Megalopolis Review: What Did I Just Watch?

[@DanMurrellMovies]

To jump ahead of some more Giancarlo pronunciation comments - while I still didn't technically get the pronunciation 100% right on his last name (the first 'o' should be long and not short), I am attempting to pronounce it as he himself says it, and not how I have been pronouncing it. Much like Zoe Saldaña, I respect that he would prefer a pronunciation closer to his last name's origin, even if it has traditionally been pronounced differently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3WVaWCObKeGnac

[@pattheplanter]

Like Professor Xavier who must have been brought up somewhere decidedly non-Spanish-speaking.

[@thechairman74]

​@@pattheplanterYeah, why do we say "Ex-avier"? Is it just to emphasize that it's the X-Men?

[@thechairman74]

I think the reason why we hear your pronunciation of Esposito as strange is because the English tendency is to emphasize the second to last syllable. Thus we apply it to non-English names, like Hiroshima, which most of us would say "Hero-SHEE-ma" but the correct Japanese pronunciation is more like "HERO-shma' with a little bit emphasis on the RO but not so much.

[@frankfurthe6282]

@@thechairman74 i appreciate this. thank you

[@frankfurthe6282]

@@pattheplanter wait, what?! I feel so dumb, I've never thought about that

[@J.4ZZ]

When the movie ended one person immediately shouted, "BOOOO!!!" followed with laughs from almost everyone in the theater.

[@kungfreddie]

That must be the worst thing a director of a non comedy film can ever hear. What a shitshow… and Coppola thinks it’s a masterpiece..this is just too funny

[@Matt-oq4jq]

This also happened at my showing (by me, I was the guy)

[@d3mist0clesgee12]

I watched it for free and still want my money back 😂, WTF was that

[@DukeBaWue]

I was involved in the VFX of that movie. Thanks for the shout out.... and also, that project was a wild ride also in the making of it 😂

[@SubterrelProspector]

Wow what an experience! I hope I'm so lucky to be involved in something so prolific.

[@drgoremd]

The last movie directed by FFC was "Twixt" While watching it I kept thinking the entire time that it felt like he bought his grandson an expensive video editing software program and that he was so impressed by its capabilities that he made an entire film to showcase the various filters and effects that the software allowed.

[@maddoxxie]

Which company? And department? (Fellow vfx artist asking)

[@ashmaterial]

@@maddoxxie stop cappin you not vfx artist

[@junkersreview]

wow. The visuals were terrific.

[@fulcrum6760]

Does it insist upon itself?

[@travisspazz1624]

??

[@rubenquiros4859]

Top tier comment lol

[@coleginter1633]

LMAO

[@randomcharacter6501]

Even funnier bc by most accounts this movie kinda does😂

[@Mr_Never_Sad]

😂😂😂😂

[@hermitjayt]

Good art should be subjective, but not intentionally unintelligible

[@valhatan3907]

Indeed, this movie was just drowned in symbolism and thematic with nothing concrete to grip ourselves.

[@rmarkley79]

"Cesar Catilina can also control time, but that's not an important part of the story" LOL, this has gotta be all over the place. Thanks as always Dan, always enjoy the content.

[@LithionR1se114]

Saw the film last night and the best I can make sense of the time control bit is as a metaphor for Cesar’s artistic lens in seeing beauty in man’s capacity for creation that will outlast the here and now.

[@bozoc2572]

​@@LithionR1se114 Muricans are obtuse

[@TueSorensen]

@@LithionR1se114 Very well said!

[@Helix_Bonopart]

@@LithionR1se114exactly. I have seen the film. It was fantastic. It’s like a dream so it will take people many viewings and many years to get it.

[@Matt-oq4jq]

@@Helix_Bonopartpretty sure a good movie is one that can be immediately discerned and enjoyed. Maybe if he pivots the intent to comedy like Tommy Wiseau did, the legacy of the film can be saved

[@Ready4Wednesday]

Dan explaining what Megalopolis is about sounds like an NFL fan explaining the 2024 kickoff rules to a non sports fan.

[@dparis2172]

Nice.

