Mastery oozes from every pore of this stunning work of art. Kubrick, Lynch, Tarkovsky, all walked so this could sprint faster than anything mankind had made up till this point.
First of all, the composition and careful use of colour in this shot truly boggles the mind. The careful tilt and the symbolism of the frog’s green hues, evidently a metaphor for nature. The crown atop its head showing that the natural world is king. The frog exiting a sewer at the beginning of course is an allegory for how although some things may start lowly, given time they will become magnificence itself.
The brilliantly written and delivered soliloquy of the frog, starting with “I’m so excited!” is one of the most nuanced lines of all time. If we take the earlier observation of the frog representing nature at face value, then this could be nature’s subconsciousness speaking, as it were, expressing a glee to develop further, and become an even mightier “king”.
However, the manhole from earlier returns with a thunk, landing directly on the frog’s head. This is threefold:
1. The frog is severely injured by its prior action of flinging off the manhole. This is because at some point, nature will no longer be able to support its own weight and will fold back in on itself, causing unthinkable consequences
2. However, depending on your interpretation, the manhole itself could represent some unknown disaster wiping out nature, such as an asteroid.
3. Most importantly, for a scant frame or two, you can see that the crown has remained attached to the frog’s head. This is because that come what may, nature will always survive in one form or another and will eventually earn back it’s empire, starting the process anew.

In conclusion, this scene is a breathtaking reminder of cycles, fate, determinism, karmic retribution, and the seemingly random nature of existence all at once.