Significance of the movie title Magnolia?

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In Magnolia (1999), all characters struggle to find love but when I type Magnolia in Google it only shows flower images. What does this title signify in reference to film's story? Does it really refer to the flower or something else?



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The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Blvd in LA, where much of the movie takes place, but is also similar to the term Charles Fort (who is referenced many places in this movie) coined for a hypothetical region where things that fall from the sky come from - "Magonia".

The page has many other interesting tidbits about the film and its meaning, title included. (Exodus 8:2 and Masonry are alluded to quite often)

Notice that almost every location has a painting or picture of a magnolia.




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Why was the movie Magnolia named Magnolia?

The title "Magnolia" not only refers to Magnolia Boulevard in Los Angeles, where much of the movie takes place, but is also similar to the term Charles Fort (who is referenced many places in this movie) coined for a hypothetical region where things that fall from the sky come from - "Magonia".

What was the movie Magnolia about?

The rain of frogs is meant to symbolize a form of reckoning or a wake up call. The rapping kid also is the person who finds Reilly's lost gun and takes it. That gun rains down amid the frogs, symbolizing how the kid had a hand in the frogstorm, so to speak.

What do the frogs in Magnolia mean?

Linda is a person who marries Earl not because she is love with him. She marries him for his wealth. Once they are married, she cheats on him with multiple men. Now, after all the years, as Earl is dying, Linda falls in love with him. She regrets everything that she has done.



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