Megalopolis - Movie Review | Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Yep, it's a Huge Mess
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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2024
- My review of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis starring Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuelle, Aubrey Plaza, John Voight, Dustin Hoffman, Shia Laboueff, Talia Shire and Kathryn Hunter.
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The fact that everyone has an opinion, and the opinions are divided, is good news for art.
That’s a great way of looking at it 😁
Every film in Cannes gets at least 3 min standing ovation.
Yeah like bare minimum. Regardless of how good or bad the film is. What’s bizarre is when you hear booing afterwards while the applause happens.
Its like everybody is scared of saying this film is bad cause its made by a film maker who is a legend
If it were made by anybody else it probably would be trashed a lot more, he’s garnered so much respect for his entire career that some feel the need to give him a free pass for his very uneven, self funded passion project.
Nobody is scared. I've seen a few reviews that say this movie is awful.
@@ktom5262 yeah same. And I’ve spoken to loads of people at the festival who have done nothing but disparage and shit on it.
He is over protected.
I'm definitely going to watch this film somehow just to satiate my intellectual curiosity.
It's cOppola
My baaaaaad, I do sometimes forget where the emphasis is supposed to be on the name Coppola.
@@LukeHearfieldyeah again... How can someone who gets invited for free to only write an opinion no one who really knows about cinema would care about reading it or Even consider it, can try to throw shit at Coppola for making something that he payed with his own money, and Made it to himself. Who in his righr mind can actually Take critics for real? I don't Even consider Director's reviews of movies, because sometimes they have shitty taste too, like Tarantino for example, who once said that the movie Crawl was a great movie, i saw it and it was worst than Jack & Jill bro. These culture vultures are only throwin shade at Coppola just because they want they moment to shine off the reflection of a consagrated shining figure of cinema's history. I really don't think at all the movie is Bad, i bet that in a few years, the same that happened to Apocalypse Now or The Shining will occur.
I said from the beginning Oscars will only go for one Sci Fi film; therefore Dune 2 will get in but not Megalopolis. Plus the fact that it took 40 years to make and still Coppola couldn’t get a distributor was a huge red flag. The Godfather is my favorite film of all time so some times it sucks to be right
I never ever entertained the idea of it being an Oscars movie after I heard about the genre and plot.
2009 had District 9 and Avatar. They'll go for more if there actually are 2 insanely good sci-fi movies. Megalopolis is not. Dune 2 is.
@@LukeHearfieldYou probably think Fury Road is a good movie. I will judge it with My own eyes thank You, but i can't consider the opinion of a zesty lookin dude with a Fallout 4 haircut and a flower shirt too serious 😂
@@schizofrito So you think repeatedly posting and launching personal attacks against an individual who's only voicing his OWN opinion after already having SEEN the film.....somehow gives you validation? At some point you're going to have to learn to get over yourself and understand that not everybody is going to like the same things. You should already know this by now. Don't know why your response is to act so defensive.....as if you're some sort of gate keeping protector bulldog guard for Coppola. Jesus......
@@joser1853 And "Moon" as well - which was another thought provoking sci fi film.
Cool review. Does Adam Driver have the ability to control time as shown in that one clip?
Hi Luke. Thanks for your review. I'm so curious about this film and I'll probably want to watch it because some scenes gave me that "Caligula" vibe. I do hope it is "all style, no substance" kind of camp. By the way, I was a bit distracted by the tapping foot at the bottom right of the screen in your video 🙂
How this movie made me feel I think is the most important reaction to any motion picture.
Hahaha can you put it into words? Cause I surely struggled when I came out of it. X
Did Grace Vanderwaal do a good job contributing?
She’s not in it much but her main scene is one of the more memorable scenes in the film. X
If you were to predict which studio is going to distribute this film, which is it going to be?
For me I'd probably say either STX Entertainment or OpenRoad.
After watching this I genuinely don’t know which distributor would be willing to put a lot of money behind it for a large American theatrical distribution. The reactions are so polarising. But I’m sure that could entice someone to take a chance on it. It is being discussed a lot (for good and for bad) so there will be people wanting to see it purely out of fascination and curiosity to see if it’s as bad as the first reactions say it is. X
I'm honestly thinking Francis will have to budge on that marketing budget and it'll be one of the big tech companies either Apple, Amazon or Netflix. They have the cash to not give that much of a damn.
“Pepper spray to the eyes” is the best review I have heard of this film. Hopefully the rest of Cannes is better.
It is wild how inconsistent the vfx are in this film. I believe FFC hired a team for it it in the 90’s and then stayed loyal to them when the film went into production but it’s like the VFX are STILL from the 90’s or an AI generator.
2.5! Wow. The wildly different review scores makes me more intrigued, to be honest. Oh hell, I'd be interested regardless.
OMG, I was dying for your review of this movie! Thanks for doing the vid! This, and the trailers I saw, totally remind me of my first reactions after watching Babylon
Does it have a distributor?
not tey that what cannes is for lol to get distribution
Thank you for your review Luke! Appreciate your transparency.
I’ve been watching the reactions of Megalopolis from Cannes & it’s been very divided to say the least.
I have to be honest too… the only reason my interest was slightly piqued to see this movie was because of Francis Ford Coppola. But I never had this film up the top of my Must See Movies of 2024 list. The trailer also wasn’t very impressive to me. And now seeing the reviews… I’m even less interested. Maybe one day I’ll check it out but I won’t be rushing to see it anytime soon.
