nathanyangflower

Eggers's Nosferatu embodies the timeless brilliance that modern filmmakers often delude themselves into believing they have outgrown. Stripped of the overwrought theatrics emblematic of James Wan's style, it captures the pure essence of human nature. The entire cast delivered naturally flawless performances, with the slight exception of the nepo-baby actress, but even masterpieces are bound to have their imperfections. With Dafoe and Hoult commanding the screen so effortlessly, I find myself beginning to hold Eggers in the same high regard as Yorgos Lanthimos. It would be absurd to even compare Megalopolis-don't make me laugh.

After watching the entirety of this film, I felt very empty and unsatisfied; which is the point. Of course at some points of the film, I was thinking, "what the f is going on right now?" but then I realized, Lanthimos simply conceived this film for the heck of it; presumably to break the ice in the production of such a odd and disorienting story. It makes me not want to watch Twilight Zone or Black Mirror because those works force us to care, but this film does not. I would have liked the third story to be more in-depth but the first story was the most compelling for me. The second story was also interesting and it was intriguing to see how they spent so much time on frivolous details whilst refusing to explain the underpinnings of the story that I simply acclimated and did not care.

I really admire the story and purpose but the interpretation of the younger generation was almost unbearable that I had to laugh. The acting is done very well but at the behest of a pathless plot and lack of an environment. Some scenes were simply bizarre; actors walking to different parts of the room for no reason as if I was watching a Cirque Du Soleil show without the art house beauty, the gaudy and exaggerated portrayal of the wealthy as if they are dumb pigs and just the overall delivery of direction was strange and not fun to watch. I really feel like Coppola had no one to tell him; "Hey that's stupid."