Right? I was nervous, honestly, but I’m so impressed. She’s spot-on, and you can tell she has so much more to say. I would listen to her break this movie down for hours. My one note: While she definitely got some references I didn’t get, I didn’t “have to know XYZ” to appreciate the movie. I look forward to criticism and analysis that educates and enriches my experience, but I was able to enjoy - love - MEGALOPOLIS without any of that. I really hope people see it. I think seeing it for yourself and realizing that you’re not as ignorant and useless as the world tries to tell you to feel is a powerful experience that truly needs to happen in the theater. In some regards, I think MEGALOPOLIS is better for people who aren’t busy reference-spotting. It could be argued they/we are actually having a purer experience.
Honestly at this point I don't even care if it's a bit of a mess I'm really stoked to see it. Ambitious passion projects have been some of my favorite films in general. At least it's someone's actual unique vision and not the 50th entry in a generic corporate franchise.
I felt like I was watching a 3 hour art installation in a museum. Not a bad thing, perse. Sigh...like TENET, I'll have to re-watch it a few more times. But no complaints, honestly.
sadly a lot of people will only see movies if their friends are also seeing it. Its where the idea of the guilty pleasure came from. Movies you watch without revealing to others you actually watched that. I've got a thing for cheap action movies with a sci-fi leaning and some of the oldest black and white monster / alien movies. Forbidden Planet is one I've seen several times and loved it every time. But I don't mind telling others I like weird or badly reviewed movies. Some still do and that's a shame.
It's great to watch you enjoying the experience of a movie and don't giving an F about what others say. Cloud Atlas and Sucker Punch were those types of movies for me 😂❤ I know they're widely hated on, and I understand it, but that won't shake the feeling I got from them. 🎉🎉
I absolutely loved Cloud Atlas, I got very emotional about it and bullied people to watch it and was actually upset they didn't love it too haha. Now Sucker Punch, I'm a life long CG lover so I really loved how the greatest dance scenes were actually visual effects orgasms. I argued with a lot of people online that the movie was not a waste of time. However, recently I watched it again and I just found I fast forwarded to the action scenes and I was done and really only that first one with the giant samurai warriors was the only thing I still enjoyed. So perhaps it was a moment in time where it worked but, ah well. No idea about this megalopawhateveritis. Nothing about it makes me want to see it but I'm glad Grace loves it. Maybe its a bit like how I loved the CG set pieces in Sucker Punch, they spoke to me. There are themes and set pieces in this movie that turn Grace onto it. I care nothing about Rome or films about Royals
@@mahmudmurad4655 how elitist of you, you probably fit right in with the cast of this movie. I've already commented I liked both those movies, I've been watching movies all my life and while sc-fi is my jam, I think I've had a lot of film experience even spending several years learning to animate and make my own short films. Never judge someone for the movies they love. Some of us have guilty pleasures that defy explanation and can be for so many reasons why they might love something widely considered as trash. There is no such thing as a movie being an insult to another movie. That's all in your head bro.
@@ClayMann right, if someone asked me what's my favourite movie I could probably say ''rules of attraction'', it even defies my own expectations about a good movie, it doesn't have strong visuals or complex plots, it has nothing to do with the genres and types of movies that I generally like, and characters are very problematic but for some reason it made an impact on me.
This movie wasn't created to be a mass-appealing one, but it's not a bad film at all. The problem is a lot of people label movies as "trash" if they don’t like or don't understand them. They think movies should only be about entertainment, which is just one purpose of films-definitely the most popular and profitable, but not the only one. Movies can be art, educational, social commentary, or just pure fun. But today’s audiences often expect them to just be fun escapes, nothing more. As someone who studied film, I know that movies have always been a mix of things since the start of cinema. I’m pretty sure many modern viewers would watch many classic films (from Soviet silent films to French New Wave to Kurosawa) and label them as "snoozefest" or "trash."
Personally I don't like when some addicts or managers from crisis dept talking about their sht on screen but dir see it like famous dialog between two Romans in parliament about another occupied Africa part., for example.
Imo, don’t. It feels sloppy, I enjoy the philosophy since I’m doing it rn in college. But apart from that it feels so directionless and a mess but I did like the colosseum scene. This review is like her Morbius lol but I will say I really like this review as she explains parts I didn’t see. I say wait, The Wild Robot is guaranteed to get your money’s worth and I saw it right after Megalopolis and I absolutely loved it. So unless you have a movie pass I don’t recommended I was excited for it but I was very disappointed.
Yet again, another piece of content / art that I wasn’t going to see, until grace suggested seeing. Hoping to see it up at universal studios Hollywood this weekend. Thanks G
I will say I did not have the reference points you perfectly pointed to in this review. Honestly they made me appreciate this film even more. I did however have my spiritual background which made me love this movie. When I was walking out most people were laughing and shaking their heads. It made me sad to realize that society might not be progressing in the ways we hope. This movie could have done a lot of good. It was raised important conversations on consciousness, moving forward, and time! I can only hope that this movie becomes more respected as “time” ;) goes on. Thanks Grace for another great review and recommending this movie during your livestream!
