It's really remarkable.
France.
That should’ve been Tom Cruise’s Oscar. In a year that included this performance, Jude Law in The Talented Mr. Ripley, Michael Clarke Duncan in the Green Mile, and Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, the Oscar went to Michael Caine for the freaking Cider House Rules. UNBELIEVABLE.
I compare it with the beach scene in Atonement.
Agreed. Cruise is an absolute FORCE onscreen. It's mind-blowing. He is meant to be there.
Searching through comments to see others who come back to this song and movie confirms, we may be through with the past, but the past ain’t through with us.
Such a great line.
I think this is the only time that I have ever seen a movie turn into a music video without that being a bad thing.
Somehow it shows that nobody is actually alone, no matter how alone we feel.
The one moment when the sad, lonely little boy wake up his father and says to him, "You need to be nicer to me"...that one moment...That's the moment I lose it every time.
Still consider it one of the best films I've ever seen. :)
Definitely.
Me too
This is my second favourite film I've ever seen? So emotionally raw and powerful, words can't begin to describe how life-changing this movie is!
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Ive lived & battled drug addiction for nearly 30yrs,so this film & song really get me emotional.The line 'Its not going to stop till you wise up' sums up everything.
If people could only see 1 movie in there lifetime, it should be this one..
It was a catalyst for me realising that my abusive marriage wasn't going to get any better. It's a powerful song
I hope you are okay. Going through opiate addiction now, and this song makes me cry like a mf
It never stops. When you "wise up" it just means you manage to run fast enough to keep ahead of it.
This movie is much like life itself.
Very intense, with a lot strangeness thrown in, and incredibly beautiful.
i just came out of the cinema that re-showed this film. It’s just absolutely mind blowing. There’s nothing like it.
A dear friend, in introducing me to this film, said: “either you get magnolia or you don’t. And I have a hard time not judging the people who don’t” and tbh I still go by that
Great comment
Sounds like pretentious fool. If I ever saw him I’d slap him all over the place in public and he’d never live it down
@@johnweenus3939 absolutely.
Melora Walter’s breaks my heart in this movie, she deserved an award. Such an unheralded actress and her character is a triumph of a broken human trying to mend. In some ways she is my favorite film character of all time.
Omg couldn’t agree more. She was amazing.
Her performance is astoundingly real and so underrated - most notable in a film full of so many others.
Watched this last night. My forth time I think since 1999. Makes me break down like a baby every time. So many regrets.
Right now, I am writting out my academic essay, thinking about a girl in my mind, watching this beautiful scene with tears dripping down from my face...
Best emotional film ever made!
Yes and that level of pain in everyday lives seems very realistic actually.
Eu sinto muita falta de filmes assim. Filmes com grande conteúdo e que tem um certo desafio para assistir eles, com toda certeza 1999 foi o melhor ano do cinema.
Art imitates life, but not always as good as this. I love PTA and this sequence is absolutely beautiful.
And if art imitates life, then life imitates art. It's a cycle of changes.
Incredible, strange, beautiful, moving, honest, sad, heartbreaking movie. The songs by Aimee Mann are so a part of something special too. I just bring this movie out every once in a while like a fine wine!
La unica pelicula donde vas a ver por lo menos 6 interpretaciones que merecen un oscar...una obra de arte es eterna, sera una de las 5 mejores peliculas de todos los tiempos...
This film is further proof of how transformative 1999 was for cinema. In a lot of ways, it was a transition into newer, bolder ideas of film. Its like 1999’s releases has taken notes from a lot of the indie minded films that had come out in the last few years and worked as a collective of amazingly unique movies. I have very fond memories of that year in cinema.
2 Phenomenal actors in the beginning have both passed on to the other side. Makes me tear up every time I see Phillip in this when the song starts playing. Breaks my heart how many folks are losing their lives to one of the worst demons on this earth and that is drugs. Phil is living proof that money and fame is not all the soul requires for true happiness. Miss and love you Phillip.
Well said.
France.
So sad when Stanley is just sitting there, like a prisoner with his text books, that dim lighting and slowly dollying the camera away from him as he says "Give up."
ScudgeJockey : I saw this movie in the movie theater, when it was first released and then saw it again, when it was released at Blockbuster video. This scene always made my eyes get misty.. Especially that young kid.. Omg. Superb acting by all of the main characters and supporting roles.
Hits hard every time
You just described the contents and technical details of the shot, then prefaced it by saying it was "so sad" because that's what you rationalized would be the correct emotional distillation of those technical details - You are a robot, you have become devoid of real emotion.
@@nikhilganesh6547 I wrote that 7 years ago in college inebriated. Go fuck off please
@@nikhilganesh6547 This is ironically the most robotic way I’ve ever seen someone say “sad scene is sad”.
I like the detail of the fact Donnie has the cheque on the wall with the slogan for "superior knowledge" on it but in the long run he is clueless by the end in terms of what he wants/needs, great touch... really feel for him.
