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SutterBrother · 10-07-2024, 08:57 AM

I went and saw Megalopolis because I love movies, and knew it was going to be one of those rare times where I was going to be alone in the theatre.

I loved it.

I fully acknowledge that it is full of the hubris of a celebrated filmmaker doing a passion project basically for himself. I also would suggest that there is no way it ever should have been made, and certainly not at the expense it was. The audience for it doesn't exist.

You would need a deep love of Shakespeare, a post secondary classics degree, and a significant interest in civics in order to enjoy this film. You also need to relish in philosophical discussion, slow moving symbolism, and be ok with the general objectification of women in narrative as "Madonna/Whore" narrative.

Coppalla clearly made this movie for himself, and has something he wants to say. It's obviously a flop. But it's not bad - it's just that most audiences aren't interested in the above.

There are certainly a number of super goofy bits where it's way too on the nose. It also feels like a good hour has been cut out. Some characters simply vanish at the halfway mark.

I expect it'll be a film studies cult classic, and one of the biggest box office losers of all time.

10-07-2024, 08:57 AM	#9735
SutterBrother First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2021 Exp:	I went and saw Megalopolis because I love movies, and knew it was going to be one of those rare times where I was going to be alone in the theatre. I loved it. I fully acknowledge that it is full of the hubris of a celebrated filmmaker doing a passion project basically for himself. I also would suggest that there is no way it ever should have been made, and certainly not at the expense it was. The audience for it doesn't exist. You would need a deep love of Shakespeare, a post secondary classics degree, and a significant interest in civics in order to enjoy this film. You also need to relish in philosophical discussion, slow moving symbolism, and be ok with the general objectification of women in narrative as "Madonna/Whore" narrative. Coppalla clearly made this movie for himself, and has something he wants to say. It's obviously a flop. But it's not bad - it's just that most audiences aren't interested in the above. There are certainly a number of super goofy bits where it's way too on the nose. It also feels like a good hour has been cut out. Some characters simply vanish at the halfway mark. I expect it'll be a film studies cult classic, and one of the biggest box office losers of all time.