There is a “tin-foil hat” conspiracy side of me that casually wonders whether this is motivating the gaslighting that MEGALOPOLIS is “an avant- garde arthouse mess”, when it is actually a very straightforward and very entertaining blockbuster. It just is also about something, and that something is you and me and us - the something nearly ~all~ movies were about before they were all about franchises and branding. I don’t know. I don’t feed conspiratorial thoughts, but it baffles me how successful this “weird” narrative is. All you have to do to disprove it is see the movie, and it does kinda feel like some people really want to make sure most people simply never see it at all.
I didn’t know until 2 days ago that The Penguin moved to Sundays? Dammit. It’s interesting how this movie is getting review bombed but Coppola probably directed the two greatest films ever made and he still gave us The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, and The Outsiders.
I've not been sure what to make of this movie, I watched about 10 seconds of the teaser when it came out and thought it looked awful, avoided it ever since, but the ads have been popping up on TH-cam all the time and the more I see the more intrigued I get, now really contemplating giving it a shot. I think instead of a conventional blockbuster it should be looked at as an arthouse film, I love a trippy arthouse film, Under the Skin, Mulholland Drive and Spring Breakers were epic and The Tree of Life is one of my top 5 films of all time. I probably won't LOVE this film but I might sill enjoy the spectacle. Glad you liked it, that bodes well.
Your honesty and utter love for the history and craft of filmmaking is the reason why I followed you years ago! Thank you for keeping true time and time again.
This was a huge plot twist. Megalopolis was fantastic, wish everyone could get behind it but I understand the hate given its surreal and cutting-edge nature that forgoes fundamental aspects of usual storytelling.
Just wanted to say I really appreciate you discussing your evolving perspective on and appreciation for experimental art, Grace. As a big fan of BTT, it's always made me a bit sad when you jab directors for making out-there, experimental films--like Ari Aster with Beau is Afraid--but I'm so glad to see you come around a bit to these more surreal & artistic movies as an experimental filmmaker myself and as someone who has always loved when cinema is truly ambitious and boundary-pushing. Great review of the film btw, I loved Megalopolis too and can't wait to see it again!!
Yes I knew Grace was smart, but I wasn't exactly expecting such an enthusiastic, articulate review for this kind of movie from one of youtube's big screaming heads. Proof that this movie will find the audience it deserves and vuce versa.
Also when she says, “I’m not a music person. I don’t know/like music.” I’m like, “Grace, honey, you are obviously not giving yourself enough credit here.” You can’t love film this much and be oblivious to music. And when she talks about music or the modern art installation at MOMA, I’m almost “proud” to see this person I parasocially know and admire broadening her horizons and deepening her self-confidence. Grace consistently feels like such a regular person, with lots of authenticity and, forgive me, grace.
I think that’s a shame and a missed opportunity. It’s a weird experiential movie and has a much better chance of working on you if you see it in a theater
@@benjihudson2768 But nowadays people don’t want to go to a movie if they don’t exactly know what it is about and what formula it will follow. They want trailers that give a brief summary of the entire movie🍻
the whole call and response thing reminds me of Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451, with the interactive tv programmes that Montag's wife loved to watch so much
@@charlesw4727 Literally costs me $7 to see a movie in the theatres, every time I want to see it. People cope so hard about it costing too much. There's NO CHEAPER WAY TO WATCH A MOVIE unless you pirate.
Wow, Grace, what an AMAZING review. Your level of panoramic knowledge is exactly what is missing from the average review. So impressed! I found the film a beautiful fever dream of philosophy and politics and history and art.
We’re in a bad era for movies. Audiences reject films that are challenging and provocative, and instead just want something “enjoyable”. Megalopolis might go too far, but the movie is screaming for us to challenge the way we look at cinema I also watched the movie in a near sold out imax showing, and my crowd at least was enjoying it.
Off subject, but Grace why no Ballerina trailer? It looks so good & even have Keanu in the trailer. It even explains how a many women may be smaller, & weaker than “big men” but need to learn how to adapt & cheat to make the playing field equal. I have to say, I think it might be a well written, good action film.
I wish we had more risky original films made like Megalopolis & Babylon & I think the future of cinema looks bright next year with Mickey 17 & with Sinners!
I saw it last night and I have to say it was CAMP. Would I say it’s a good movie? No. Did I love it and was I thoroughly entertained? Absolutely!!! The movie felt like it had a hat on a hat feeling. Like it was commenting on itself in real time. I really enjoyed it
For some reason, it's not at the local AMC this weekend, where I'll be seeing Transformers. It's at the larger suburban AMC. The sci-fi angle interests me.