[@playgroundchooser]

😂😂 love this

[@thomashenshallhydraxis]

It seems easy; the players stand there until other player catches ball. Then every one starts running around like crazy, maybe saying explanations of the entire rules of NFL in 2024 would be better. Because I’ve watched NFL for a really long time. And all the news rules added in last decade make game confusing. TNF with cowboys and giants was flag central. Even the commentators were shocked

[@Orthuberra]

Modern NFL rulings are based on the sport of mental gymnastics 😂

[@ct6502c]

​@@Orthuberraeh, the only reason I watch sports is to see somebody get carried off the field on a stretcher...moaning.

[@MysteryMii]

Given all the behind the scenes drama surrounding the film, I’d honestly rather want to see a making-of documentary a lá Heart of Darkness instead of the actual film itself.

[@Erasureeraser]

And if it's good, it'll get an Oscar nomination for a lot of categories than the movie that it's depicting, just like The Disaster Artist that got a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination 😂

[@mistresswerewolf4106]

do spill the tea

[@b3yambur]

What happened behind the scenes? I haven't heard anything. Shia has a reputation for being... let's just say difficult to work with, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was involved in drama, but tell us!

[@zed-up]

"Happening era Shyamalan script directed by James Cameron" That's the funniest review for a movie I've ever heard.

[@paulstaker8861]

That sold me cuz I see all of Jimmy's movies 😂

[@TeddyRumble]

Does not augur well for the film...

[@RichardHannay]

Megalopolis: “you guys aren’t ready for this yet, but your children and your children’s children are gonna love it… for three months.”

[@solvseus]

i understood that reference

[@chrisschuenke8316]

This movie will be talked about and regarded even worse than Heaven's Gate. It will make Revenge of the Sith and Eye's Wide Shut shine even brighter when discussing final movies from renowned turn of the century auteur directors. Imo of course.

[@chrisschuenke8316]

Also, speaking of, i think history will eventually regard Robert Zemekis in a much brighter light than Coppola, especially when directly comparing film technics and innovations.

[@PerfidiousAdrian]

His real name was Hans Sprungfeld

[@stellviahohenheim]

I can see the reviews now Megalopolis? Melagomania

[@TamDNB]

Oh man I can’t wait for the pitch meeting

[@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926]

Visually stunning flops are TIGHT!

[@MariaVosa]

This migh be the movie that finally breaks Ryan!

[@ShrankTheFirst]

Oooh, get of my back about the writing. In fact get all the way off of it, I'm doing it myself.

[@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926]

@@MariaVosalol he can't bear to give it a low rating so he gives all ratings 😂 (I'm gonna watch on streaming for sure to see the CG)

[@UCjNrKLyRJI-abFA8qiNo92Q]

You got a new movie for me? Yes, but I am not going to tell what's about Well then finance it is going to be impossible Actually it's going to be super easy, barely an inconvenience

[@mass7367]

One of the weirdest q&a panels I’ve ever seen. At one point they started talking about Haitians eating dogs and Coppola’s response was that there was at one point a “Haitian subplot” in Megalopolis, whatever that means.

[@Non-Legit]

What the fuck

[@Ghosthound_X]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ghosthound_X]

I was cracking up

[@Sammo212]

it means he's either knowingly hilarious or a total windbag (which Pacino is).

[@StarFyreXXX]

he's going senile

[@brianalice]

This movie broke Dan’s rating system! I can’t wait to see it!

[@kityhawk2000]

Seems to have broken other critics ratings as well. I saw one critic on Rotten Tomatoes rated it 1.5 out of 5 but their review is marked as positive. Not sure how that works 🤷‍♂️

[@TueSorensen]

This confused reaction is good. It's how a work of art wants to be received, and how its creator wants it to be received.

[@CesarFerraro2]

@@TueSorensen The reaction is mostly negative, with praise for the visuals. I doubt Coppola intended such a reaction. Coppola is comparing Megalopolis to Apocalypse Now for a reason, and that is that he wants Megalopolis to become a critical success and be viewed favorably. Maybe Megalopolis will be viewed favorably in the future, or maybe it won't; Coppola has made many films that have not gained much acclaim.

