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I have to admit the scenes with the frogs is a little odd, but the point of the movie (well, not really the point, but the idea that's put in the beginning of the movie) is that weird crap happens.
I think that perhaps the frogs' falling, which is indeed ludicrous, is supposed to represent how ludicrous these people's lives are. They take so many twists and turns and so many odd things happen to them. The frogs are an external representation of that.
I also thought first of biblical connotations when the frogs began to fall, but I don't think Anderson intended any. As far as I know, no reference involving plagues of frogs includes their falling from the sky.
Perhaps, also, the frogs represent the break in the story; in each of their lives. As you'll remeber, the day starts out entirely clear and sunny, and quickly and steadinly gets worse (remember the weather reports every so often?). The storm buildup represents how each character's story is building up and an actual rainfall would've been a slight disappointment, not to mention that the frogs represent all things ridiculous in this movie.
Like I said, the frogs represent the characters' ridiculous storys, actions, so and and so forth. The falling og the frogs also represents their being forced to face their ridiculousness. In fact, William H. Macy's character gets smashed in the face with his ridiculousness as he's carrying it out.
The frogs, really, are something that are kinda hard to pin down. Why would a director include something as outlandish as that? Well, I hope that perhaps you've not gotten bored with my ramblings and will consider them when you criticize this film.
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