It’s fascinating on how the different bad and good reactions for this movie totally echoes the reaction 2001 a space odyssey and also blade runner had from critics and most of all, audiences, when those movies came out and most of the critics were saying exactly the same things about, atmosphere, pacing, acting, lack of coherent plot, etc. So … I can bet this movie will totally be looked at in a different way twenty years from now. I haven’t seen it, but visually it reminds me of my all time favorite comics artist here in Europe, Schuiten, look for his graphic novels álbuns , it’s like Coppola read all of them too and tried to go for the same style.
I'm glad someone else appreciated it. Sadly, in the theatre I was in, only a few people were watching. At the end, there was only me watching. Everyone else had left.
I am with you on this film. It is a cinematic experience. The language of film has never been showcased this thoroughly. It looked beautiful, and the messages were timely and timeless. It is no wonder it is tanking. audiences are Philistines.
I felt like I was watching a 3 hour art installation in museum. Not altogether a bad thing. Sigh...like TENET, I'll have to re-watch it a few more times. But no complaints, honestly.
I saw this last night and was confused, disgusted, lost, uplifted, amazed, and ultimately very fulfilled by the experience of it! That said, it’s a totally bonkers bananas huge swing that is NOT going to work for casual moviegoers lol
Yes! Go see in the cinema. IMAX. 💯% Coppola isn’t making anything for streaming or DVD. That’s for students to watch at home later. Go. See. In. Cinemas. Totally the best film of the year. If the decade so far. And it’ll only climb from here. It IS wildly compellingly. Thanks Grace 🙏
How can you possibly spoil a film that's so convoluted ad chaotic? It's like spoiling a David Lynch film. If you can't wrap your head around what's assaulting your senses, how can you "spoil" anything? I respect FFC's ambition. I'm baffled by his vision and execution, but good on him for realizing his dream. Still, it feels to me as if Christopher Nolan dropped acid and made an Ayn Rand movie.
There are lots of interesting movie in cinemas this week. After watching The Substance, Maple Leaf Dreams, Bad Genius US remake etc I'd really like to watch Megalopolis next.
I went to watch this with high expectations because i didn't know anything about it i was going in blind and surely i 90% regret watch it to the end was almost like a new form of torture to the human mind. Also i was very surprised it was a full room when i went to watch it at the end it was less than half empty. Some cry and some feel asleep after halfway of the movie. It was interesting to see the reaction of the crowd that i enjoyed most of it all.
I hope no one gives you shit for this review. Your thoughts, beliefs and passions really came through when talking about it. You have convinced me to see it and I think it will be best seen in theaters. Great job.
In my IMAX showing in Paramus the lights when on in that moment and I just saw someone standing near the front row. I don’t recall if they spoke, perhaps they did and I thought it was from the movie itself.
You can't really say people are openly discussing topics these days. What they are doing is picking sides and throwing insults, insinuations, and talking points at each other to get reactions rather than exchanging opinions to achieve better understanding and compromise where everyone benefits from an open discussion.
We got the person asking the question in Jersey for the IMAX early access screening at Garden State Plaza. Very surreal moment. Overall movie is juggling a lot but I enjoyed it as an abstract piece of art.
I just saw it. Kind of Bladerunner meets The Godfather. Over the top acting and dialogue and confusing at times but Coppola wrapped it up nicely in the end. Great video!
Grace! I saw the film in Dallas for an early screening with q&a with Coppola and I felt similarly to you. It is DEFINITELY a work of high art, but the lack of preemptive awareness through marketing and corporate comms from Lionsgate really made the first experience at that screening confusing. That said I appreciated a wholly original film, and I enjoyed the experimental nature of it. It is bad, but I enjoyed the flaws it has for the pros it brings in originality and experimentation of film.
I LOVED this review full of independent thought. I was reminded of Roger Ebert's movie review essays that he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times. So refreshing in a time of the binary, Rotten Tomatoes Yay or Nay system where everyone is afraid to appear like the odd duck out, compared to the hive mind of their peers on social media. FWIW, "2001: A Space Odyssey" also had a mixed reception, but it's my #1 sci-fi movie of all time. The Megalopolis experience as an art installation is an interesting approach. Grace's enthusiasm & passion for the project have me intrigued. FFC is a master - and I would totally be down to tune in for a later commentary / breakdown of the entire movie through its scenes or shot-by-shot.
100% agree with Grace on this review its one of the best of the year and one of the most interesting. I hope it can have more appreciation years down the line.
What a great review. I don't think I've appreciated a critic's viewpoint as much as yours since the great Roger Ebert passed. You're one of the best in the game Grace! Looking forward to watching this.
It's rare that one goes to the cinema to simply enjoy the experience of Art. It would seem this one took all the risks. Hope it pays off. I can't wait to see this.