[@MysteryMii]

@@kityhawk2000The critic is the one who decides if their review is marked as fresh or rotten not RT

[@taquitobandito6054]

@-dtuyhnjhggvjjjnseeing it tonight. If this movie turns out to be good, I’m coming at you hard when I get home and ranting about your snarky comment.

[@l82classproductions8]

These character names sound like they are from Cats. If you told me Matt Damon was in this movie, and his name was Bustopher Jones, I'd believe it.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

For the record, I would have MUCH preferred Matt Damon as Bustopher Jones than Emmy-stealer James Corden.

[@piyushthegreat220]

​@@DanMurrellMovies Hey Dan, do you think this actually now has a chance of winning the best Visual Effects oscar over Dune Part 2. (Which obviously is now the front runner), because there should now be no world where Dune Part 2 should lose over a bad movie with good visuals.

[@poppetawoppet]

@@DanMurrellMoviesNEVER LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THE STEAL

[@DanMurrellMovies]

@piyushthegreat220 No chance.

[@violinmke]

​@@DanMurrellMoviesyeah but James Corden eating garbage was such a special experience.

[@brennan285]

Saw this last night as well and could not believe what I was watching, truly a fever dream of an experience!

[@pumpkinspicetrashbag]

I genuinely lol’s when Dan said “which was really…. Uninteresting to watch” when describing the interview hahahaha

[@seanbeaton6037]

Very telling that the trailer starts "One filmmaker has always been ahead of his time..." So cringe

[@pattheplanter]

So, they gave a shout-out to Jan Švankmajer?

[@mpemberton7760]

@@pattheplanter Nicely played!

[@seriliaykilel]

Not every day a movie is all five categories of your recommendations - LOL. Makes it a must watch for me, tbh.

[@nicomal]

Those were my exact thoughts

[@swisssmilla]

Same here 😂

[@bigdreams5554]

It's an instant cult classic. A complete commercial flop but artistically extremely ambitious. It is a high concept movie that somehow got bankrolled and distributed to mainstream cinemas. "This shouldn't have happened" is what comes to mind. Really would be something you would see playing at a Whitney or other modern art museum. Great message, interesting allegory, but will be to complex for most people... Plus doesn't help movie is internally inconsistent, tonally inconsistent, confusing, etc etc

[@David-kd4qr]

​@@bigdreams5554high concept means "for the masses" "High concept is a type of artistic work that can be easily pitched with a succinctly stated premise"

[@Erasureeraser]

This movie is Dan's last 5 braincells 😂😂

[@fabrice143]

Can't wait to watch this trainwreck every critic will call art in a couple of decades.

[@Ester4569]

It sounds like Dan is describing a film that everyone who complains that Hollywood is unoriginal would welcome.

[@TheBioBoy]

Critics have more qualification that you bud. You probably enjoy brainrot garbage like marvel slop. Movies are art no matter how much you slaughterhouse pigs cry about it

[@Helix_Bonopart]

I have seen it. It is definitely art. Really loved it.

[@jacknelson4156]

Possibly but it’s still a shame Coppola chose to go a pretentious direction rather than make a coherent movie. It COULD have been an actual classic but it will go down as another Holy Mountain instead for better or for worse.

[@matthewmatt5285]

@@Ester4569 It's not original,.Romeo and Juliet by Dicaprio done 20 yrs later,. This just has a Roman History (shakespeare) in a modern day setting and it AWFUL and doesn't WORK AT ALL~

[@MichaelWutsch]

Finally, we get to see an actual version of Abed's movie

[@theomnitorium7476]

Hahaha, best take on the movie!

[@halane4790]

Perfect comment

[@Bayard1503]

Abed Abed Abed Abed !!!

[@mbcestelle]

And a new chart is born! The first movie to get every ranking on Dan's Personal Rating Scale.

[@StephenDukenski]

“This will seem like some kind of psychological experiment or endurance test…” WE’VE GOT MOVIE SIGN!!!

[@Cheezpopcorn]

Turkey day!!! 🦃 🍗

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

I haven't heard raves like this since Beau Is Afraid

[@jordanhoughton1948]

"Oh, sure, we all have thought about it, but only *I* had the guts to do it!"

