Megalopolis: A Big, Beautiful Mess (Review)
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“There’s so many people when they die, they say, ‘Oh, I wish I had done this,’” Coppola said at Cannes. “But when I die, I’m going to say, ‘I got to do this, and I got to see my daughter win an Oscar and I got to make wine and I got to make every movie I wanted to make.’ I’m going to be so busy thinking of all the things I got to do that when I die, I won’t notice it.”
And ge helped pedo Salva
Hell of a quote. Legend
That's baller
One of the hardest quotes I’ve ever heard fr😂
…shit, dawg. shit goes fuckin’ hard
"Go watch it and form your own opinion." Time to wait if any distribution deals come through within the next year or if he makes some weird release in 5 years on Blu Ray only
😂😂😂 my thoughts exactly
You can also just grab a pirate hat.
Even without a distribution deal, it should be in IMAX later this year. At least that's what I'd read.
@@realsanmerhow would you pirate an undistributed film
Describe "Wait".
I was gonna watch it just to say I was able to watch a Francis Ford Coppola film when it premiered.
I’m still going to watch it for that reason
Literally same
I was there for Jack lol 😅
I have a feeling that it’s going to be like watching a chaotic Shakespeare play while not understanding any of it
It sounds like Megalopolis is exactly what I was hoping it would be.
Would love to see a review from you once you get a chance to see it!😃
He almost spent 120 million defending Salva
"but they don't all flow the concepts and ideas the way normal movies work" that's so funny I can't 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
She on my rocket and that’s money
Red rocket
she money on my rocket till i personal finance
Desperately need for this to get distributed in the US! Hate that it hasnt gotten that yet. This is not a movie i want to watch at home.
And you technically cannot watch from home😶
Coppola With Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas and Brian De Palma use to be Hollywood Renegates in the 70s, for how much their ideas were agaist the hollywood structure.
And while Scorsese is still doing strong (even though he barelly gets an award), Spielberg and De Palma still working but not doing that great like they use to be, Lucas and Coppola suffer a severe creative stroke in wich they became too overshadow by their own sucesses (star wars and the godfather) as well as them beeing too obsess with their ambitious ideas (the prequels and apocalipse now) that they barelly find work anymore.
Damn that's actually a great breakdown
are you saying apocalypse now was a failure? i'm confused.
@@worrywirt it wasn't a failure but it was a literal hell to shoot it over 7 years that cause coppola several metal breakdowns
But they don't need any work.
They are pretty fine..fulfilled their dreams and also living a very cozy life
Karsten, my mom said we can’t hang out anymore ever since you made that scathing 10 minute review criticizing the grilled cheese sandwiches she made for us
At the end of the day, Coppola at least feels happy that even if doesn’t make a lot of money, for him money just feels unnecessary to him anymore
There should be a term for movies that contain an equal amount of both legitimately great elements, as well as legitimately terrible ones, I've been noticing more and more of them, like they have some cursed half-life
Create a new word? Or combine some, like "flawed statement" or some such?
You know it’s gonna be a good Karsten when his review is over 10 minutes long.
the review is 10:18 minutes long dude. and also the sponsor segment takes up 1 minute and 20 seconds so i its not really over ten minutes long
@@Lasagnabobby You must be very fun at parties
xD@@Lasagnabobby
@@sparnage7360 i knew it! i knew someone will say that!
Babylon 2024. All for it
One of Best films of century
The comparison definitely came to mind and that's not a bad thing
I have not seen it but it sounds like your boss's drug addicted favourite son who is always in and out of rehab but also happens to be an artistic genius that paints masterpieces between benders. Like you said... special.
This movie feels like if Caden had actually gotten his play done at the end of his life
😭😭😭😭fr
frfr!
A great movie! Hopefully Megalopolis is just misunderstood and not a steaming turd!
I caught the last screening of it at Cannes and I'm so glad I did because I don't know when this will get distributed. Hopefully this year so more people can see it.
