Megalopolis

Obscure feelings. Megalopolis is epic and goofy mixture of different movies (Babylon, Casanova, Moulin Rouge, Cabaret, Batman, Hudsucker Proxy and Hollywoodland mini series etc.). Coppola recycles lots of styles of some famous directors like Luhrmann, Chazelle, Burton, Aronofsky, Fellini and Visconti. His own voice is somewhere there in the passing details which unfortunately reminds of his weaker films like "One from The Heart".

The film could've been set in a more realistic location. Then the fantasy of Megalopolis would've been more effective giving a wow feeling. And what is the point of the stupid and unjustified theatrecality or should I just say theatre? Personally I hate that kind of approach giving me a Baz Luhrmann puke into my mouth. It's eating the serious credibility of the story. Based on that point there's lots of loose moments without a reason: dropping the hats, some weird dance posing during the first scene and the vibe just in general.

Still, I actually liked the last fourth of the film. There was thoughtful and beautiful ideas. The ending was also fine. The story is quite good with its connections to ancient Rome etc. And without the continuing interference the film could've had a chance to be a decent adult fairy tale. Sadly the messy and restless theatre goofiness is just eating the entirety too much.