[@Kintsugi23]

I cackled

[@simonregan471]

I should note the vestal virgin subplot is part of the historical story Coppola is adapting. Cesar Catalina is Lucius Sergius Catilina, a 1st century BC politician who opposed Cicero. He was accused of murdering his first wife to marry the consul's daughter and separately was charged by Publius Clodius Pulcher (just Clodius in the film) with violating a vestal virgin. In reality Catalina, not Clodius, led the mob to overthrow the senate, and Crassus revealed the plot rather than bankrolling Catalina. Cesar also argues at one point for debt forgiveness, which is a real policy the historical Catalina endorsed.

[@RichardHannay]

Megalopolis is the film that broke Dan, getting all FIVE of Dan’s rankings!

[@HueyTheDoctor]

I was the director of this film and I just want to say thank you for your nuanced and thoughtful review of my work. The truth is that amphetamine is a hell of a drug and I have no good explanation for what I've made.

[@rodneylove8027]

What a review. Never change Dan!

[@_yacko_]

Agree with everything but with the "beautiful looking" thing. I thought this movie was completely horrendous to look at

[@errolowl1]

Bless you and your watchability meter, Dan! I can go about the rest of my day with a smile

[@eagle1ear]

At 2 hours and 20 minutes I thought I would be exhausted and/or bored by the end, if I didn't fall asleep first. But I was neither and it held my interest all the way. I'm still trying to figure it out - just like I'm still trying to figure out "Mulholland Drive." Both movies made me think. An extremely rare occurrence in the current situation we find ourselves.

[@filipelima7422]

so Dan, what are your thoughts and ratings for megalopolis? Dan: YES

[@Sam-cv6un]

and NO

[@ourlordsauron]

Yes, but actually no

[@benzaiten933]

how is the god-like ability to control time not a major plot point? also; I loved the Stefon impression!

[@soggz9190]

Its only affects the love story of the main character, otherwise you could remove all scenes with it and the political arc would make more sense but the love story would be a lot less visually intresting.

[@jhudsu1]

believe it or not this is one of the things about the movie that is relatively straightforward

[@DankePlace]

I like how Darth Vader tried to take over the city, but the green Minions would not allow him to enter, then the Daleks said, "oh never mind, come in anyways, it's cold outside".

[@nicolasbertin8552]

In a recent Videoclub episode in Paris, Coppola partially explained why he did this movie. He was inspired by Jacques Tati who self financed his last movie Parade, which was both a box office disaster and destroyed by critics. Yet he thinks people now find Parade to be a masterpiece (I found very little proof of that, even in France). Tati lived his later years in complete poverty as a result, sleeping in friends' and fans' homes. It seems like Coppola likes this fantasy of the artist sacrificing everything for art, and thinks this movie will be judged a masterpiece in 30 years.

[@kungfreddie]

His ghost, or ai clone, will b disappointed!

[@gonaye1]

It qualified for ALL FIVE of Dan’s ratings SIMULTANEOUSLY?!? LOLOL now that’s what I call a first! So the film DID make cinematic history after all 😂😂😂

[@MideXIII]

Unprecedented Dan Murrell rating where the movie meets all criteria

[@Timlagor]

Often you want the Director's Cut that the studio hasn't messed with -do we need a Studio Cut for this one?

[@sabrinamassastein]

That Stefon explanation of what this movie is 😚👌🏼

[@couragedearheart1735]

I love Stephon and that was perfect

[@joeyclemenza7339]

the movie is literally the most pompous, self-absorbed mess ever financed as a vanity project in the history of film....

[@colleen4ever]

You saw it already?

[@lkf8799]

More than Jlo's movie? 😜

[@ciarathorpe9803]

The couple next to me and my husband walked out 90 minutes in. It was all I could do to not call out, “Take me with you!” This is the 46th movie I’ve seen in theaters this year, and it’s unfortunately going at the bottom of the list. Props to the director for making his dream finally happen, but jeez, what an expensive nightmare.

