Why Is ‘Megalopolis’ Provoking Strong Reactions From Audiences?

Reviews for Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie “Megalopolis” are in, and many viewers are still trying to decipher what has been called one of the film’s best movies. most divisive movies 2024.

Set in a futuristic version of America, the film follows inventor and architect Cesar (Adam Driver) as he tries to build a better community for the city of New Rome.

The film was released in theaters on Friday, September 27 to less than stellar reviews; “Megalopolis” received a 49% rating from critics and a 41% audience rating in 2017. Rotten Tomatoes.

Accordingly DiversityThe film cost over $100 million to produce and was Coppola’s “self-funded passion project”. But the film is on track to make only $5 million to $7 million at the box office, the news outlet reported.

“#Megalopolis is a HUGE example of directionless overthinking,” one social media user said He said it in X. “There’s some rough stuff: the Shakespearean style in the overtext, the incessant monologues, and the awful computer graphics make it difficult, but there are still some realistic, beautiful scenes that show what Coppola wanted to express.”

Someone else said“Megalopolis: Pure ‘Let’s go to bed, grandpa’ cinema. It’s easy to say it doesn’t work at all, but imagine seeing something you’ve never seen before and knowing you’ll never see anything like it again. It’s a surprisingly simple and unforgettably riveting mess.”

third shared a gif Gizelle Annette Bryant from “The Real Housewives of Potomac” tells her co-star Karen Huger that she understood something she said, but actually didn’t understand it at all.

“I just saw Megalopolis,” they captioned the GIF.

Others noted the divisiveness of the film; some found Coppola’s creative approach to be inventive and ahead of its time.

“Megalopolis will be reviewed terribly, but after 10-20 we will see it as revolutionary and ahead of its time. It may be the most divisive movie ever,” one user said. pointed at x. “It’s something so bold and huge that I don’t even know where to start.

“I really appreciated Megalopolis but this really interrupts a movie,” another person said wrote to x. “Last night when the credits started my brother said “What the hell was that?!” hahaha.”

One viewer revealed that he could “hardly sleep” after watching the film.

“I could barely sleep last night because my mind was racing and I was thinking about Megalopolis” person wrote to X. “I’ve never had an experience like this before. I also LOVE how divisive it is. It’s a true testament to all times. It’s in close competition with Rebel Moon and Horizon, my favorite movie of the year.”

Aside from mixed reactions from viewers, ranging from those who thought the film was a success. “unintentionally funny” to “weirdest movie” From what we saw, there were fans who particularly applauded Plaza’s acting in the movie.

In the film, he plays Wow Platinum, a power-hungry journalist who is not ashamed of getting to the top.

“I will follow him into battle. Wow Platinum. wow,” one person said He said it in X.

“Worth the entrance fee alone!” Another was added.

A third wrote“Her effortless charm, wit and offbeat style make her the perfect symbol for something so bold.”

There were fans too Strong reaction to the scene Cesar tells Julia (Nathalie Emmanuel) to “go back to the club” after visiting him at his home.

“In Megalopolis, from time to time there’s really formal, proper dialogue, and then all of a sudden you have line deliveries like this, and it’s a wonderful thing.” User X said.

“It’s like Shakespearean dialogue mixed with little moments about how Boomers imagine millennial/gen z conversation. so epic!” said another.