The massage was very easy to understand. Delivered with the nuances of an elementary school play, the messages exposed Coppola’s intellectual naïveté. He ain’t no Puzo.
I was expecting to be disappointed by this movie but I really enjoyed it. I'm very happy for FFC as he finally got to make something he'd been refused financial backing for since the 80s. The performances are outstanding also. A wonderfully weird piece or art.
Yeah of course Grace, this is cinematic tour de force, great art in the same museum with other timeless pieces like Catwoman and Battlefield Earth 👏🏼 👏🏼 Bravissimo
People expect a reviewer to not review a movie because the movie is bad? 😂 I like a good “bad” movie review just as much as a good review for a movie I like. Besides how can a reviewer know it’s bad without seeing it?
I was interested when I heard Hollywood types were bashing a year or two ago. I saw trailer in theater and it looked great. I did even know it was in theaters yet! No commercials anywhere. I can't wait to see it!
As a man that loves, art, history and movies i have never had much interest in ancient Rome to this degree, i hated the Gladiator movie esoecially but there are many fascinated with the Empire and Time but dont think its solely men..Always thought Ancient Egypt more interesting...I will watch this movie and hope i like it as i rarely agree with Critics but ur positive Review is a rare one on this film Grace...
Never know what grace is going to say lol
Right? I was nervous, honestly, but I’m so impressed. She’s spot-on, and you can tell she has so much more to say. I would listen to her break this movie down for hours.
My one note: While she definitely got some references I didn’t get, I didn’t “have to know XYZ” to appreciate the movie. I look forward to criticism and analysis that educates and enriches my experience, but I was able to enjoy - love - MEGALOPOLIS without any of that.
I really hope people see it. I think seeing it for yourself and realizing that you’re not as ignorant and useless as the world tries to tell you to feel is a powerful experience that truly needs to happen in the theater.
In some regards, I think MEGALOPOLIS is better for people who aren’t busy reference-spotting. It could be argued they/we are actually having a purer experience.
Definitely not what I was expecting with all the bad reviews. She really is someone who says her honest feelings 😂
9 out of 10 times it's nonsense.
@@Devypocalypse she likes to shoot from hip sometimes 🫠🤔🤔
So when this film comes to streaming, will someone randomly burst into my home to ask Adam driver a question? 😋
Yes
Only if there's a local community theater nearby.
They are already there…waiting.
@@gabiausten8774😂😂😂
the call is coming from inside the house
as a theatre worker, i would have loved to have said the line
Thanks for the review as always Grace. Love all of them ❤
Honestly at this point I don't even care if it's a bit of a mess I'm really stoked to see it. Ambitious passion projects have been some of my favorite films in general. At least it's someone's actual unique vision and not the 50th entry in a generic corporate franchise.
Spot on.
I totally agree
I felt like I was watching a 3 hour art installation in a museum. Not a bad thing, perse. Sigh...like TENET, I'll have to re-watch it a few more times. But no complaints, honestly.
"There's a chance you might hate it, but there's also a chance you might love it" That's why we love the movies isn't it?
people love their money and time more
sadly a lot of people will only see movies if their friends are also seeing it. Its where the idea of the guilty pleasure came from. Movies you watch without revealing to others you actually watched that. I've got a thing for cheap action movies with a sci-fi leaning and some of the oldest black and white monster / alien movies. Forbidden Planet is one I've seen several times and loved it every time. But I don't mind telling others I like weird or badly reviewed movies. Some still do and that's a shame.
How it can be hated with that score and hypnotic FFC editing? Or hate for it's hermetic and mosaic?
@@adarnia o yeah streaming is proof for ur words..
@@ClayMann + but Driver from screen want us to make polemic so we must))
It's great to watch you enjoying the experience of a movie and don't giving an F about what others say. Cloud Atlas and Sucker Punch were those types of movies for me 😂❤ I know they're widely hated on, and I understand it, but that won't shake the feeling I got from them. 🎉🎉
Comparing those movies to the work of Francis Ford Coppola is an insult, you don't know anything about cinema. Stay home better with your Netflix.
I absolutely loved Cloud Atlas, I got very emotional about it and bullied people to watch it and was actually upset they didn't love it too haha. Now Sucker Punch, I'm a life long CG lover so I really loved how the greatest dance scenes were actually visual effects orgasms. I argued with a lot of people online that the movie was not a waste of time. However, recently I watched it again and I just found I fast forwarded to the action scenes and I was done and really only that first one with the giant samurai warriors was the only thing I still enjoyed. So perhaps it was a moment in time where it worked but, ah well. No idea about this megalopawhateveritis. Nothing about it makes me want to see it but I'm glad Grace loves it. Maybe its a bit like how I loved the CG set pieces in Sucker Punch, they spoke to me. There are themes and set pieces in this movie that turn Grace onto it. I care nothing about Rome or films about Royals
@@mahmudmurad4655 how elitist of you, you probably fit right in with the cast of this movie. I've already commented I liked both those movies, I've been watching movies all my life and while sc-fi is my jam, I think I've had a lot of film experience even spending several years learning to animate and make my own short films. Never judge someone for the movies they love. Some of us have guilty pleasures that defy explanation and can be for so many reasons why they might love something widely considered as trash. There is no such thing as a movie being an insult to another movie. That's all in your head bro.