[@anthonymartensen3164]

I thought it was kind of cool how unique it was. Wasn't trying to fit a particular mold.

[@AgentOffice]

No I saw one on entourage

[@rd9277]

Not Latin: Megalopolis is Greek for Big City

[@PheeblePhilosopher]

It. Was. A. Joke.

[@deathsyth8888]

This is a movie you would get if you gave Neil Breen a multi-million dollar film budget and told him "Have at it!".

[@IsaacV24]

This movie is probably gonna be MEGA-bad, but boy am I MEGA-excited to see it!

[@benzaiten933]

perhaps a nice little drink or edible beforehand would not be a bad idea.

[@matthewmatt5285]

It's Megatrocious~

[@ibarf24]

So basically this is an "Neil Breen Film" If Breen was ultra wealthy and had any talent at all? I guess if he has so much money to make a passion project like this we benefit, because we can just "watch it" in the background when it's on Netflix and let's say you're in a stimulation of choice (it will probably look great!) 😉 😁

[@ibarf24]

@sunny-gt7qw They ALWAYS SAY THAT WHEN A FILM IS GARBAGE! It's the 1st thing they say "1st let me say how GORGEOUS this film looked and how WELL, MOST OF IT was shot/looked". And conveniently never add or forget, that for a project that is 120+ million dollars it shouldn't really be anything to praise as so many other brilliant films have done so much more with just a fraction on that! Look at Joker 2 it's complete garbage (too me) and its the 1ST THINGS many reviewers say about, before they run out if excuses and admit how bad it is... but it was 200 million while the first one something like 40 million, and anyone would be a dam lier if they say there is even 100 million worth difference in "how the movie looks". It such a low bar for something so expensive because even if the Director/Writer's are a mess, with that much money you can hire the best people for these other parts of the project AND THEY WILL DELIVER THE BEST! They have nothing to do with the other 60-70% of the film.

[@rubenquiros4859]

Welp guess I’ll watch The Wild Robot first.

[@BookMaven9]

Yes!

[@GLASSB182]

Dude I agree with you 100% in everything since watching it last night. I enjoyed it, I saw it as it was and had a good laugh and some good smiles throughout. Laughable and inconsistent, yes; low-brow and insufferable, no. It's not great, but I immensely appreciate Coppola's ability to conjure metaphorical representations that are reflective of struggling society, synthetic pop culture, the artist, and idealism. Although his ability to realize these messages onto the screen is lacking. I'd be more willing to watch a 3 or 4 hour cut, honestly, to see the entire vision Coppola intended.

[@Marksman3434]

I imagine watching this film is gonna be like watching an actual train crash: you know what you’re looking at is utterly disastrous but you just can’t help but watch

[@bigdreams5554]

Saw the film last night. It's more like being on the train you know is going to crash, and the walls are painted by Michelangelo, each train car is like a Sistine Chapel in it's artistic beauty, you don't know why the train is going all over the place, you don't necessary jump off the train because you want to be there when the train derails into the ravine, and you hold on in awe of how insane the whole situation it is as you free fall to your death.

[@rickanderson8088]

If I saw this review before I saw it last night, I probably would have been thinking train crash. I kept hoping for a big payoff, but it never came, and had to conclude the movie is just a jumbled mess that isn't entertaining, and the more you try to comprehend it, the more confused you become. Leaving the theater, reading earlier how Coppola had spent years trying to finance this film, I was thinking, there are going to be a lot of stories on what a big flop this was. So yea, calling it a train wreck is valid, I went into it with high hopes and didn't realize it till later.

[@oniongreen13]

@@bigdreams5554 you thought it looked good? so much of it looked almost like AI slop

[@MurkedStat]

That's exactly how I felt. About an hour and 30 minutes in i felt like this was a psychological experiment to see how much the human patience can endure and how willing the brain was able to try and make sense of nonsense.

[@maartenvandersteen5134]

The review we've all been waiting for!

[@matthewmatt5285]

It's much better than the movie to be sure~

[@Elstuderino]

Maybe the best thing to come out of this film is Dan Murrell's review.