One of the most human, honest, Heartbreaking scene, the song of Aimee lyrics so honest about the depreasing. A such good movie
Thanks for ripping my heart out again, Aimee. I miss Phillip and all of the cast that immortalized your tune. I miss Til Tuesday and the fun times we had in the 80's. I miss a lot of things but I miss your voice the most. What an incredible movie.
i have alot of love to give. i just dont know where to put it
That particular scene is my favorite in the movie . I related the most to Melora Walters but John C Reilly and William H Macy scenes were beautiful .
marci mars Reilly is such a talent.
William Mark Dyer yup in Boogie nights too. Tom surprised me in this. He is a class act
William Mark Dyer He absolutely is .
marci mars i think wahlberg taks best acting award. such a great performance
It's so hard to watch this film. So much pain, so much truth, which makes it one of my favorite films ever and certainly Anderson's best. But this scene... My God. I cry, I sympathize, and I really feel like I'm a changed man after watching this. This film is such an emotional roller coaster, and I can probably only watch this once every few years. But it's the movie that's changed my life in so many ways, which makes it not only the most emotionally draining film ever made, but also the best one ever made.
Jonathan Moreira
Why have I not seen this movie until now. Absolutely brilliant. This scene and Tom crying was very emotional for me.
Great movie. You can not help to love every single character in the movie..PTA's finest
I think everyone in the movie arguably put in the best performance of their life. The screenwriting and P.T. Anderson's direction allowed the actors to use their talent unrestricted.
Julianne Moore was too melodramatic.
I detest lending mates my DVD of this film.
90% of the time it is handed back either half-watched ("I couldn't get my head round it & got bored") or with blank faces ("Why did it rain like that at the end?").
When it's been returned with positivity, awe & a request to borrow the CD soundtrack, I feel elated at not being alone in thinking this is a stunning achievement of a movie.
awesome comment
#facts
get better friends
@Randy White meaning it ain't for dumb people 😘
@@paolovallejo8022 I know plenty of people that are highly intelligent that aren't fans of the movie. Although I'd say you're probably more likely to enjoy the movie if you're intelligent.
simply one of the best movies i ever seen.
Philip Seymour Hoffman died of addictions. It is crazy difficult to get rid of them as this song tell it. Rest in peace Dear. You are still love.
So sad. Life is dukkha said the buddha.
As much as I loved Boogie Nights and There Will be Blood, Magnolia is Paul Thomas Anderson's best film!
At least the one that reaches me the most.
@Randy White Haven't seen it yet.
@@supermariofan03 It's great!
@@blankblank2370 I heard it is. It looks like Boogie Nights mixed with Say Anything.
@@supermariofan03 It's more like a hangout movie from the 80s and 90s. The story is the least cohesive of a PTA film, and that's by choice (and it works).
Still my favourite film after all these years. It’s an incredibly masterpiece and reflection of the human condition. I absolute adore it.
This movie is my go-to movie whenever I want to cry my heart out and it helps. Thank you so much, PT Anderson.
That is a great way to put it - this movie resonates. It has all the elements - the good, the bad, and the ugly, with the rich and beautiful as well as the poor and plain.
The film is a collage, a smorgasbord, a tapestry of life that includes all the kinds and places of people that make our life what it is.
It is all glued together by Aimee Mann's music.
This song/scene align so perfectly its unreal. can't help but tear up
My favourite film of all time. I went to see it on my own then with my now wife a couple of days after. I hadn’t noticed all the profanity when I’d seen it on my own! But when I took her, I squirmed in my seat at it all and wondered what she would make of me taking her to see a film like that, but she forgave me and we’ve been married 20 years. I put it down to us seeing this film together. Brilliant film. If you haven’t seen it, do so. It could change your life.
One of the greatest scenes in all of cinematic history.
RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman,from a fellow traveler.The edge of the cliff is always further than it seems.
Isn't the edge of the cliff 'closer' than it seems?
You meant closer, didnt you?
I think it’s true both ways depending on the day.
Watched this a lot at the beginning of the pandemic and back again. It’s what it feels like every day.
A masterpiece of a movie
I love interwoven storylines
I sang this song in a bar once, the way Philip Seymour Hoffman sang it
It moved everyone
What a brilliant ensemble of the best actors of that period in time.
And Jason Robards!! Guy was a legend in the 60s and is a legend still.
film: *****
cast: *****
music: *****
heavy, deep, mysterious.
one of the very best films of the 90s
This film and its soundtrack deserve so much more fanfare than it got!! It's absolutely beautiful
This is one of the most powerful scenes in movie history.
It's not going to stop...'til you WISE UP!
LOVE it!
Magnolia is one of my favorite films -- and I've seen plenty (I tell people that I was a film major in college, which is why I've spent my life in retail...). When I first saw Magnolia, I liked it, but it was the second viewing a couple months later that made me love it. It is a powerful film about pain and isolation, and eventually, finding community and love. At almost 3 hours, every time I've watched it (probably a couple dozen times by now) time flies. This scene always chokes me up...
