2024 · drama · sci-fi
Megalopolis
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola2h 18m2024
In a futuristic New York known as New Rome, visionary architect Cesar Catilina dreams of building "Megalopolis," a utopian city that redefines society’s limits. Opposing him is the corrupt Mayor Franklyn Cicero, who clings to power and profit. Between them stands Julia, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar forces her to choose between loyalty, ambition, and the fate of humanity.
Our read: Megalopolis (2024) reads as a sombre, measured, surreal drama · sci-fi entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
- surreal
- signature
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