Paul Thomas Anderson's Film Magnolia: Reduction And Realignment

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It signifies how Claudia’s life is messed up and depicts her crazy ways. This scene begins with Jim Kurring getting a call of a disturbance from Claudia’s neighbors. It’s raining. There is a long shot as the camera moves with him as he walks from his car to her apartment and up the stairs. The music of Aimee Man is heard “…life is getting shorter” is one lyric, from her apartment signifying how crazy Claudia really is; listening to her music so loud. As Jim knocks on her door with his police bar she is snorting her cocaine as she usually does; not suspecting any trouble. There is another shot from below showing Jim banging at her door again, as she is yelling trying to clean up her coke with out having him see it. She is running around, with loud music in the background, yelling that she needs to get dressed, obviously lying a little. The scene ends with her running into a room and cuts into another scene with another character’s story; which happens through out the whole movie.
Claudia and Jim’s meeting continues on wi...