[@KathyClysm]

"A The Happening era Shamalan skript as directed by James Cameron" Uff... This feels like the next Cats 2019. It should have been a home-run, on paper everything looks like it MUST be genius, and yet... what. the. actual.

[@brianalice]

Yeah, but Cats was one of the most (unintentionally) hilarious theater experiences I’ve ever had, so I HOPE Megalopolis is the next Cats!

[@ShellsGhost1]

I LOVED this movie. The first 30 minutes I could barely believe how dumb everything was. Then I began understanding what was happening and finally I not only appreciated but loved all of the metaphor and allegory of the film. Within the medium of film Copolla told a story of the ages in some truly masterful moments of cinema. parts were a bit messy, and maybe some of the metaphors like the time mechanics don't really play well or you just don't care. The thing that tipped the film into a favorite for me was when he describes how all artist play with, control and seaze time in their own fashion, in their own way. For an old man recollecting on their place in history through a medium which freezes that history so succintly for future generations it was so very heartwarming to see a beautiful vision come to life. And unlike Civil War show a more A-Political view of our world and our place in it.

[@RaySosa007]

i was the ultimate imax experience last night. Before the movie starts you have about a 40 minute QA with Coppola, De Niro, and Spike Lee and basically they just talk about not having Trump in office.. cmon now

[@stevemuzak8526]

They are insane. Especially De Niro. He really lost his mind.

[@jeffmotsinger8203]

Just let art flow over you. The movie has a very simple message, time doesn't stop for anyone and love moves the world forward. Don't over-analyze, just kick back and enjoy the flick.

[@antwainski]

Yeah Robert De Niro and Spike Lee never answered the question of “are you worried about the future of cinema?” We’ve lost the plot

[@KnownUnknown711]

Why would they care they’re older, they’ve done everything in cinema. When you get to certain age other things become more important.

[@diiii_mond]

They probably can’t answer that without stepping on toes. Basic PR stuff. You don’t wanna talk about how Netflix and the other platforms are killing cinema while you’re still in the business.

[@DoctorBiobrain]

No, expecting an actor or director to answer a philosophical question speculating about the future misses the plot. What possible answer could they give that would change anything? Plus, it’s a silly question that’s based on the assumption that the path we’re on right now will continue unabated and it has the implied answer that the future of cinema is doomed or it wouldn’t be asked. But the one thing that never changes is that things always change and most predictions will be wildly incorrect.

[@KamPatterson69]

They’re liberal hacks - spike made a few solid movies out of dozens and DeNiro was lucky enough to be Scorsese’s muse cuz without him he’d be unknown

[@ExpertContrarian]

⁠@@DoctorBiobrain everything you said is wrong. No one is expecting their answer to change the future. The question inherently implies that we don’t know if things will change or not. Literally the opposite of YOUR assumption

[@ComandoPadentro]

I guess Coppola didn't heed Max Byalistock advice: "NEVER PUT YOUR OWN MONEY IN THE SHOOOOOW"

[@cynicalthoughts]

😂😂😂 omg we freaking knew guys lol the vibes were poiting crazy disaster. Man i almost could hear stefon talking. Great review Dan

[@ULTIMAFAX]

8:53 "A Happening-era Shyamalan script directed by James Cameron" well don't threaten me with a good time, Dan

[@JordanKaminski]

Your final rating perfectly encapsulated how I felt lol The preshow interview was so unhinged my audience was laughing through the whole thing,, Coppola is so out of it, you could clearly see the movie was made by that guy we saw in that interview. We had a live fourth wall break, not recorded, but it was so unnecessary. The film also had some extremely deep and obscure references to Roman Emperors and Greek Philosophers that you'd have to be an expert to understand them all, but even than the film as a whole would still be a mess. For example, I think the whole stopping time thing was supposed to be referencing Plato's ideal society and when I mean obscure references, I mean like how when Clodio is at the immigrants protest it's a reference to the Lyon Tablet which is a bronze tablet found that has a speech by Emperor Claudius engraved into it

[@mufasa37]

I thought Jon Voight's character died twice while watching this film & both times I was shocked when he would pop up in later scenes 🤷🏾‍♂️..Megalopolis

[@DanielVerberne]

02:57 - Man, thank you for correcting my incorrect pronunciation of Giancarlo Esposito's name! I thought YOU were incorrect so I checked how Giancarlo himself says it and you sir, are correct.

