Megalopolis (2024)
Genre: Drama / Scifi
Duration: 138 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito and Nathalie Emmanuel
IMDb score:
4,7 (42.514)
Releasedate: 25 September 2024
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Megalopolis plot
"If you can't see a better future, build one."
A major city in decline is completely destroyed as a result of a disaster. The ambitious Cesar has big plans to rebuild the city. However, he finds a strong enemy in mayor Frank Cicero. The question arises whether to create a utopia with sustainable materials or to follow the same path as before and where corruption and power influence are central. In the meantime, the restless Julia, Frank's daughter and therefore well acquainted with positions of power and the gossip magazines, searches for the meaning of life.
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Actors and actresses
Cesar Catilina
Mayor Cicero
Julia Cicero
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Clodio Pulcher
Hamilton Crassus III
Fundi Romaine
Constance Crassus Catilina
Jason Zanderz
Teresa Cicero
Reviews & comments
Fisico
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Very laborious. The film goes past two hours, but I rather had the feeling that I had been watching it for three hours. If the film wants to radiate one thing, it is one of grandeur and a series of power and wealth. And not just any wealth, but a decadence of arrogance and conceit. Visually a real spectacle where the gold and crystal drip from the screen. Babylon (Film, 2022) had that too, but at least there were some vibes and a clear storyline. Here you have that feeling much less.
Add to that those conceited references to ancient Rome, with buildings, decor, dressing and characters. The political intrigue is just thrown in. I don't know. I certainly didn't feel it either. Convincing visual cinema, that's for sure, but that's about it. The abundant gold is more like gold leaf. Various loose scenes without structure, making it hard to find a real storyline. At least, I didn't find them. Too plomb and too high-flown. Referring to old film classics? Well, I don't know if everyone is waiting for that.
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mrklm
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While the trailer may claim that Coppola was “always ahead of his time,” he hasn’t made any notable films since Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). Given the quality of his recent work, it’s no surprise that this pretentious, megalomaniacal ego-project is a flop. Coppola’s flamboyant visual style is intact, and there are plenty of pretty pictures, but the tale of the rivalry between inventor and visionary Cesar Catilina [Adam Driver] and conservative, money-hungry mayor Franklyn Cicero [Giancarlo Esposito] starts out as a thinly veiled, bitter crusade against Hollywood with Cesar as Coppola’s alter ego, and spirals out of control when Coppola tries to mix in a declaration of love for his late wife Eleanor and a critique of Trump and the MAGA movement. The story is a shambles, but the biggest problem is the lack of a character to relate to. Cost $120 million, but mostly feels like a cheap Christopher Nolan imitation.
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