Should You Watch Megalopolis?

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@FineLineMotionPictures Ай бұрын

Let me begin by saying I am a huge fan of Mr. Francis Ford Coppola. I honestly believe that in the top ten greatest motion pictures ever made, Mr. Coppola has three. The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and Apocalypse Now. Personally, I believe The Godfather and The Godfather Part II to be tied at number 1. Having said that, I also believe that Mr. Coppola hasn't made a truly great film since the 70s. Rumble Fish was a very good film, Dracula was good, The Cotton Club Encore was good and Tetro was the closest he came to greatness in the latter part of his career. Even before the 70s, The Rain People was very good, but not a great film for Mr. Coppola. So that brings me to the topic of Megalopolis. A film 45 years in the making. Before it was filmed, when the cast was announced and it was confirmed to be going into production, I made a prediction to myself that this would be the first great film by Francis since the 70s. In my scoring system, a great film begins at 91/100, a great great film is 94 though 96, a masterpiece is 97 and above, and of course, a 100 is a perfect masterpiece film. Coppola has three perfect 100 masterpieces by my estimation. So, my thoughts leading up to Megalopolis was I thought Francis would have a chance to hit that 91 mark, but probably nothing higher. Then Cannes came around and the reviews were anything but flattering. So, I thought either A), Francis is way past his best and created a really bad film or B), which I was hoping and leaning towards, that critics these days mostly know NOT what the hell they are talking about. Most critics these days are afraid to voice a real opinion. There is a lot of WOKE garbage and anything out of the norm is immediately going to be panned. So I saw Megalopolis two nights ago with high hopes, but relatively low expectations. I was, honestly, sincerely and TOTALLY blown away. I shit you not. I give Megalopolis a perfect 100 score! The film I saw is one of the top 30 or so greatest motion pictures ever and a real cinematic achievement. The story was great! The acting was marvelous in a kind of 1989 Batman sort of way. The cinematography was beautiful and psychedelic. The closest thing I could find to a criticism was maybe it doesn't possess that one, iconic line that will be repeated forever, but so what?! A lot of films are iconic, but not great. As far as I'm concerned, this film is perfection and I am so happy for Francis Ford Coppola. He sold a large piece of his winery, he took a real chance on himself and it paid off. Yeah, he may not make his budget back and a lot of people are shitting on the film, but I believe he is happy with it and I know for certain that I couldn't be more pleased with it. Much like how the main character, Cesar Catalina, successfully created the city of Megalopolis, Mr. Coppola created this masterpiece film Megalopolis. Way to go, Francis! Congratulations! Thank you, sir for your contribution to this great art form that we all love. You are one of the absolute greatest filmmakers to ever live.

@LRSmithfilm Ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see it, just to see what it is

@Stumme-40203 Ай бұрын

Absolutely. I loved the film. It’s not The Godfather, nor perfect, and it at least for a while it will only be appreciated by a very small minority, but I really do think it will be looked back on better in the future.