www.indiewire.com: “Megalopolis” is finally opening in theaters. Cinephiles have been buzzing about Francis Ford Coppola‘s latest saga for months — despite all the drama surrounding it — and now they’ll finally get to see the polarizing and bonkers film.
Lionsgate, to its credit, is trying to preserve the theatrical experience that audiences at Cannes got when it premiered. That includes one of the most talked about scenes in the film: The “Megalopolis” live scene with Adam Driver.
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The idea of having "audience" participation during a movie is a new level of 4th wall breaking that I'm super excited to see. I'm interested to know how the people acting as the live participant were chosen. If there was a pool of people in each city/place and there assigned to a certain viewing or if there were auditions and the participants were sent to those places. I'd also love to know what the different versions of the film look like. If in the viewings without the audience participant the shot widens and you see the person fielding the questions or if there is a disembodied voice seeming to ask them from beyond the audience. What I'm most interested about, like the article mentions is how this will be viewed when released on streaming. I think it would be very fun if you did have the option of having a character on screen or to be the reporter yourself. With a running lines on screen like a news anchors teleprompter, for the viewer to read from. Overall, I think this is a very interesting mix of performance types. I have seen stage productions that utilize a record for the actors to respond too as supplementary but not the other way around. I'm interested to see where this goes in the future.
The entertainment industry is becoming increasingly obsessed with the idea of interactive media and creating 'experiences' in oppose to just content, and I, for one, am here for it. The idea of having a live actor interact with a pre filmed movie in the theatre is such an unforgettable touch, and while it can only truly be replicated, as the article said, to a certain degree, with certain theatres offering it and no way to make it happen for streaming, it is still something audiences will never forget, that encourages people to support live entertainment, and movies as they are released, in theatres, as well as makes rescreenings all the more exciting. I think, especially since the pandemic, society has been moving away from the practice of going into theatres to watch something, and that is a massive loss not just for the entertainment industry, but for western society, as movie theatres are a focal point of a large part of american culture. I am very excited to see if this brings back some of the glamour of the cinema and what it inspires in future films.
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