Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is a visually ambitious film that ultimately fails due to an incoherent screenplay and an overreliance on retro-futurist aesthetics.
The film's grand themes of America's decline echoing ancient Rome are presented with an overbearing seriousness, yet it never truly fulfills the intellectual promise it sets.
Coppola tries to depict modern America as a reflection of Old Rome, yet the execution often lapses into kitsch and self-indulgence rather than meaningful commentary.
Characters in 'Megalopolis,' adorned in fetishistic costumes, reflect an incoherent approach to storytelling, diminishing the film's critique of power and greed.
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