What did you think of it was Shia LaBouf in it a lot and is he insane also is Jon Voight in it a lot I read an early draft of the script and they were the most interesting characters do they both have a lot of screen time?
nah bro still my most anticipated film this year im ready for the schizooooo
I audibly went "oh no" seeing the thumbnail.
I liked Beau Is Afraid… I will admit it’s a confusing movie but I loved the performances and scenes. I hope Megalopolis is at least similar
Everything I’m hearing about this movie makes it sound like a return to postmodern filmmaking with unclear themes and I think 2020 audiences are gonna hate it.
Postmodernism creates dogshit wherever it goes.
she Francis on my Ford till I Coppola
I don’t think Coppola cares what anyone thinks of this or if it does well. I think he’s just happy to have made it.
What a career and life, to already be one of the founders of the Hollywood new wave and have made a few of the greatest cinema works ever, only to then spend a fortune of your own money to see your own artistic vision come to fruition. Hes right, hes earned the right to die satisfied. Im envious but happy for the man.
I'm actually excited to watch this, I expect it to be whatever it is lol. Love Rumble Fish and other "not good" Coppola movies. IDK, I kinda get it, but also I still enjoy them....
I love that you mentioned “showgirls”-so underrated.
He picked the wrong time to finally make this film - box office is at an all time low. Shame, looks interesting I will check it out. Even if it is as the reviews say, refreshing to see passion projects at this time.
I mean it's not like there was ever going to be a sequel and Coppola has basically stated he doesn't care if it's financially successful. He's still mega rich, but yeah it'll tank at the box office - like most things right now.
@@AndySomething He had to sell something - a home i think - it shows he isnt mega rich. a mega rich person pulls money easily, these are people with generational wealth. current rich people are rich in terms of shares, turning that into actual money isnt easy
i enjoyed annette so i'm interested to see this, you're right that it seems like a once in a life time sort of film with the hype and stories surrounding it
You know it's a good video when Karsten Runquist
This movie has strong "Southland Tales" vibes.
I love that movie, I still have the dvd
Mother of God....
Incredible video, please continue to make more! ❤
I don't even care if the story doesn't make sense, it looks epic and like all unique cinenma, entering another world. If a man is willing to spend his own money to make it, you know he's not going to compromise his vision and that makes it a rare breed that deserves attention. I really hope this one will be release in my country.
Watching this video is like watching that key and Peele MasterChef skit , what are you trying to say my dude
I think Cloud Atlas would still be the most expensive independent film of all time by a few million dollars.
You should do a ranking of your top 10 movie trailers
I will take flawed movies that take risks over unimaginative, forgettable nothingness any day
Great vid!
huh, well that was intresting
It doesn't sound too clunky it just sounds very Shakespearean.
i'm interested in how megalopolis adapts the historical event of the catiline conspiracy,,, obvs it's meant to be a loose adaptation but I can't get over the fact that in this catiline gets with cicero's daughter
I know this movie will probably be a mess, but just the visuals alone from trailers and all made me wanna see it, it's somewhat alike Copolla's Dracula, whenever I rewatch that it's mostly because of the weird and somehow stunning images, and hopefully this one has that too, at least from what I've seen so far gives me that spectacle vibe, definitely smoking a big freaking J before watching that hahaha
He's just an old man now. Collecting ideas over the course of 40 years and not cutting off massive chunks will just lead to incredible bloat. Thus, it is only useful as a case study for what not to do. Nothing else.
Fans want to see this movie soon. Francis is an artist like no other.
I like visually great movies ("The Fall" is one of my favourites), and i don't care if the story doesn't make sense.
Would i like it? I mean every image I see of this looks just absolutely stunning to me...
How is the soundtrack? It's never mentioned in any review, but it's also always important to me. I don't mind if the music takes control sometimes...
so when's it hit theaters?
When does this come out
Wasn't Jude Law originally attached to it as well? I think I saw him as the only cast member of this film's IMDB page a few years back.
