10-09-2024, 04:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-09-2024, 04:13 PM by DavidCroquet.)
I saw Megalopolis, and in order to confirm that I am not some weird automatic-liker-of-bad-movies, I can confirm that it is Actually Bad.
There are some striking visuals in here, and I have a certain respect for Coppola really fucking going for it but like...the movie doesn't really justify its thesis. And structurally it's a total fucking mess. It's obvious at times that Coppola is having a goof--either with specific scenes or entire arcs/characters--but that constantly gets in the way of the message he's trying to communicate.
I could more easily buy this movie as a parody of it's own themes than, y'know, an earnest assertion of them.
I DO think the movie has huge potential as Rocky Horror for a future generation.
There are some striking visuals in here, and I have a certain respect for Coppola really fucking going for it but like...the movie doesn't really justify its thesis. And structurally it's a total fucking mess. It's obvious at times that Coppola is having a goof--either with specific scenes or entire arcs/characters--but that constantly gets in the way of the message he's trying to communicate.
I could more easily buy this movie as a parody of it's own themes than, y'know, an earnest assertion of them.
I DO think the movie has huge potential as Rocky Horror for a future generation.
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