[@danieltatar7575]

Honestly, this is a great example of why I love Dan's reviews. He describes a hot mess of a movie and his thoughts on it, and yet he stays impartial / factual enough that I'm pretty sure I'll love this film.

[@MovieJustin]

No you won't lol

[@DavidLesondak-t8w]

Yes you will

[@jabberwockyface884]

Amazing review. 😆 I love how you gave it every single rating. Seems very appropriate for such a divisive movie.

[@rickanderson8088]

I wouldn't call it divisive, Dan said Provocative. I don't think you'll see a lot people arguing and picking sides on this movie. You'll see a lot of people talking about it for a lot of reasons, a lot not good.

[@elirosen18]

After watching the film myself this perfectly articulates my thoughts: “unfortunately megalopolis lacks any sort of narrative cohesion, it does feel like a work of art in that it’s so abstract that it feels as if it should be projected on the wall of museum of modern art but not a movie screen” Despite the lack of narrative cohesion I was absolutely never board. As mentioned the visuals are stunning, i really appreciate all the performances. It feels like the actors really put out their all. But it was confusing and strange af

[@trolledchaos6531]

This is the weirdest movie I’ve seen in years. I’m kind of in love with it and thinking that extreme self indulgence is underrated lol. I’m gonna go see it again tomorrow if I have time!

[@theitalianalien8477]

Sorry if I am THAT guy but megalopolis comes from greek, not latin

[@BryanBrookesSmith]

I am actually looking forward to watching mega-sloppy-mess based on this review just to see it for myself

[@s4098429]

You can’t ‘provoke a reaction’ if no-one sees your movie.

[@fariseb]

Dan, I don't think I've done enough to acknowledge how great your sense of humor is. That Stefon bit was honestly Grade A top shelf gold. Kudos, honestly.

[@travisspazz1624]

There's no way I'm not seeing this!!

[@seth2390]

Half way through your review - it sounds like a blast with some wine and cigarettes and headphone in a dark room

[@shadows1192]

I love the way Dan pronounced Giancarlo Esposito. I'm excited to see this. I have been craving a dumpster fire.

[@jaredmiller2689]

This review was a dumpster fire

[@shadows1192]

@@jaredmiller2689 guys, I found Francis Ford Coppola's burner KZbin account!

[@Boom12]

You idiots created a new Dan Rant on the recent box office overview about the pronounciation. Turns out you people are morons.

[@Keth417]

Not for me. I didn't feel the film took itself seriously, or at the very least it was a pretentious mess made by a director who's out of time and pace. I don't care when the writing started, but 25 years after the masterpiece that is The Matrix, that Megamess or whatever is presented to us as a finished product? Nooo. I walked out.

[@tristanmichels5721]

Wow Platinum and Hamilton Crassus are certainly the character names ever.

[@benzaiten933]

why being subtle when you can be ham fisted?

[@pattheplanter]

He was a bit inconsistent, Julia Cicero is almost normal. Claudette, Claudine, Clodia and Clodio Pulcher seem to be from a Tintin parody. While Vesta Sweetwater must be a pseudonym for someone who acts in fetish films. Nush Berman must have come from a scribbled note that someone could not quite read.

[@JohnnyNada]

Wow Platinum 😂

[@rsfilmdiscussionchannel4168]

@@JohnnyNada They even straight up admit that it's a fake name in the movie.

[@Rita.B.N]

i 100% identify with this review. I watched the movie last night and didn't know what was going on half of the time

[@robertwatson4840]

These character names would make Thomas Pynchon blush.

[@b3yambur]

I cant be the only one who thought Jon Voight's character was very reminiscent of the rapidly-aging, bumbling, mumbling Joe Biden. I'm not even trying to bring politics into this; I was just truly reminded of Old Joe in every Crassus scene.

[@Bannerman1903]

Does Adam Driver have a contract saying he MUST be in only bad movies?

