In reading about Fellini's film 8 1/2, I thought of Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Megalopolis" which the NY Times described as a "bursting-at-the-seams hallucination of a movie—it's wonderfully out there." Coppola is a fan of Fellini, but I don't know if Megalopolis will stand out the way 8 1/2 did. I think audiences today, marinating in the quick dopamine hits of short and mostly shallow social media distractions, lack the patience or focus for post modernist kinds of sprawling and eclectic stories/films. But maybe I'm wrong?
I've read in several places that Megalopolis isn't such a great film, but that it is a fascinating film, one that's worth thinking and talking about even if it isn't so enjoyable. That criticism draws my attention, and I will see it eventually. So I guess that I would like to believe that this isn't an uncommon thought. Thank you for the comment, John.
…sounds worth watching…8 1/2 was transformative for my brain when i watched it two decades (and two weeks ago)…interestingly enough just saw I SAW THE TV GLOW and it inspired me to write and make about it…big rec in similar yet different ethers in that it is a movie about watching (ala rear window but way way different)…great article man…
In reading about Fellini's film 8 1/2, I thought of Francis Ford Coppola's new film "Megalopolis" which the NY Times described as a "bursting-at-the-seams hallucination of a movie—it's wonderfully out there." Coppola is a fan of Fellini, but I don't know if Megalopolis will stand out the way 8 1/2 did. I think audiences today, marinating in the quick dopamine hits of short and mostly shallow social media distractions, lack the patience or focus for post modernist kinds of sprawling and eclectic stories/films. But maybe I'm wrong?
I've read in several places that Megalopolis isn't such a great film, but that it is a fascinating film, one that's worth thinking and talking about even if it isn't so enjoyable. That criticism draws my attention, and I will see it eventually. So I guess that I would like to believe that this isn't an uncommon thought. Thank you for the comment, John.
…sounds worth watching…8 1/2 was transformative for my brain when i watched it two decades (and two weeks ago)…interestingly enough just saw I SAW THE TV GLOW and it inspired me to write and make about it…big rec in similar yet different ethers in that it is a movie about watching (ala rear window but way way different)…great article man…
Thank you for the kind words and the comment. Transformative is certainly the right word for 8 1/2.