Megalopolis
Megalopolis
4.745%35%
The city of New Rome faces the duel between Cesar Catilina, a brilliant artist in favor of a Utopian future, and the greedy mayor Franklyn Cicero. Between them is Julia Cicero, with her loyalty divided between her father and her beloved.
stuhannaford reviewed7d ago
Whilst it’s hard to find something everyone agrees upon about this film, the one thing I’m sure everyone can confirm is that it is ‘weird’. There is a distinct humour to it all, but it is hard to tell what the joke is, what the punchline is, and whether it’s for us the viewer to enjoy, or if the joke is on us. There are long phases of such utter absurdity and indulgence, that it’s so hard to differentiate where the joke lies. Is it pointing directly at Holly’weird’ itself, and the continuing spiral art, be that film, music or fashion, seems to be gripped by? The standard that if something is odd enough, it must by definition, be art, regardless of substance. Or perhaps the obsession of mere mortals, fawning over the God’s of celebrity, unaware that what glitters is certainly not gold? The concept that such celebration of one’s self, gives the feeling of being all powerful, to stop even time, until the most important thing of all is tainted, public image. Or is it a delight at the state of the current world and that despite the passing of time, changing of empires, the status quo remains? The rich stay rich, the poor stay poor, and those with power and money flaunt their wealth for ‘good’ causes, whilst everything that should matter, burns outside their gated mansions.
It asks so many questions, most of which either don’t need to be asked or answered. It feels at odds with itself throughout. Grand, yet very Am-Dram. Glittery whilst also unpolished. With the talent on show, it is difficult to believe that they can all be so bad throughout, but yet it feels even more incredible that they could all be so good at deliberately playing so poorly. No matter the message, the core or the effort, it is most definitely weird, and in my opinion, fairly un-enjoyable.