If you ever had the misfortune of seeing the film Twixt you’ll know Francis ford Coppola doesn’t have the chops he used to
Is there any release plan in the US for this yet
All that’s confirmed is a limited Imax run in September
@@liamcarmody4217 I could be wrong but I thought that was still reliant on some distribution deal going through. Think IMAX was just trying to lend credibility to the film.
You're seriously one of the best film reviewers around.
The stage from MegaMan X8?
Ion know chief I was really looking forward to this one but if Karsten has to do this much to sell this movie, it doesn’t sound too good ☹️
Something that I noticed after watching this review is how much grace Karsten gives Coppola for making what is clearly just a bloated, overly indulgent movie. If a college student made something so scattered and self-indulgent it would get clowned on; the only material thing in the movie separating the college film and Megalipolis is the allocated budget.
I think perhaps the worst quality of a critic in general (not talking about Karsten specifically here; Fantano could be a stand-in for example) is being overly charitable to artists who've proven that they can make good art and extremely uncharitable to artists who've made major mistakes in their past art. Such biases are expected because of how our brains work (e.g. empathy, trust), but it unnecessarily and severely narrows our perspectives.
In contrast, the best quality a critic can have is to ask themselves, "how relevant is the artist to this work?" and changing their judgements accordingly.
Aubrey Plaza did a great job as Star Platinum or whatever
Watch _Clouds_ _Atlas_ . Similar to _Megalopolis_
Where can i watch the movie? I cant find it
Literally nowhere right now
It’s a special movie lol
Showgirls mentioned 🗣️🗣️🗣️
I'm a big fan of Richard Kelley's sci-fi movie Southland Tales, with Dwayne Johnson. Is the movie a mess? Yeah, it is. Does it have some bad performances in it? Sure...particularly from The Rock. Do I love it anyway? Hell, yeah. It's got so many great ideas, is so determined to be one-of-a-kind, and reaches so high in the sky that I forgive its schizophrenic tendencies (particularly with the FAR superior Cannes Cut).
That's kind of the sort of film I'm hoping for with Megalopolis.
Southland Tales was a mindfuck and ill leave it at that. Take from that as you will.
i was also able to see the movie basically only because my friend is a critic for a media site and the best way i can describe the movie is it is a giant mind fuck like and to me has a lot of meaning considering the political and social climate today I can't even really say if its good or bad yet atleast its definitely something you need to sit with for a while since like Karsten said no questions are really answered its very open ended
The clips are giving Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus vibes.
3.5 out of how much? 3.5 out of how much?!? [Insert goose chasing meme]
When I saw the Chrysler Building preview for Megalopolis, with Adam Driver jumping off the building, I was struck by it, as the opening of my short film, completed in 2012, Bum Rap Andre Hunt, is my protagonist jumping off the Chrysler Building. So, you can imagine the buzzing in my head, and of course I wonder if Mr.C. has ever seen my short noir. I might as well post a link: czcams.com/video/CwQ84VaeJ-s/video.html
I haven't seen it but it seems to fall into the same category as MAD GOD as far as the randomish collection of ideas is concerned.
I fucking loved Annette so you know I think ima like this one
Cool
Any sec scene in this movie
Is Victor Salva in it?
Exactly. Coppola has always been an overrated pos. Diaf boomer
I've never been this early before.
That's what she said
I keep asking people this but I’m getting extremely Southland Tales vibes from this movie (solely based on the trailer as I haven’t seen it yet). Anyone else??
I remember watching that movie and thinking "WTF is this?". The whole tone of the film was disjointed as hell and I honestly didn't know what to make of any of it, especially that ending.
Considering that I absolutely hate Annette, its possible I'll reapond to this more positively, since you made that juxtaposition.
We appreciate your insights. You’ll always have our support.
This sounds like the spiritual successor to the Star Wars prequel movies. Sounds like it rocks
If i didn't care for The Godfather then I'm not gonna care for this either. But it looks funny
Eeeessshhh.
