Er 'Megalopolis' virkelig det store flop, alle snakker om? Find ud af det her!
Francis Ford Coppola er tilbage med sit mest ambitiøse projekt til dato, 'Megalopolis', som har været 40 år undervejs og har kostet hele 125 millioner dollars. Filmen foregår i et alternativt New York City og følger den kompleks karakter, Caesar Catalina, spillet af Adam Driver. Catalina er en ung, genial arkitekt og opfinder, der drømmer om at forvandle byen til en ny romersk storhed. Men vent lige lidt - mens konceptet lyder spændende, har den polariseret kritikernes meninger og fået både elsker- og hate-breve.
Nogle kritikere hævder, at filmen er et smukke rod, en visuel fest med vilde billeder, der straffer seeren med skæbnesvangre beslutninger og drømmende målsætninger. Andre kalder filmen en interessant og meget personlig tankestrøm om menneskelig ambition, magt og politisk rivalisering. Filmen samler tråde fra både romersk og amerikansk historie og tilbyder et rammende blik på, hvordan nutidens USA kan sammenlignes med det romerske imperium, bare med meget mere CGI og, lad os være ærlige, mindre egenrim.
Med et ensemble der også inkluderer navne som Giancarlo Esposito og Nathalie Emmanuel, forsøgte Coppola at skabe noget stort nok til at mætte alle hans filmiske stræben og passion. Esposito har tilføjet, at Coppola's mod til at tage chancer med dette projekt er en inspiration i sig selv. Der ser ud til at være noget for enhver smag i 'Megalopolis', selv hvis det betyder, at seerne må engagere sig i et par uberegnelige plots og skæve vendinger. Hvis ikke andet, kan vi gætte på, at dette vil give os adskillige meme-materialer at arbejde med - som en moderne filmatisering af Dante's Inferno.
Så, vil 'Megalopolis' ende som et kommercielt flop, eller vil den gøre et uventet comeback i biograferne? Selvom box office-analytikerne forudser, at det bliver et hårdt slag, er der stadig mange, der hævder, at selv en skuffende Coppola-film stadig er en oplevelse værd. Både kritikerne og publikum må nøje overveje, om man vil dykke ned i denne 40-årige drømmefiske eller blive hjemme med popcorn. Selvom filmen ikke er for alle, er det tydeligt, at Coppola stræber efter at give os et kunstværk, der vil ligge i randen mellem geniale mesterværker og spektakulære flops. Og hey, hvem kan ikke lide en smule drama?
Vidste du, at Francis Ford Coppola er kendt for sine filmiske dyder som 'The Godfather' og 'Apocalypse Now'? 'Megalopolis' er blevet betragtet som en blanding af begge stilarter, men også en weekend med alt det lounge-scener, man kan forestille sig! Er det værd at se? Det er op til hver enkelt at opdage det selv.
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