Nah it’s just an expensive passion project art movie. It was never going to make money, it was Francis Ford Coppola finishing his last project that’s he’s been working on. I quite enjoyed it, despite there being obvious flaws, and many things that would make your average viewer not really care.
It can be a bit dated in references but generally they all land. There isn’t really a single unifying message which is what I would say is the biggest problem. It’s more interested in asking questions and posing that against our current real world than actually trying to answer them.
Apart from that the performances are generally all good, and while the characters feel like archetypes as opposed to clearly defined people, it works, for me at least.
It’s also just really weird. There’s dream sequences but seemingly they aren’t, just a perspective shift of what’s actually happening.
Overall I’d much rather watch Megalopolis than whatever Disney Corporate Movie Product comes out next. I’d prefer misses the mark but tries for something different and interesting, over cookie cutter formulaic plot beats and generic quippy characters.
I haven’t seen it and, although I know it gets panned a lot for various reasons, I highly recommend at least reading the snippets of reviews of the film by critics to get an idea. Even a lot of the so-called positive films are basically ‘this movie clearly sucks, but I liked it anyway.’
Basically, it’s a very expensive, pretty, and totally incoherent mess of a film that a few people feel is profound but most people think is a colossal piece of shit.
Also, some theaters have a lady stand in front of the screen and lip synch to a specific scene and then leave for some reason. Don’t ask me to explain that.
Edit: also, that link provides you with gems like this one from Richard Roeper-
FFC said he wanted to make this movie since he came up with the treatment for it in 1977. For one of the world’s most successful living directors with all of the connections in Hollywood, to never have been able to make the picture until 2024, you know it’s going to be some masturbatory incoherent mess.
it’s a very expensive, pretty, and totally incoherent mess of a film that a few people feel is profound but most people think is a colossal piece of shit.
It sounds like what people should have thought about Inception, but everyone instead apparently fucking loved that movie.
All the hate given toward Megalopolis makes me want to see it. Before that, I wasn’t interested just based on the poster.
I like watching art house movies and then figuring out what I don’t like about it. Even the ones everyone loves. Magnolia was one people loved and I just didn’t get.
I like watching art house movies and then figuring out what I don’t like about it.
Have you seen Aimy in a Cage? It’s a great example of that. It’s an art house film that does many things right, but unfortunately “something” wrong (I think related to editing or cinematography) so it’s not very good.
Yeah, well the thing is for me a lot of those types of movies are great but some are absolute trash. And then there are some that I have a lot of mixed feelings about. I don’t really get most David Lynch movies for example, but I’ve rarely felt like watching them were a waste of time because at least you’ll see something interesting. Then there’s total bizarre experience films. I have no fucking clue what Holy Mountain was, but I was fascinated by it.
I sort of enjoyed it. Like I said, it was bizarre and confusing but I’m glad weird movies like that can be made sometimes. If nothing else just to explore what can be done on film.
I’m all for exploration and experimentation in films. I just couldn’t get through that one.
Peter Greenaway has made some fun art films. They often poke fun at themselves. My favorite is Vertical Features Remake, which is on this Russian streaming site for some reason, but you can watch it there in English for free, so what the hell…
Everyone I’ve seen say that haven’t seen it. Also it’s an arty heady drama, of course it’s gonna feel slow at times and be more vague than your average viewer will like.
Yeah, depends on the film if that’s long or not. Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorite movies. It is 3:45 long, and I’m glad they didn’t cut it shorter.
I have to ask. What about this movie is so bad
I haven’t seen it, I hadn’t even heard of it until yesterday. But you don’t get a flop THIS epic without some Morbius tier blunders
Nah it’s just an expensive passion project art movie. It was never going to make money, it was Francis Ford Coppola finishing his last project that’s he’s been working on. I quite enjoyed it, despite there being obvious flaws, and many things that would make your average viewer not really care.
It can be a bit dated in references but generally they all land. There isn’t really a single unifying message which is what I would say is the biggest problem. It’s more interested in asking questions and posing that against our current real world than actually trying to answer them.
Apart from that the performances are generally all good, and while the characters feel like archetypes as opposed to clearly defined people, it works, for me at least.
It’s also just really weird. There’s dream sequences but seemingly they aren’t, just a perspective shift of what’s actually happening.
Overall I’d much rather watch Megalopolis than whatever Disney Corporate Movie Product comes out next. I’d prefer misses the mark but tries for something different and interesting, over cookie cutter formulaic plot beats and generic quippy characters.
I haven’t seen it and, although I know it gets panned a lot for various reasons, I highly recommend at least reading the snippets of reviews of the film by critics to get an idea. Even a lot of the so-called positive films are basically ‘this movie clearly sucks, but I liked it anyway.’
Basically, it’s a very expensive, pretty, and totally incoherent mess of a film that a few people feel is profound but most people think is a colossal piece of shit.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megalopolis/reviews
Also, some theaters have a lady stand in front of the screen and lip synch to a specific scene and then leave for some reason. Don’t ask me to explain that.
Edit: also, that link provides you with gems like this one from Richard Roeper-
FFC said he wanted to make this movie since he came up with the treatment for it in 1977. For one of the world’s most successful living directors with all of the connections in Hollywood, to never have been able to make the picture until 2024, you know it’s going to be some masturbatory incoherent mess.
I feel like I need to watch this like I watched tenet, barely giving a shit while sick, lying in bed and from my phone
It sounds like what people should have thought about Inception, but everyone instead apparently fucking loved that movie.
All the hate given toward Megalopolis makes me want to see it. Before that, I wasn’t interested just based on the poster.
I eventually want to see Megalopolis too.
I like watching art house movies and then figuring out what I don’t like about it. Even the ones everyone loves. Magnolia was one people loved and I just didn’t get.
Have you seen Aimy in a Cage? It’s a great example of that. It’s an art house film that does many things right, but unfortunately “something” wrong (I think related to editing or cinematography) so it’s not very good.
Yeah, well the thing is for me a lot of those types of movies are great but some are absolute trash. And then there are some that I have a lot of mixed feelings about. I don’t really get most David Lynch movies for example, but I’ve rarely felt like watching them were a waste of time because at least you’ll see something interesting. Then there’s total bizarre experience films. I have no fucking clue what Holy Mountain was, but I was fascinated by it.
I could not get through The Holy Mountain. I like some art films, but not the ones that drag. That one seriously dragged.
I sort of enjoyed it. Like I said, it was bizarre and confusing but I’m glad weird movies like that can be made sometimes. If nothing else just to explore what can be done on film.
I’m all for exploration and experimentation in films. I just couldn’t get through that one.
Peter Greenaway has made some fun art films. They often poke fun at themselves. My favorite is Vertical Features Remake, which is on this Russian streaming site for some reason, but you can watch it there in English for free, so what the hell…
https://ok.ru/video/6301559294652
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_Features_Remake
The issue with this film however seems to be that not only is it incoherent and rambling, it’s also incredibly dull.
Have you seen it or are you just repeating other people’s opinions?
Everyone I’ve seen say that haven’t seen it. Also it’s an arty heady drama, of course it’s gonna feel slow at times and be more vague than your average viewer will like.
I literally said seems to be
Okay, but just so you know, it’s 2 hours and 18 minutes long.
Yeah, depends on the film if that’s long or not. Lawrence of Arabia is one of my favorite movies. It is 3:45 long, and I’m glad they didn’t cut it shorter.
Maybe they megaloped around?
The best part of Megalopolis was when he said “It’s megalopolin’ time!” and megaloped all over those guys.