@@ClayMann You are weak.
@@ClayMann right, if someone asked me what's my favourite movie I could probably say ''rules of attraction'', it even defies my own expectations about a good movie, it doesn't have strong visuals or complex plots, it has nothing to do with the genres and types of movies that I generally like, and characters are very problematic but for some reason it made an impact on me.
I luv when grace takes a big swing with a review
So you need a film history degree, a history degree and residency of newyork city to appreciate it.
And people say you need to do homework to watch Marvel stuff… 😅
Right😂😂
I enjoy cinema as an art form, not just entertainment. That’s a pretty low bar.
Lmao you don’t need a degree to be well versed and have a general understanding of history, film, or American history
@@isaiahrengifo9988I agree that's why these type of movies don't do well if you need t9 do homework to enjoy it
Favorite review by someone else is “too much spaghetti, not enough wall.”
This movie wasn't created to be a mass-appealing one, but it's not a bad film at all. The problem is a lot of people label movies as "trash" if they don’t like or don't understand them. They think movies should only be about entertainment, which is just one purpose of films-definitely the most popular and profitable, but not the only one. Movies can be art, educational, social commentary, or just pure fun. But today’s audiences often expect them to just be fun escapes, nothing more. As someone who studied film, I know that movies have always been a mix of things since the start of cinema. I’m pretty sure many modern viewers would watch many classic films (from Soviet silent films to French New Wave to Kurosawa) and label them as "snoozefest" or "trash."
Personally I don't like when some addicts or managers from crisis dept talking about their sht on screen but dir see it like famous dialog between two Romans in parliament about another occupied Africa part., for example.
But it's definitely not trash. Some people want to that hate wave existing.
Refreshing to hear a positive review of this one. I'm glad you got so much out of it. I'll consider watching
Imo, don’t. It feels sloppy, I enjoy the philosophy since I’m doing it rn in college. But apart from that it feels so directionless and a mess but I did like the colosseum scene. This review is like her Morbius lol but I will say I really like this review as she explains parts I didn’t see. I say wait, The Wild Robot is guaranteed to get your money’s worth and I saw it right after Megalopolis and I absolutely loved it. So unless you have a movie pass I don’t recommended I was excited for it but I was very disappointed.
Nah …
Im only watching if Grace is doing the audience interaction scene in my theater haha 😂
You should go and see The Substance.
Amazing film
Absolutely she should
She'll never go and see it. Too 'icky' for her, she always makes excuses for avoiding films like that.
@@barrymurphy1337grace doesn’t like horror
now thats an amazing movie
Yet again, another piece of content / art that I wasn’t going to see, until grace suggested seeing. Hoping to see it up at universal studios Hollywood this weekend. Thanks G
I will say I did not have the reference points you perfectly pointed to in this review. Honestly they made me appreciate this film even more. I did however have my spiritual background which made me love this movie. When I was walking out most people were laughing and shaking their heads. It made me sad to realize that society might not be progressing in the ways we hope. This movie could have done a lot of good. It was raised important conversations on consciousness, moving forward, and time! I can only hope that this movie becomes more respected as “time” ;) goes on. Thanks Grace for another great review and recommending this movie during your livestream!
There is a “tin-foil hat” conspiracy side of me that casually wonders whether this is motivating the gaslighting that MEGALOPOLIS is “an avant- garde arthouse mess”, when it is actually a very straightforward and very entertaining blockbuster. It just is also about something, and that something is you and me and us - the something nearly ~all~ movies were about before they were all about franchises and branding.
I don’t know. I don’t feed conspiratorial thoughts, but it baffles me how successful this “weird” narrative is. All you have to do to disprove it is see the movie, and it does kinda feel like some people really want to make sure most people simply never see it at all.
Okay, with all these The Ten Commandments references, I'm sold😂
I just got done seeing it and it “insists on itself” lol 😂
That's why I didn't care for The Godfather
@@edselgreaves6503 you don't care about cinema it is understandable.
@@mahmudmurad4655 it's a quote from Family Guy
@@edselgreaves6503 OK sorry, my fault.
Funny this joke about the godfather being used for megalopolis and they both have the same director
I think Wild Robot proves that you can take an artistic risk and make a timeless piece of art without alienating the population at large.
That's a joke, right?
I love seeing bold swings, I think it's what creativity needs to thrive.
