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Megalopolis *can* be a good movie. <mild spoiler alert>
I read the bad reviews so my expectations were minimal. Yet, the first third of the movie was eye-blinking baffling. The movie did not maintain a consistent esthetic, with some scenes ruining the suspense of disbelief by mingling early 2000s technology with that of ancient Rome. every actor spoke as though they were in a film noir while reciting Shakespeare, at times literally.
But underneath, it is a simple story about hope, grief, jealousy, seeking acceptance from in-laws, and healing the core mother wound. I resonated with these elements and saw myself in them.
The movie is more palatable if one goes in understanding that it's magic realism with the pacing and transitions of a theater play. Expect vignettes over coherency, like haruki murakami plot lines that make you feel some type of way without the words to describe them.
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