I will always remember this scene. Goosebumps all over my body!!
Ce film est un chef-d’œuvre. Et cette scène est d'une beauté extraordinaire.
Back here after 20 years of seeing Magnolia. Watched it last night. Still perfect. PT Anderson will never make a better movie. Every character rich in their own way. Beautifully shot, perfect soundtrack and the ending. Wow.
Oh, come on. "never make a better movie". He also made "There WIll Be Blood" in 2007. It's not the same kind of movie, I know, but Boogie Nights was also not this kind of movie. Each of those three is a masterpiece.
punch drunk love, there will be blood, the master, phantom thread are all masterpieces..
Maravilhosamente tocante.
Lindo.A música é uma somatório sentimentos que torna cada vez mais raro em nesses nossos tempos tão conturbados.
Going through life feeling like this, knowing that it never truly subsides. regret and doubt lurks around the corner of every decision or thought. It does not matter how far you've gone and how old you are now. some moments are set to make you feel so goddamn low, as if to prove the universality of suffering, ensuring that deep down you know: no one is immune to it, no can can escape it.
This film grew on me for its honesty in confronting this fearsome reality. If you see a point in what I wrote, then I also recommend the films "In the mood for love" and "Y tu mama tambien". And please don't forget - sadness and happiness come from the same things.
Jason Robards' last performance in a theatrical movie; way to go out on top !
This movie is in my top 10 favorites .....ever ! I absolutely love it. I love this beautiful sequence, It always makes me happy and sad
been listening to this song since i was a kid, but it has never resonated more than now that i'm an adult and have experienced a great loss. just gotta believe that these L's make us stronger in the long run, and to keep being hopeful for tomorrow, especially when hope is all we've got left.
Such a beautiful movie literally can watch it again and again and I am transfixed every time. A very relatable film that gives a voice to people who don’t quite fit in, and shows you the viewer that you should never judge someone as you don’t know their story.
The best film I've ever seen. My all time favourite. Everything about this film ticks all the boxes. Great storyline. Amazing actor's/actress. Great soundtrack ( aimmee mann has an amazing voice ) every box ticked
This was an amazing movie with amazing performances by amazing actors. And this was such a great song.
このシーンは驚きましたけど。凄くドラマチックで良いシーンだなぁ！
私も同感です！
思わず泣いてしまった😭
@@taku2342 ホント哀愁が凄いですよね！
また見返したくなりました。
easily one of the best films of all time
This is the movie, the song the moments on screen that brought on all the copy cats. After this movie and this part, you started seeing songs, flashing over the current state of each character. I saw Aimee Mann perform this song after mom mother died, along with her version of The Scientist....still brings me to tears.
still the best movie i've ever seen
The greatest film of all time...
It's so good. I can't believe how polarizing it is
What a fantastic movie. Beautiful direction, super talent cast, and this gut puncher song and scene.
My only complaint is that the screen reads "rain clearing" when a forecast would write "rain ending" and/or skies clearing. Being a weather fan, I had to type that out LOL. Great movie and music!
This may still be my favorite movie of all time
I don't know what movie won the Oscar the year Magnolia was released, but I would give this movie ALL the Oscars in whatever year it was released: unbeatable acting, terrific screenplay, amazing directing. This movie was made by Paul Thomas Anderson but it's mine, it belongs to my guts...
Magnolia wasn't nominated for Best Picture, that year it went to "American Beauty" which is definitely another film that deserves recognition. Magnolia instead got 3 Oscar nominations, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor and Original Song. They went to American Beauty, The Cider House Rules and Tarzan respectively.
But I will admit this film did deserve more recognition that year.
Meteorite Entertainment Tatzan??!! Unbelievable! The Academy is definitely a bunch of HALFWITS!
It was a hell of a year - “American Beauty” got Best Picture. (Beautiful American angst seemed to be having a moment.).
Magnolia and Réquiem for a Dream are my favorite films ever ❤️
I was taken aback by this scene. I thought it was a little cheesy for a second and then everything gelled together perfectly and it hit.
I recently saw the film again on 34mm at the local cinema. What an emotional rollercoaster!
Whenever I feel a deep emptiness, I look at ‘Magnolia’.
great scene. Best (last?) acting Tom Cruise ever did, too...Sitting in the car....just seeming real for five seconds...
Robert Mucci I agree...I pretty much didnt like him in any of his movies, but this film, I really respect him for...strong acting on his side for once!
I think its because Tom's a bona fide douche and normally his roles glorify this ilk of people by portraying them as one dimensional action heroes who save the day and win the girl. Whereas Magnolia offers more in depth character studies into what could've turned these people into who they are now or at least who they pretend to be. They are neither villains nor heroes, just humans who are invariably flawed.
that is an elegant way of putting it
@@waz3128 it's been a year but this comment is so fucking stupid
One of the best first scenes by any actor ever. RESPECT the cock