[@ayoa1173]

He's collecting legacy directors. He has worked with Spielberg, Mann, Scott now Coppola.

[@_JellyWalker]

Annette was my favourite film of 2021.

[@pufferinsummer]

@@_JellyWalkermine too!

[@mrp4242]

….Abrams…..

[@adamquiles2468]

I like Driver he has wonderful star quality but yeah most of his movies do suck

[@junkersreview]

Well, we just got out of it. And we liked it. We were entertained, not bored. The visuals were terrific. The story was strange but kept us interested..

[@extofer]

“Happening era M Night Shyamalan script as directed by James Cameron” Okay I had no desire to see this film until I heard you say that. Because now I feel like it’s going to be so bad it’s good. The Happening is my favorite comedy.

[@DangleSan]

Wow what an analogy

[@AgentOffice]

Zooey Deschanel was smoking. This movie has Aubrey Plaza

[@alinalindt4676]

I do sleep from time to time too. And this time it happened right in a movie theater while watching this chef-d'oeuvre.

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

As someone who doesn’t consider themself to be too serious of a cinefile, and who expected to be booted out of their mind while watching this, I honestly kind of liked it

[@AlfredoPuente8]

Peter Griffin predicted how the movie insist upon itself.

[@robhws]

did they CGI Adam Driver's ears

[@mikeainsworth9861]

This movie seemingly draws its inspiration from the fall of the Roman Republic. It is helpful if you know about the people and politics of the Cataline Conspiracy of 63 BCE. Many of the characters draw on the motivations and actions of those people, particularly the role of Publius Clodius Pulcher played by Shia LaBoeuf.

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

"Clodio" was one of Cicero's enemies in Rome in 56BC is that what this is? a retelling of Cicero's Cataline Conspiracy? ..........ok.

[@matthewmatt5285]

I love Roman history and why they wanted to make a modern day version made it unwatchable ; (

[@delphinazizumbo8674]

@@matthewmatt5285 because basically it was a bunch of allegations, then the ONE WITNESS, died in his cell waiting to testify

[@sepiaflux123]

I personally loved the movie, but I found this to be a great review. It's obvious that you were really willing to give the movie a chance. A lot of other negative reviews seem to be very hostile from the get go.

[@cameraman502]

Is it weird that I kinda want to see it more now?

[@user-jeffjack]

This movie will make money. It'll be a classic. Apocalypse Now is 50 years old and still makes money every year after year.

[@pplsyhn]

This is exactly what I assumed the movie was going to be from the trailer.

[@Sam-cv6un]

Really enjoyed this review, thanks for the effort Dan.

[@A_Floppy_Clock]

Where the fuck is the advertising for this movie?? Never even heard of it until this KZbin video

[@AlexStAmand-lh2db]

Just saw this movie. It was all over the place and spent more time wondering why previous scenes where in this film that I couldn't fully pay attention. One person halfway through it started snoring that at one point an employee had to walk to person out.

[@petergrossi6605]

Dan, it was a pleasure meeting you. I thought it was an ambitious, glorious mess.

[@mmurmurjohnson2368]

Art > Product

[@DawsJosh]

Dan and I don’t always agree on films, but as a story first person he will always acknowledge if the story is lacking. I am looking forward toto hearing about this movie I know I won’t watch for that exact reason

[@richardbixler]

I’m still excited to see it. My expectation is a 2 1/2hr gorgeous perfume commercial. That said, I don’t think there are many people that would enjoy such a film. I wouldn’t blame anybody for not liking it, given what I’ve heard about it.

[@teohahs9464]

I love this review, he had to use the whole rating scale cause this movie is that much larger than life.

[@qwertyzxaszc6323]

You sold me. I'm going to go out and see it. I had no interest prior to 5 mininutes ago, now i feel i NEED to see it for myself on the big screen.

[@vanhongtran2266]

Clicked so fast my mouse broke.

[@RainaEmms]

O M G. I totally LOVE the final rating. Perfect.

[@echoecho57]

The first movie to achieve all the ratings 11:35

[@PetePuebla]

😂😂😂😂

[@yc0995]

Truly the movie of all time