The media are gonna have a field day with this.
"Megaflopalis" will be a meme.
Nobody crazy and sick like francis anymore
During apocalypse now he sell his house cars and more for make movies and now he sell (some) wine company to make a masterpiece
I don't give a f what critics say
I gonna watch it
Mayby it gonna be flop but in 10 years or 20 years it gonna be one of the best movie ever made for sure "in francis I trust"
Amen
The visuals look awful. But I like One from the Heart. And I love Babylon. Xxx
Nothing at all
Given all of the controversies surrounding this (the casting of Shia LaBeouf who is a literal monster, and Coppola kissing extras behind the scenes), the fact that Coppola hasn't made a watchable film in decades, and the recent proof that's come to light about Coppola boosting the career of Victor Salva, a literal child r*pist, this video will be the most I ever see of this movie.
Bullshits.
@@thomascuriel7611such a coherent argument
@@jorb1903 it's not arguments. I think he's don't t argumenting
I'm interested in this movie but I can't stand the snob narrative that he can do crap and it's bc U DON'T UNDERSTAND ART. And justifying everything bc he once was acclaimed. I love many of his films but he was disgraced in the last 20 years. Can he do whatever he wants? YES, he's Francis freaking Coppola, but that doesn't mean that we have to bow bc he's 80 and did a bad movie. Every cinefile around is walking om eggshells afraid to say it's crap. I appreciate this review since it's honest and clear. We'll wait and see.
How does one even see this film?
I wanna see it
Im am infertile from eating scented candles. The
What is that from? When did he say that?
that's doesn't even make any sense; how can we form our own opinion if it has no distribution?
I think there are international markets with distribution so even if the US didn't get distribution for theatres it'll end up on a streaming platform or you'll be able to pirate it.
He watched at Cannes recently
Aesthetically, it reminds me of the latest Matrix, which most of the people hated as well, but I happened to enjoy its boldness and complete freedom from concern over public opinion. I wasn't a hardcore Mateix fan, so the whole meta-irony bit didn't trigger me at all. It feels like with Megalopolis, I'll be able to look past all the "problematic" bits and appreciate it for the unique experience it will likely be.
The problem with the new Matrix wasn't the meta-irony - in fact, that is the aspect of it that showed the most promise.... The issue was that the accompanying sincere stuff was just simply no good.
First liked. Cool video
yep, sounds awful
nice
Fist!
not great runquist
this comment reads like a children’s soccer coach chiding Karsten after a losing game
I’ll pass
What didn't you pass on?
If this wasn’t directed by Francis Ford Coppola and you had no idea of the behind-the-scenes, you would not like this film
but it is and he does. what is the point of your statement?
yeah but it is tho
It's almost like context is actually an important thing worth considering.
but it was directed by Coppola…
@@Solarstar10the context of him bankrolling pedos?
it looks awful.. reminds me of the Jennifer Lopez cgi hell
Genuinely, what? An art house drama vs a direct to streaming action film. What are the similarities besides both having CGI?
You should have revised the script for the video through a few more drafts you're saying so little with far too many words, sounds pretentious.
Too much talk too little talked, a lot of words and none made sense; you tried tho. Sounded ridiculous tho.
I'm not watching your review, only here to say that releasing a review on this film this early when there are no distribution deals or signs of any release date is quite irresponsible and selfish. Literally 0 of your audience will have been able to see this, and to state your opinion, no matter how subjective it may be, in the title is poor form.
while this looks visually interesting, i just dont care about 'class conflict' movies.
He was never one of the greats. He got lucky
4 times
Explain why, please
@@simontaylor2525 He's got more than four good films. Maybe only 4 masterpieces.
He didn't get lucky. He burnt out after Apocalypse Now, but if you know anything about how he came up, you know he's no ordinary filmmaker.
@@alwynraynott7303He did _Bram_ _Stocker's_ _Dracula_ . After it, he burnt (at all?)