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Among them is Julia Cicero, whose loyalties are divided between her father and her lover
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The city of New Rome faces a duel between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist who favors a utopian future, and Franklyn Cicero, a greedy mayor. Francis Ford Coppola wrote the screenplay in the early 1980s, but the film was shelved in part due to his financial debts. Pre-production finally began in 2001 after shooting 30 hours of second unit footage and table readings with Paul Newman, Uma Thurman, Robert De Niro, James Gandolfini, Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Edie Falcon and Kevin Spacey, but the project was scrapped after the 9/11 attacks, because a scene from the script (page 166) "predicted" attacks.
Coppola abandoned the project completely in 2007 and only started developing it again in 2019
There are many moments during the film where hand movements jump between cuts. Hamilton Crassus III: What do you think of this Boner I do you have?. "Ultimate IMAX Experience" in the film version, the actor asks questions during a filmed press conference..
I so desperately wanted to be part of the minority who enjoyed Megalopolis
Referenced on The John Campea Show: Adam Driver directs Francis Ford Coppola’s new film Megalopolis (2022). My PledgeWritten by Grace VanderWaal Performed by Grace VanderWaal Courtesy of Columbia Records Application with Sony Music Entertainment Produced and orchestrated by Kris Kukul. However, what a disgusting nightmare; or maybe a fever dream is more accurate.
The problem is the implementation of these ideas and the dialogue that connects them
There is no doubt that the actual set of ideas that make up Francis Ford Coppola’s “masterpiece” are incredibly unique and interesting. I’m obsessed with the idea of New Rome and all these quasi-Roman characters plotting against each other like a Shakespearean game of thrones. But when you listen to Adam Driver quoting from Hamlet and then immediately saying "in the clurrrb" and Jon Voight said “boner”; are just unforgivable.
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I can sort of understand the plot of Megalopolis, but I can’t even begin to understand why any of the characters do whatever they say or do. The amount of talent that was wasted on what has to be one of the most beautiful, visually stunning backgrounds is disrespectfully baffling. With all that attention, I’ll probably have to suffer through an extra viewing of Megalopolis to be sure the experience was so grueling.