I didn’t know until 2 days ago that The Penguin moved to Sundays? Dammit. It’s interesting how this movie is getting review bombed but Coppola probably directed the two greatest films ever made and he still gave us The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, and The Outsiders.
I've not been sure what to make of this movie, I watched about 10 seconds of the teaser when it came out and thought it looked awful, avoided it ever since, but the ads have been popping up on TH-cam all the time and the more I see the more intrigued I get, now really contemplating giving it a shot. I think instead of a conventional blockbuster it should be looked at as an arthouse film, I love a trippy arthouse film, Under the Skin, Mulholland Drive and Spring Breakers were epic and The Tree of Life is one of my top 5 films of all time. I probably won't LOVE this film but I might sill enjoy the spectacle. Glad you liked it, that bodes well.
Your honesty and utter love for the history and craft of filmmaking is the reason why I followed you years ago! Thank you for keeping true time and time again.
I’d like to be challenged by a movie without being grossed out, bored or feel awkward. Maybe this movie is for me.
This was a huge plot twist. Megalopolis was fantastic, wish everyone could get behind it but I understand the hate given its surreal and cutting-edge nature that forgoes fundamental aspects of usual storytelling.
Hey grace! Thank you for the live streams this week. I appreciate all the effort you put in to all of them!
I want to see it again, and I’ve already seen it twice this week!
I’m headed back for second time this week.
Serious question here, because I'm curious.. Grace, what did your friends think of the movie? Are they classic film fans as well?
Just wanted to say I really appreciate you discussing your evolving perspective on and appreciation for experimental art, Grace. As a big fan of BTT, it's always made me a bit sad when you jab directors for making out-there, experimental films--like Ari Aster with Beau is Afraid--but I'm so glad to see you come around a bit to these more surreal & artistic movies as an experimental filmmaker myself and as someone who has always loved when cinema is truly ambitious and boundary-pushing. Great review of the film btw, I loved Megalopolis too and can't wait to see it again!!
Yes I knew Grace was smart, but I wasn't exactly expecting such an enthusiastic, articulate review for this kind of movie from one of youtube's big screaming heads. Proof that this movie will find the audience it deserves and vuce versa.
Also when she says, “I’m not a music person. I don’t know/like music.” I’m like, “Grace, honey, you are obviously not giving yourself enough credit here.” You can’t love film this much and be oblivious to music.
And when she talks about music or the modern art installation at MOMA, I’m almost “proud” to see this person I parasocially know and admire broadening her horizons and deepening her self-confidence.
Grace consistently feels like such a regular person, with lots of authenticity and, forgive me, grace.
I will wait for streaming because I have no clue what’s the movie is about
Same
Yeah just wait it was freaking weird
I think that’s a shame and a missed opportunity. It’s a weird experiential movie and has a much better chance of working on you if you see it in a theater
It’s about a megalopolis.
@@benjihudson2768
But nowadays people don’t want to go to a movie if they don’t exactly know what it is about and what formula it will follow. They want trailers that give a brief summary of the entire movie🍻
I am so glad I’m not the only one who loved this movie😭
the whole call and response thing reminds me of Truffaut's Fahrenheit 451, with the interactive tv programmes that Montag's wife loved to watch so much
If movie tickets and gas was cheaper, I would go out of my way to see this "challenge".
Discount Tuesdays
@@charlesw4727 Literally costs me $7 to see a movie in the theatres, every time I want to see it. People cope so hard about it costing too much. There's NO CHEAPER WAY TO WATCH A MOVIE unless you pirate.
“Madison Square Garden, now I think about it, IS a bit like the Colosseum” … well done.
Thank you, Grace. I f****n loved this movie. Putting it more as a work of art is spot on. History will be kind to this movie.
Wow, Grace, what an AMAZING review. Your level of panoramic knowledge is exactly what is missing from the average review. So impressed! I found the film a beautiful fever dream of philosophy and politics and history and art.
Interesting is not the same thing as enjoyable
Or it describes a type of enjoyable - enjoyable for the people who enjoy novelty
and not every good movie is an enjoyable experience 🤷🏻♂️
We’re in a bad era for movies. Audiences reject films that are challenging and provocative, and instead just want something “enjoyable”. Megalopolis might go too far, but the movie is screaming for us to challenge the way we look at cinema
I also watched the movie in a near sold out imax showing, and my crowd at least was enjoying it.
@@benjihudson2768 I feel like pretentiousness or it's modern form, virtue-signaling, is becoming box office kryptonite more than ever
@benjihudson2768 have u seen the movie? I have, and this movie is just incoherent. Weird direction in acting, especially with Driver.
Off subject, but Grace why no Ballerina trailer? It looks so good & even have Keanu in the trailer. It even explains how a many women may be smaller, & weaker than “big men” but need to learn how to adapt & cheat to make the playing field equal. I have to say, I think it might be a well written, good action film.
