Megalopolis

[Munin]

[Dr. Fu Manchu]

Hat ja nur hundert Jahre gedauert! (Endlich isses soweit?)

[Sylvio Constabel]

Ich dachte, Coppola wäre schon tot.

[Dr. Fu Manchu]

Ich hab Stories von den Dreharbeiten gehört, da schwirrt dir der Kopf

[Julio Sacchi]

Ich dachte, Coppola wäre schon tot.

[Sylvio Constabel]

Dachtest Du auch. Gib's zu.

[Julio Sacchi]

NEIN

[Kolle]

Megalol

Spoiler

Sofia Coppola und ihrem Vater gefällt das.

[Munin]

Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Faces Uphill Battle for Mega Deal: “Just No Way to Position This Movie”
The self-funded epic is deemed too “experimental” and “not good” enough for the $100 million marketing spend envisioned by the legendary director.

[Julio Sacchi]

Traurig.

[Sylvio Constabel]

War aber zu erwarten.

[Savior]

[Sylvio Constabel]

[Julio Sacchi]

Bin ich gespannt drauf

[Munin]

So is it a distancing work of hubris, a gigantic folly, or a bold experiment, an imaginative bid to capture our chaotic contemporary reality, both political and social, via the kind of large-canvas, high-concept storytelling that’s seldom attempted anymore? The truth is it’s all those things.

It’s windy and overstuffed, frequently baffling and way too talky, quoting Hamlet and The Tempest, Marcus Aurelius and Petrarch, ruminating on time, consciousness and power to a degree that becomes ponderous. But it’s also often amusing, playful, visually dazzling and illuminated by a touching hope for humanity. “Don’t let the now destroy the forever,” says Cesar.

I can’t say I was always engaged over its two hours-plus run time, but I was always curious about where it was going next. Is it a good movie? Not by a long stretch. But it’s not one that can be easily dismissed, either.