A lot of cinephiles were excited for the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, but excitement was quickly diminished when early reviews for the movie called it a lacklustre, confusing experience.
With Lionsgate ready to release Megalopolis in theatres though, the official trailer has decided to lean in on the terrible reviews that Coppola had received for his films that are now considered masterpieces like The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Check this out:
Here’s the official description for the movie:
MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.
Back when the movie came out at the Cannes Film Festival, it was getting all kinds of terrible reviews from critics, with some saying the very same kind of comments that Coppola’s now-masterpieces had received.
No doubt the movie is going to be artsy, and there’s even said to be a sequence where Adam Driver’s character has an interview with a live person who is supposed to be on stage as the movie is screening. They probably found out a way to deliver that with the wide release, but it just goes to show how out of the box this movie is going to be compared to your usual blockbuster.
If anything, I’m sure there’s going to be a bunch of Youtube videos explaining to people why the movie is great, and Megalopolis could go down to be another one of Coppola’s masterpieces.
Or it could go the way of Jack which nobody ever talks about. I actually thought it was a heartfelt movie.
Megalopolis is set to release in theatres on Sept. 27.