I wish we had more risky original films made like Megalopolis & Babylon & I think the future of cinema looks bright next year with Mickey 17 & with Sinners!
I saw it last night and I have to say it was CAMP. Would I say it’s a good movie? No. Did I love it and was I thoroughly entertained? Absolutely!!! The movie felt like it had a hat on a hat feeling. Like it was commenting on itself in real time. I really enjoyed it
The pick up my hat scene was hilarious, especially upon further thinking about it lol.
CAN'T BELIEVE GRACED LIKED IT!
For some reason, it's not at the local AMC this weekend, where I'll be seeing Transformers. It's at the larger suburban AMC. The sci-fi angle interests me.
It’s fascinating on how the different bad and good reactions for this movie totally echoes the reaction 2001 a space odyssey and also blade runner had from critics and most of all, audiences, when those movies came out and most of the critics were saying exactly the same things about, atmosphere, pacing, acting, lack of coherent plot, etc. So … I can bet this movie will totally be looked at in a different way twenty years from now.
I haven’t seen it, but visually it reminds me of my all time favorite comics artist here in Europe, Schuiten, look for his graphic novels álbuns , it’s like Coppola read all of them too and tried to go for the same style.
Really appreciate your deep dive and analysis into this film I think I’m gonna see it!! Major work of Art?! I’m in!!!
😳 This video made me book a ticket for an iMax viewing this weekend. I’m excited!!! Thank you! 😊
I'm glad someone else appreciated it. Sadly, in the theatre I was in, only a few people were watching. At the end, there was only me watching. Everyone else had left.
It's really remarkable how polarizing it is.
@@sharifmansour9678 not very polarizing, those who enjoy this are the small minority.
i have never been in a movie where people left, let alone in droves. This makes me so curious how this is even possible.
I am with you on this film.
It is a cinematic experience.
The language of film has never been
showcased this thoroughly.
It looked beautiful,
and the messages were timely and timeless.
It is no wonder it is tanking.
audiences are Philistines.
Fritz Lang.
Can always count on Grace to go against the grain and come out with a great review. Nice you're one of the only critics to get this. My crush.
No Disrespect but a lot of movies you Didn't like, I Liked. Keep keeping me informed tho.
I felt like I was watching a 3 hour art installation in museum. Not altogether a bad thing. Sigh...like TENET, I'll have to re-watch it a few more times. But no complaints, honestly.
This film was like a spin off of spy kids but with weirder green sceen, no way is Megalopolis a real movie”
I saw this last night and was confused, disgusted, lost, uplifted, amazed, and ultimately very fulfilled by the experience of it! That said, it’s a totally bonkers bananas huge swing that is NOT going to work for casual moviegoers lol
We Stan grace!!
I think people breaking this movie down scene by scene and showing the movies coppola is referencing will be amazing
Yes! Go see in the cinema. IMAX. 💯% Coppola isn’t making anything for streaming or DVD. That’s for students to watch at home later. Go. See. In. Cinemas. Totally the best film of the year. If the decade so far. And it’ll only climb from here. It IS wildly compellingly. Thanks Grace 🙏
How can you possibly spoil a film that's so convoluted ad chaotic? It's like spoiling a David Lynch film. If you can't wrap your head around what's assaulting your senses, how can you "spoil" anything?
I respect FFC's ambition. I'm baffled by his vision and execution, but good on him for realizing his dream.
Still, it feels to me as if Christopher Nolan dropped acid and made an Ayn Rand movie.
Thanks for adding some context I haven’t seen yet in other reviews!
Grace's comments about other epic films and other films in general compel me to see this film no matter what the critics have said.
Oh, I’m so glad your review is finally up!!! Thanks, Grace!!❤
There are lots of interesting movie in cinemas this week.
After watching The Substance, Maple Leaf Dreams, Bad Genius US remake etc
I'd really like to watch Megalopolis next.
I went to watch this with high expectations because i didn't know anything about it i was going in blind and surely i 90% regret watch it to the end was almost like a new form of torture to the human mind. Also i was very surprised it was a full room when i went to watch it at the end it was less than half empty. Some cry and some feel asleep after halfway of the movie. It was interesting to see the reaction of the crowd that i enjoyed most of it all.
I’m seeing it now Grace. Hyped!
The concept behind the staff member interviewing Adam Driver from outside the film is a part of the expanded cinema movement.
I hope no one gives you shit for this review. Your thoughts, beliefs and passions really came through when talking about it. You have convinced me to see it and I think it will be best seen in theaters. Great job.
In my IMAX showing in Paramus the lights when on in that moment and I just saw someone standing near the front row. I don’t recall if they spoke, perhaps they did and I thought it was from the movie itself.
You can't really say people are openly discussing topics these days. What they are doing is picking sides and throwing insults, insinuations, and talking points at each other to get reactions rather than exchanging opinions to achieve better understanding and compromise where everyone benefits from an open discussion.