My pleasure. It’s a fascinating film to divas with others but it’s by no means “a good movie” but you do kind of marvel at it for how bold and bonkers it is. You think you’ll still watch it even when the recations are this chaotic? X
@@LukeHearfield I’ll definitely still watch it one day but the older I get the more I really have to want to watch films I am eager to see as opposed to watching a film just because. But I trust in your judgement to see Megalopolis once in my life. You haven’t let me down yet. Hehe 😃 Also I do like strange & unusual films. This one sounds like a trip. Lol
From now on, any 4th wall breaking groundhog-day-repeating and gamer-referencing movie (anything from the-matrix to Truman-show to tron) has to be measured with the actually great GTA-homage that is "Free-Guy".
Well...still...gonna watch it based on the divisiveness
I think the all-over-the-place reactions will inspire a lot of people to check it out- purely on curiosity to see for themselves heheheh
Loved hearing your thoughts Luke!!! Ive been so curious to see this, though I always expected it to be a mess... maybe not on the level that your describing though. Your quote about spending 120 mil to make something look so cheap, got me 😅 Cant wait for more Cannes reviews!!!
Hehehehe yeah it just came to me the 120Mil comment 😆 but wait until you see it. You’ll probably agree it’s accurate x
I’ll have to see this movie, because I never miss an Adam Driver movie (which does lead me to see movies I would not otherwise have an interest in) but it sure does not sound like I’m going to like it. Thanks for the forewarning! It’s good to be prepared.
let's also talk about COPPOLA'S other passion project DISTANT VISION - LIVE CINEMA...
I really loved your review...its sad that so less of review is there and even ones present doesn't tell us how movie really is and you described it so well. I AM DEFINATELY MORE CURIOUS especially the talking to character through mic thing. Also bad or good i think the movie requires a chance in theatres just bcs of its originality. Also a very balanced review something i don't see in critics much. Thank you!!
FCC is 80 I feel like the older directors get just make movies for you don’t care what anyone thinks
Sounds like Coppola has succeeded in making a crasser flop than ONE FROM THE HEART.
If you want to be in the movie review business - and I realize this is probably his last film - you have to learn how to pronounce Coppola (hint: it doesn't rhyme with "cola" and the emphasis in on the first syllable, ie COP-ola). He's one of the most important filmmakers of ALL TIME.
I've also heard that this movie was a mess, but I've heard critics describe it more as a brilliant phenomenal mess though! 😂 So I still want to see it out of curiosity and judge for myself. After all, I owe it to the legendary Francis Ford Coppola.
Yeah it’s weirdly one of those films that I personally and objectively don’t think is “good” - but I do want others to check it out for themselves. It’s a fascinating watch considering all we know about how long it took for FFC to make it x
is it perhaps a bit like a david lynch film? i mean you keep watching the movie but do not know what is going on really?
Thumbs up from Ukraine ❤
Thanks so much man. Hope you’re doing ok out there ❤️ Big love x
The trailer looked like a bit like satyicon fellini
Was the acting any good?
Very bad acting.
I think people need to realize that star wars and babylon wasn't received well at first either
Star Wars wasn't well received? Babylon sure, but S the OG star Wars was a runaway success with critics and audiences. But I see what you're saying, maybe it's been misunderstood and oer time it could become aprreited. we shall see.
Did he really see the movie?
I was waiting for this one 😁
I hope it was worth that wait, I needed some time to figure out what I was gonna say about this one. X
What amazes me, not one of these people have seen it. So they pretend to review it. LOL
which people are you talking about?
Who care's it's his money his movie. He's a Master Filmmaker. What do you kids know? He want's go out throwing it away, good for him.
Nope, not going to waste my hard earned money for this. You are the third person saying similar things. That’s very lovely of him to make his dream movie, but no thanks.
So you are a sheep that only listens to other people got it😂
how does he keep his thumbs bend backwards that much?
CopPOLA. Ha ha.
Would you honestly give the movie any praise whatsoever if it was made by a nobody.... no, you wouldn't - and it would never see the light of day. Regardless if it's Coppola or not, it should be judged on its own merit. If it's self indulgent tripe that is incoherent and not engaging it shouldn't have received a 10 minutes standing ovation.
Dude, have you been at Cannes premiers? They give standing ovations to everyone these days.
I mean the only reason it’s getting as much attention is because of the filmmaker and the talent and the circumstances it took for him to get it made after so long. It is all those things but it’s also fascinating film to discuss with others..
@@user-fb8pv1ob8n and yeah he’s right, they will clap for ages with pretty much any film in Cannes, after a while the cast and crew just look awkward cause they don’t know what to do with themselves hahaha😂
@@user-fb8pv1ob8n I know, but that just shows how idiotic the whole thing is. So many amazingly crafted movies slip through the cracks and yet this gets its moment in the sun.
@@LukeHearfield I wasn't having a go at you, simply stating what you also said: if it was made by Barry down the street it'd be thrown in the tip and he'd be burnt at the stake. The double standards annoy me.
I hate when critics say they respect this film because the director made a movie he wanted to make for himself. As if that makes it good or watchable. You are saying that because you have nothing else to say about this pile of crap.
To be frank I respect him even less that he spent more than 100 million on this film.
At the end of the day he made something for others to consume. He self-financed it as well. It’s a passion project for him and yes i don’t think it’s good but i still respect him for making the film that he wanted to make.
You don’t have to like the art but you can still respect the artist for trying.
Cope-a-la
needs sun cream got sunburned
An expensive movie made by a faded film maker who has passed his heyday. Cant call this a mid life crisis cause francis is in his 80s
Yeah this isn’t him at his peak but at least he got to make the film he wanted to make. It’s not good but it certainly gets you talking.
A cheap stupid boring film with the worst actors.