I’m watching this before I head out to see it and I always love to hear your thoughts on films! I’m so excited!! 😃
We got the person asking the question in Jersey for the IMAX early access screening at Garden State Plaza. Very surreal moment. Overall movie is juggling a lot but I enjoyed it as an abstract piece of art.
Coppola’s choice of DP and Music Score creator was interesting after I researched their works. I wondered why he chose them.
OF COURSE GRACE LIKED IT!
I just saw it. Kind of Bladerunner meets The Godfather. Over the top acting and dialogue and confusing at times but Coppola wrapped it up nicely in the end. Great video!
Dammit Grace! I was gonna miss this show. You changed my mind!! ❤️
I like the idea of having it in an exhibit room of a art museum with showings.
I’m happy you liked it. Going to the late show tonight. I’m intrigued by it. I kind of like those kinds of movies where you just kinda roll with it.
looking forward to watching this modern fable. love Adam Driver.
Grace! I saw the film in Dallas for an early screening with q&a with Coppola and I felt similarly to you. It is DEFINITELY a work of high art, but the lack of preemptive awareness through marketing and corporate comms from Lionsgate really made the first experience at that screening confusing. That said I appreciated a wholly original film, and I enjoyed the experimental nature of it. It is bad, but I enjoyed the flaws it has for the pros it brings in originality and experimentation of film.
I LOVED this review full of independent thought. I was reminded of Roger Ebert's movie review essays that he wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times. So refreshing in a time of the binary, Rotten Tomatoes Yay or Nay system where everyone is afraid to appear like the odd duck out, compared to the hive mind of their peers on social media. FWIW, "2001: A Space Odyssey" also had a mixed reception, but it's my #1 sci-fi movie of all time. The Megalopolis experience as an art installation is an interesting approach.
Grace's enthusiasm & passion for the project have me intrigued. FFC is a master - and I would totally be down to tune in for a later commentary / breakdown of the entire movie through its scenes or shot-by-shot.
100% agree with Grace on this review its one of the best of the year and one of the most interesting. I hope it can have more appreciation years down the line.
What a great review. I don't think I've appreciated a critic's viewpoint as much as yours since the great Roger Ebert passed. You're one of the best in the game Grace! Looking forward to watching this.
Such a nice thing to say - I'm honored you feel that way!
It's rare that one goes to the cinema to simply enjoy the experience of Art. It would seem this one took all the risks. Hope it pays off.
I can't wait to see this.
This movies makes me wonder what drivers Mr.fantastic would have looked like. A much more aspired casting
The massage was very easy to understand. Delivered with the nuances of an elementary school play, the messages exposed Coppola’s intellectual naïveté. He ain’t no Puzo.
The trailers fascinated me - Definitely checking it out (getting baked as a pie beforehand tho)
I mean honestly, if more films like this existed we wouldn't need drugs. It's a psychedelic experience by itself.
I was expecting to be disappointed by this movie but I really enjoyed it. I'm very happy for FFC as he finally got to make something he'd been refused financial backing for since the 80s. The performances are outstanding also. A wonderfully weird piece or art.
Saw it last night, I was impressed..
I thought the trailer has look intriguing- so pumped Grace give it an in depth review, definitely will be watching!
So when I watch this on streaming at home, do I need to set up a mic and ask Adam Driver that question?
Yeah of course Grace, this is cinematic tour de force, great art in the same museum with other timeless pieces like Catwoman and Battlefield Earth 👏🏼 👏🏼 Bravissimo
nice review excited to watch
As someone who loves history I think about Rome all the time and I read it all the time.
People expect a reviewer to not review a movie because the movie is bad? 😂 I like a good “bad” movie review just as much as a good review for a movie I like. Besides how can a reviewer know it’s bad without seeing it?
I was interested when I heard Hollywood types were bashing a year or two ago. I saw trailer in theater and it looked great. I did even know it was in theaters yet! No commercials anywhere. I can't wait to see it!
History will be kinder to this masterpiece than today’s audiences
As a man that loves, art, history and movies i have never had much interest in ancient Rome to this degree, i hated the Gladiator movie esoecially but there are many fascinated with the Empire and Time but dont think its solely men..Always thought Ancient Egypt more interesting...I will watch this movie and hope i like it as i rarely agree with Critics but ur positive Review is a rare one on this film Grace...
Thanks for the great review, Grace.
Oh no... I have a ticket for Sunday, was looking forward to watching it but with Grace liking it I’m really worried...
Is Coppola trying to do his own version of Metropolis(1927)?
Or are they quite different movies?
MEGALOPOLIS, MORE LIKE MEGAFLOPOLIS!
So many great movies coming out. ❤
Was looking forward to this but my local cinema dropped it from their 'coming soon' list once reviews started to come out.